SnapAV announced the opening of three new SnapAV Pro Stores in Houston, Dallas and Plainview, N.Y. At the same time, the company has expanded existing Pro Stores in Troy, Mich.; Carmel, Ind.; and San Diego.

General Security, a New York-based dealer ranked No. 33 on the SDM 100, has acquired three companies in the past 12 months. 

Monitored alarm users in Onondaga County, N.Y. will experience faster, more accurate emergency dispatches now that the county has launched Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP) to automate communication between alarm monitoring central stations and Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs)/ 911 centers.

Shepherd Communication and Security (SC&S) was selected as the Master Value-Added Reseller (MVAR) in New York State for SelectaDNA forensic marking technology. 

Fire and life safety dealers in New York City are now able to use Telguard’s premier cellular fire communicator, the TG-7FS LTE. 

A drafted bill in the state of New York has garnered much attention and zealous opinions from the alarm industry in the past few months. Article 6-E was developed by a committee of volunteers from the New York Burglar and Fire Alarm Association (NYBFAA) and would require all central stations to become licensed in the state in order to provide monitoring services. The licensing application would require fingerprinting of all operators and central station staff, a provision for potential State-required competency examinations and continued training among others.