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Guardian Protection Partners with Pittsburgh Pirates

Guardian Protection Services, a provider of smart security and automation services for home and business, announced an exclusive new partnership with the Pittsburgh Pirates through the 2021 season.

Guardian Alarm Launches New Remote Video Monitoring Service

Guardian Alarm, one of the nation’s largest privately-held security companies, is debuting Virtual Guardian, a multi-dimensional security program that leverages remotely monitored video and audio technology to enhance on-site security systems.

As Homebuilding Lags in the U.S., Remodeling Industry Picks Up the Slack

The home remodeling market in the U.S. expanded by more than 50 percent since the end of the Great Recession, according to Improving America’s Housing 2019, a new report released by the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies.

IntelliVision Awarded Patent for Scalable Video Cloud Services

IntelliVision Technologies Corp., a provider of artificial intelligence and deep learning video and audio analytics software for smart cameras and a subsidiary of Nortek Security & Control LLC, announced it has been granted a patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office titled “System and Method for Scalable Cloud Services,” number US 10,142,381 B2.

SIA Names Chris Grniet Committee Chair of the Year

The Security Industry Association (SIA) has selected Chris Grniet, CPP, as the recipient of the 2018 SIA Committee Chair of the Year Award, which recognizes individuals for excellence in leading SIA committees and advancing member objectives.

iluminar CEO Eddie Reynolds to Speak at ISC West Women’s Panel

iluminar, a specialty security lighting manufacturer, announced that its CEO, Eddie Reynolds, has been selected to speak on a panel at ISC West 2019.

ISC West Announces 2019 Education Sessions

ISC West, the largest converged security event in the U.S., announced the lineup for its 2019 education sessions, in collaboration with premier sponsor the Security Industry Association (SIA).

ScanSource Sponsors Greenville Triumph Team

ScanSource announced a partnership with the Greenville Triumph Soccer Club as the team’s inaugural match day kit sponsor.

TMA and ESA Dispute Google Statement

Recent reporting by Business Insider, CNN Business and many other publications have highlighted the undisclosed, on-board microphone discovered in Google’s Nest Guard Security Device — raising serious privacy concerns among consumers. The Monitoring Association (TMA) and the Electronic Security Association (ESA), trade associations representing professionals who install and monitor security and life safety technologies in homes and businesses, call into question the validity of Google’s published statements concerning the use of microphones in security devices.