Amazon to pay FTC for Ring and Alexa violations; Convergint acquires Ballou; Becklar acquires Eyeforce; and an overview of ESX 2023!

Eyeforce provides remote video monitoring for across a range of industries, including auto and tractor dealerships, construction and construction supply, storage facilities, logistics centers, and more.

AvantGuard said it will invest heavily in Armstrong’s facilities infrastructure and technology with over half a million dollars in technology investments in the first year.

Becklar, parent company of both AvantGuard Monitoring Centers and Freeus, announced the appointment of Steve Richards as CEO. 

Micro Key Solutions has partnered up with AvantGuard — a provider of wholesale alarm monitoring, to provide alarm dealers with the ultimate ‘link to success.’ 

Becklar, parent company of both AvantGuard Monitoring Centers and Freeus, announced the closing of a new $25 million debt facility with Pacific Western Bank. The Edmonds Group served as exclusive financial adviser to Becklar.

AvantGuard has started the process of opening a third central station location in Cedar City, Utah. Within the next two years, it will become a complete part of AvantGuard's redundancy infrastructure, further cementing the company's level of reliability while allowing it to scale with the rapid growth of its subscriber base.