Cutting-edge technology that delivers what it promises is always a big draw in an industry that relies on protecting life and property.

Guardian Alarm has named Peter J. Stouffer as its new vice president of acquisitions. The Michigan-based company’s expansion efforts encompass security services, monitoring, fire, life safety, medical monitoring, access control and video monitoring services.

Pro-Vigil, a global provider of video-based security solutions, announced a partnership with Lydia Security Monitoring, operator of top brands including COPS Monitoring and UCC. The partnership gives Lydia and its 4,200 dealer customers full access to Pro-Vigil’s comprehensive suite of industry-leading live video monitoring and verification

AXIS Guardian’s centralized device management allows providers to maintain and manage their clients’ systems remotely while delivering stable and reliable monitoring to their end customers, without the overhead of maintenance or installation.

Bold Technologies completed the integration of its ManitouNEO alarm monitoring software with the CHeKT video monitoring platform. This integration leverages existing alarm panel communication and video systems, presenting a central station operator with alarm-based video, the company stated. With the CHeKT integration, ManitouNEO provides customers with video verification of a traditional alarm event through a seamless integration.

3xLOGIC Inc. announced the launch of VIGIL Central Management (VCM) 9.0 in both cloud and server-based solutions.

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When deciding if thermal imaging is the right technology for your installation, consider outdoor applications/nuisance alarms; uses other than security; whether you need a second camera; and how the analytics can be employed.