United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, Conn., today announced it has reached an agreement to purchase the GE Security business from GE for $1.82 billion. The closing is pending regulatory approvals. "This acquisition

If it’s time for a technology “refreshing,” as Tom Burns believes, then it’s also time for Ingram Micro, the world’s largest technology distributor with 2008 revenue of $34.4 billion, to

It may seem as if they’ve been harvesting crops of gold, but the folks at Johnson Controls – a Fortune 100 company and the sixth largest U.S.-based security systems integrator

Niscayah Group AB, the ninth-ranked systems integrator on SDM’s 2009 Top Systems Integrators Report, this week appointed Håkan Kirstein its new president and CEO. A graduate of Stockholm University, he

Glenview, Ill.-based Anixter recently rolled out a new program that’s conceived to make the job of the systems integrator easier. Developed by Anixter’s Infrastructure Solutions Lab, Anixter ipAssured provides recommendations

Reed Exhibitions and the ISC portfolio of events recently partnered with PSA Security Network to manage and operate the annual PSA-TEC trade show. As part of the agreement, PSA Security

Evolution seems to be a popular theme across industry these days. Manufacturers — among others — are evolving their processes and facilities to meet sustainability goals. Media companies are, on

The latest version of Sequel's Ethernet Interface Module (EIM) provides a faster graphical user interface than previous versions and adds connectivity to support up to three IP cameras. The new module

ADT Security Services last week joined The Z-Wave Alliance, an open consortium of global companies dedicated to building home control products based on Z-Wave wireless technology.“By joining the Z-Wave Alliance,

A Reuters report today said that GVI Security Solutions, Inc., Carrollton, Texas, agreed to be acquired by investment funds managed by GenNx360, a global private equity firm that focuses on