Siqura B.V., Gouda, Netherlands, is now part of TKH Security Solutions, a close-knit collection of five companies working together to provide integrated and complete security management systems for critical infrastructure, traffic, public transit, healthcare, financial institution, public building, and government applications.

SureView Systems, Tampa, Fla., developer of Immix®, a video-based automation platform for the security alarm industry, and Videofied, White Bear Lake, Minn., developer of the MotionViewer, a self-powered wireless radio device combining a PIR and digital day/night vision camera in one unit, announced an enhancement to their integration of Videofied with Immix and Immix Cloud.

HID Global, of Irvine, Calif., today announced the company has acquired EasyLobby, a leader in secure visitor management solutions. 

In 2010, there were an estimated 2,159,878 total burglaries — a decrease of 2.0 percent when compared with 2009 data.

C.O.P.S. Monitoring, a wholesale alarm monitoring company headquartered in Williamstown, N.J., announced Dallas, Texas as the home of its fifth “hometown” central station.

Once a year, the forces of government that most affect our industry converge — and you are invited to attend. The leadership of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), the National Sheriffs Association (NSA), International Fire Chiefs Association (IFCA), and Association of Public-Safety Communications Officers (APCO) come together at the CSAA annual meeting to work with the security industry on areas of concern.

On November 16, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 674 to repeal the “Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005,” legislation that imposed burdensome new requirements on government vendors and agencies.

The Security Industry Association (SIA), Alexandria, Va., announced the appointment of its next chief executive officer (CEO). SIA Government Relations Director Don Erickson was named CEO at the annual board of directors meeting on Tuesday.

CPI Security System’s Darryl Parker was chosen by the IQ Certification Board to fill out the remainder of the term of Michael Allen who resigned.