Victims of domestic violence in the Kansas City metro area have the option of receiving the services of the Domestic Violence Protection Services Agency (DVPSA), a non-profit organization that offers additional protection services to these victims and their families. With services that range from physical protection to education and increasing awareness and more recently, home security systems, the DVPSA works with local shelters across the metro to continually provide assistance to those who want to transition to a life free of abuse.

Tri-Ed / Northern Video Distribution announced the appointment of Shannon Vaughan to business development manager. Shannon joins the West Coast sales team and will be serving the Seattle, Wash., Portland, Ore., Sacramento, Calif., and Union City, Calif. branches.

The Electronic Security Association (ESA) announced the re-launch of its website: www.alarm.org, at the Electronic Security Expo ESX in Charlotte, N.C. 

Cernium and Sprint announced they will offer CheckVideo|Sprint 3G, an intelligent, wireless mobile broadband video surveillance and alarm verification solution. 

The Security Industry Alarm Coalition presented Jay Hauhn with the 2011 William N. Moody Award on June 7 at the ESX Icebreaker Luncheon in Charlotte. 

Custom Alarm, Rochester, Minn., was named the 2011 Police Dispatch Quality (PDQ) Award winner at ESX in Charlotte, N.C., June 7.  

 The winners of the 2011 Maximum Impact Awards were announced at the Electronic Security Expo (ESX) in Charlotte, N.C. 

Comcast Corporation has expanded its new home security business into six additional U.S. market areas. 

The NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, N.C., was the venue at which the Electronic Security Association announced its 2011 Sara E. Jackson Memorial Award winner and 2010 Morris F. Weinstock Person of the Year Award winner.

The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Thursday to pass a $42.3 billion budget for the government's homeland security efforts that represents a cut of almost 3 percent, or $1.1 billion