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Mark McCall

Mark McCall

Mark McCall is a director of global operations for Immix, a company that develops software to improve the ability to manage and respond to security events. He has led the video monitoring operations team and supports design and implementation for efforts for video projects in North America for Stanley Security. He has worked in for 20 years in the electronic security industry. He has experience in monitoring operations, including video and audio monitoring solutions, corporate security, and systems design. He is active in TMA in various committees, including AICC, Contract Monitoring, UL, and others. McCall is currently chair for the AVS-01 Standard Committee. He is the current President of PPVAR.

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Get to Zero: Reducing Unnecessary Dispatches with AVS-01

David Morgan
David Morgan
Mark McCall
Mark McCall
September 24, 2025

AVS Level 0 identifies alarm events verified as not requiring a call for service to an emergency communications center. “Get to Zero” translates into disciplined reporting, clear SOPs, practical training, rigorous verification, and collaboration with alarm dealers and public-safety partners.


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Monitoring Today

How the AVS-01 Standard Revolutionizes the Monitoring Industry

Mark McCall
Mark McCall
January 5, 2024

Mark McCall, Chair of the TMA AVS-01 Committee, explains the collaborative effort between the alarm industry and public safety professionals and how the new standard aims to refine alarm notifications and the quality of alarm information.



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Monitoring Today
INDUSTRY STANDARDS

How Technology Will Impact AVS-01 & Alarm Response

Mark McCall
Mark McCall
July 31, 2023

Artificial intelligence, analytics and other sensing technologies are expected to play a key role in responding to intrusion and other life safety alarm events.


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Monitoring Today

A Call to Action: Getting Onboard With AVS-01

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David Holl
Mark McCall
Mark McCall
January 17, 2023

The new TMA ANSI standard is approaching publication and implementation.


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Dave Holl
Monitoring

Understanding AVS-01 & its Impact on Video Monitoring

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David Holl
Mark McCall
Mark McCall
July 1, 2022

As monitoring companies take advantage of new video technology and grow their businesses to include video monitoring services, it is important to understand that there is a significant difference between installing a video system and a monitoring-ready video system.


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