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), Irving, Texas, announced that Vivint has stepped up as the exclusive sponsor of the 2013 ESA Youth Scholarship Program through its contribution of $10,000.
Linear LLC, a provider of residential and commercial access control, emergency response and security solutions, announced the first products from Linear’s new eMerge e3-Series
Tri-Ed / Northern Video Distribution, Woodbury, N.Y., acquired Security General International (SGI), a wholesale distributor of security and low voltage productsin the Southwest United States.
DIGIOP, Indianapolis, Ind., an Observint brand, released DIGIOP ELEMENTS 8.5 —the latest version of its flagship line of video and data management software.
Toshiba Surveillance & IP Video Products Group, Irvine, Calif., a business unit of Toshiba America Information Systems Inc., aims to help security professionals cost-effectively replace outdated analog CCTV cameras with IP network video by introducing the new IK-WD04A, a 720p HD mini-dome camera that combines superior value and performance.
Honeywell, Melville, N.Y., enhanced its lineup of mobile apps with the new release of the LYNX Touch iPad demo app for its popular LYNX Touch 5100 self-contained wireless touchscreen security system.
Speco Technologies, Amityville, N.Y., a manufacturer of video surveillance solutions that help deter crime, announced availability of its new UL listed 12VDC power supply products.
COPS Monitoring, a provider of wholesale alarm monitoring services headquartered in Williamstown, N.J. acquired AlarmWATCH of Hunt Valley, Md. With the addition of AlarmWATCH, COPS Monitoring now provides services to more than 3,500 independent alarm dealers, who represent nearly 800,000 subscribers nationwide.