In Michigan, a group of plaintiffs filed an action against the defendant security company claiming that the security company violated the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) by failing to pay the plaintiffs time and a half for the time they worked in excess of 40 hours per work week. The defendant security company filed a motion for summary judgment to dismiss the action.
Dynamark Security Centers partnered with a financial institution in the alarm industry to offer an account-based loan program to independent alarm dealers.
Tyco Security Products announced that Travis Unified School District in Fairfield, Calif., has chosen a hybrid PowerSeries Neo intrusion system paired with Alarm.com’s connected services to comprehensively manage security at its schools, located within Travis Air Force Base and in neighboring cities and towns. The district includes a middle school, two high schools, a day school and five elementary schools and serves 5,500 students in the area.
The economy is up and so are sales and expectations. But it’s an election year; there is more competition than ever in the residential space; and dealers are working hard to embrace the changes in the marketplace.
The Z-Wave Alliance, an open consortium of leading global companies deploying Z-Wave, announced the winter winner of its global IoT developer competition.
Honeywell’s 7847i-E Enterprise Communicator securely transports subscribers to monitoring stations using LAN or point-to-point connections. This communicator is compatible with most manufacturers’ control panels.
In a recent case before the United States District Court for the District of Alaska, a motion for preliminary injunction by an alarm company against the defendants was denied.