The Monitoring Association (TMA) announced the onboarding of its 53rd PSAP in the United States: Charlotte County, Fla. Launched in 2011 as a public-private partnership, TMA’s ASAP-to-PSAP service is designed to increase the accuracy and efficiency of calls for service from alarm companies to PSAPs.   

Mel Mahler, a prominent figure in the security industry, passed away from complications of a stroke on Sunday, July 21.

The Monitoring Association (TMA) has joined with APCO International, the world’s oldest and largest organization of public safety communications professionals, in calling upon security industry professionals to support the bipartisan, bicameral 9-1-1 SAVES Act, a zero-cost bill that would fix the federal classification by grouping Public Safety Telecommunicators with other "Protective" occupations.

Today, Richmond Alarm announced it has received its ASAP designation from The Monitoring Association. 

The Monitoring Association (TMA) announced that New York State Lieutenant Rachael VanDeusen is the 2019 recipient of its Public Sector Award. 

Vector Security was the first alarm company to go live with Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP) in Dauphin County, Penn. on Feb. 26. 

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. 

The Monitoring Association (TMA) opened its 2019 Excellence Awards for professional monitoring centers. Entering its 14th year, with the renewed support of SDM Magazine, the Excellence Awards recognizes those companies and their personnel who are doing outstanding and impactful work on behalf of their customers and in their communities.

The Monitoring Association (TMA) announced that Jim Grubb, chief technology evangelist, Cisco Systems, will deliver the keynote address on Thursday, Feb. 28 at TMA’s 2019 Tech Summit in Salt Lake City, Utah. 

The Monitoring Association (TMA) announced today the appointment of Steve Walker, vice president of customer service for Minneapolis-based Stanley Convergent Security Solutions, to the executive committee of its board of directors.