Before an audience that included representatives from Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s office and U.S. Rep. Bill Flores (R-Texas), and other state and local officials, Denis Hebert, president and CEO of HID Global, and U.S. Rep. Michael T. McCaul (R-Texas), chair of the House Homeland Security Committee, cut the ribbon that officially opened the company’s new world headquarters and North American operations center in Austin, Texas.

The global market for IP video surveillance and VSaaS is expected to grow to $57.3 billion annually over the next six years.

Google Inc., Mountain View, Calif., announced that it entered into an agreement to buy Nest Labs Inc. for $3.2 billion in cash.

A court has dismissed, with prejudice, a lawsuit filed by Alarm.com against cellular alarm communications Telular Corp., according to Telular, which provides products and security services through its Telguard division.

Alarm.com and iControl Networks have settled all patent disputes between the two companies and have come to terms on licensing arrangements.

Alarm Capital Alliance (ACA), Newtown Square, Pa., has acquired the residential division of Hawk Security Services from St. Louis, Mo.-based Interface Security Systems, which retained Hawk’s commercial customers. Interface ranks No. 11 and ACA No. 20 on the SDM 100.

Fike Corporation, Blue Springs, Mo., named a new president effective immediately.

24-7 Security Intl., a dealer program based in New York got its start in 2008 under the name OnlineAlarmQuotes. In August of 2012, the company rebranded as 24-7 Security, and OnlineAlarmQuotes remained as a lead-generation service. 

According to the company, the acquisition of THRIVE Intelligence will allow Universal Protection Security Systems the ability to expand its national command center and provide the most advanced proactive security surveillance solutions available.

Convergint Technologies and FSC will integrate their two businesses located in Toronto and Ottawa resulting in one of the strongest physical security solution and service providers in Eastern Canada, Convergint stated.