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Smart Home Solutions

What a year 2020 was! The security industry, both residential and commercial, rode a roller coaster and began a transformation. Lifestyles and work activities were turned upside down with the onslaught and wide spread of COVID-19.

ONVIF Announces Leo Levit of Axis Communications as New Chairman

Levit takes over from Per Björkdahl, who is stepping down from the role of chairman after nine years.

ADT and DISH Network Partner to Bring Smart Home Security to DISH Customers

ADT and DISH Network Corporation today announced a partnership where DISH will begin marketing, sales and installation services for ADT smart home security products.

Dormakaba Opens Customer Discovery Center in Indianapolis Headquarters

Located in its Americas headquarters in Indianapolis, dormakaba has designed an interactive space that engages guests in hands-on, technology-driven collaborative activities.

Security Industry Association Names Tony Diodato as 2021 SIA Standards Service Award Recipient

SIA will present Diodato with the award at The Advance, SIA’s annual membership meeting, which will be hosted March 23 as a virtual event.

Group 337 Announces Education Initiatives for the Access Control Industry

Group 337 announced two new initiatives to educate the security industry about the access control total addressable market (TAM).

ESA Launches Online Security Technician Assessment Exams

ESA’s National Training School has launched a new tool to help employers with gauging practical areas of proficiencies, a challenge professionals face when hiring new security technicians.

Bill Bozeman to Join Board of Netwatch Group

Bozeman will bring his expertise and over 40 years of experience to help steer the organization to meet corporate objectives in 2021 and beyond.

Vector Security Opens Applications for Annual Loss Prevention Foundation Scholarships

Loss prevention professionals, as well as those who aspire to work in loss prevention in the United States and Canada, can apply for Vector Security Networks’ annual Loss Prevention Foundation (LPF) scholarships now through March 31,2021.

Hanwha Corner Mount Camera Is Compact, Tamper Resistant

The Wisenet TNV-8010C 5MP corner mount camera features a more compact design and has been specifically designed to make it impossible for a ligature to be tied around it, as well as very difficult for someone to remove it by force.

Did Fire Monitoring Service Breach Their Contract?

An assisted living community consisting of several buildings, one of which was used as a residential personal facility for the elderly, experienced a tragic fire. The sprinkler system was protected by a fire protection monitoring service, which had merged with the defendant.