Tri-Ed / Northern Video Distribution, Woodbury, N.Y., acquired Security General International (SGI), a wholesale distributor of security and low-voltage products in the southwest United States.
Ingersoll Rand’s board of directors unanimously approved a plan to spin off its commercial and residential security products businesses, which will be combined to form a new global company.
The Electronic Security Association (ESA) warned that there have been significant actions by state legislatures at the end of 2012 that should put ESA chapters, members and industry supporters on high alert as 2013 state legislative sessions begin.
According to the 2011 edition of the FBI’s annual report Crime in the United States, part of the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) program, that was released in Oct. 2012, the estimated number of property crimes in 2011 declined for the fifth consecutive year
The Security Industry Association (SIA) is gearing up for its 10th annual Ride for Education – an event held in conjunction with ISC West (April 10-12) that helps raise money to fund educational opportunities for first-responders.
Cloud-based video verification provider I-View Now has introduced a menu of guard tour options for its central station customers to provide to their customers.
The standing Video Committee will provide oversight to two newly formed subcommittees — the Managed Services Subcommittee and the Enhanced Video Verification Subcommittee.
Bosch had plenty to talk about at its press conference at The 2013 International CES®. Among power tools, thermotechnology, home appliances, automotive technologies, software developments, and much more, security was also emphasized, as Bosch expanded its intrusion portfolio with B Series Control Panels.