Doyle Security Systems Inc., a regional provider of residential and commercial security, fire and medical monitoring systems, announced the purchase of the customer accounts of Commercial Instruments & Alarm Systems (CIA Security), a privately held company headquartered in Fishkill, N.Y. The purchase will result in 7,500 new customers for the company, representing the largest acquisition in Doyle’s 100 year history.

LifeSafety Power Inc. will feature its award-winning networked power management solutions during ISC West in Las Vegas, April 10-12 at Booth 13115. 

AFA Protective Systems Inc., ranked no. 23 on the SDM 100, has been awarded a multi-year fire alarm inspection contract at JFK airport by The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. 

Connect America, an independent provider of personal emergency response systems (PERS), has acquired Tunstall Americas, a provider of connected health services. 

Columnist Roy Pollack challenges professionals to test their knowledge in the latest 5 Minute Tech quiz.

Living Security, which helps enterprises reduce their human cyber risk through engaging and metric-driven security awareness training, is offering a free security awareness starter kit to any security awareness program owner interested in starting a program that goes beyond compliance.

How do you define the difference between emergency communication and mass notification? It turns out the difference is not so cut and dried.

Carmelo Mosca has truly climbed the ranks of Affiliated Monitoring Inc., a Union, N.J.-based monitoring center.

On April 27, 1967, Dante Monteverde founded what is now EMERgency24 in Chicago.

The Georgia Electronic Life Safety & Systems Association (GELSSA), A-Com Security Co. LLP and Safecom Security Solutions Inc. alarm companies filed a notice of appeal in their federal lawsuit against the city of Sandy Springs, Georgia, challenging the constitutionality of an ordinance that imposes fines on alarm companies for false alarms caused by alarm users.