Security industry veteran, John William Mabry, Jr., born on October 5, 1937 in Kansas City, Mo., tragically died on November 18, 2011 in a car accident. John was en route to Atlanta from his home in Jacksonville, Fla. to visit his grandchildren.
Michael Keegan, vice president of Magnasphere Corporation, was chosen as the new president for Security America Risk Retention Group (SARRG), a business insurance program tailored specifically to the electronic security industry.
Carter Brothers LLC, a minority provider of fire and life safety, access control and video with a specialization in project management headquartered in Atlanta, Ga. partnered with Morris Brown College. Carter Brothers will donate products, goods, and services to Morris Brown to enhance the safety of the current facilities being utilized by students and faculty.
Security Networks, West Palm Beach, Fla., expanded its footprint into Puerto Rico partnering with Alarm Zone, doing business as Island Security. With this partnership Island Security will market and install Security Networks products and services while Security Networks will assume the monitoring and warranty service on the accounts.
When GVI Security closed its doors in August, the most likely outcome was its award winning razberi™ integrated network video recorder was gone for good. The original inventor, industry veteran Tom Galvin, however, purchased the technology and intellectual property, and will be returning an enhanced version of the product line to production. The new company is called Razberi Technologies and has already opened their doors in Carrollton, Texas near Dallas. Its website is now live at www.razberi.net.
COPS Monitoring, a wholesale alarm monitoring company headquartered in Williamstown, N.J., announced Dallas, Texas as the home of their fifth “hometown” central station.
After a second successful year of summer door-to-door residential sales, Select Security, Lancaster, Pa., opened two new offices to support the program. The company also recently purchased FM Systems in Medina, Ohio.
ADS Security, Nashville, Tenn., partnered with IdentaSafe to add Identity Theft Protection to its growing list of services. Founded in 2004, IdentaSafe is one of the fastest growing identity theft protection providers in the United States, according to the company.
At the monthly board of directors meeting in September, the IQ Board approved the recertification of four companies: Action Alarm Systems Corporation, Nottingham, Md.; Maximum Security Solutions, Macon, Ga.; Security Central Network, Lexington, Tenn.; Total Watch Security, Palm Desert, Calif.
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