This Sunday, June 28, on the Smithsonian Channel’s program, My Million Dollar Invention, the history of the alarm industry will be covered from Edwin Holmes onward.
Two key meetings held on Tuesday, June 23 at the ESX show in Baltimore were the Electronic Security Association’s annual membership meeting and the Central Station Alarm Association International’s general membership meeting.
Partnering with InfoArmor, SAFE Security provides a complimentary suite of identity theft, credit monitoring, personal privacy and parental social media monitoring services to customers and their families called SAFEid.
SentryNet has partnered with SecureNet Technologies. The SecureNet “take over” gateway for existing security panels won’t require the dealer to swap out the panel, wiring or sensors, allowing for cost effective upgrades to old 2G accounts, and adding functionality for the customer.
Mountain Acquisition Company LCC, owner of Apex, has acquired Rocky Mountain Security Services / Integrated Systems, which has provided security services to clients in greater Denver.
ADS Security has acquired customer accounts from Professional Alarms Inc. of Clarksville, Tenn. The purchase adds more than 3,000 accounts to ADS’ Middle Tennessee customer base, growing one of their largest markets to approximately 18,000 accounts.
The Electronic Security Expo (ESX) will feature four learning centers on its 2015 trade show floor. The hosts of these learning centers will be Avigilon, Axis Communications, Rapid Response and Security Partners, respectively.
Brivo has been wholly acquired for $50 million by Dean Drako, who will serve as the company’s chairman, while Steve Van Till, Brivo’s president and CEO, will continue leading the company.
David A. Stang, founder and president of Stang Capital Advisory, established the company after running Bank of America’s Security Alarm special industry group for nearly 10 years and working in banking for more than 20 years.