Member companies of HDBaseT Alliance, Atlona, Crestron and Kramer Electronics, successfully completed Alliance testing and certification for multiple HDBaseT-enabled devices.
With more than 300 dealers, vendors, family and friends in attendance, Volutone Van Nuys officially opened the Van Nuys, Calif.-based Volutone flagship “self shop super center.”
Sonitrol of SW Ohio recently assisted in two separate apprehensions. The first incident occurred at a Lexington, Ky.-located business, where an individual tried to break in through a window.
Tri-Ed / Northern Video, Woodbury, N.Y., North America’s largest independent security distributor, announced its further expansion with the acquisition of Seabreeze Security Distributors, a security distributor in the Orlando, Fla. market.
Mace Security International Inc., Horsham, Pa., announced the appointment of industry veteran Michael J. Joseph as vice president and general manager of Mace Central Station, the company’s wholesale central monitoring station located in Anaheim, Calif.
For the first time in 26 years, Vector Security, Pittsburgh, refreshed its brand strategy with the goals of highlighting the overall customer experience and positioning the company as a leading provider of security and security-related solutions tailored to customer needs and business objectives.
The Electronic Security Association (ESA) launched its new Executive Management Professionals (EMP) Group designed for individuals charged with the strategic and financial leadership of electronic security integration and monitoring companies.
According to the Security Industry Alarm Coalition, the latest statistics from Phoenix, show the city has one of the nation’s best and most effective alarm management programs. In 2011, 84.92 percent of Phoenix alarm users did not have any false alarms and the program recovered more than $2.8 million in costs to city, SIAC stated.
Leviton, Melville, N.Y., announced the acquisition of Home Automation Inc. (HAI), a provider of home automation controls for residential and light commercial applications. HAI enhances Leviton’s current home automation offerings by providing homeowners with solutions that combine security, energy management and entertainment controls, in user-friendly applications.