Columnist Roy Pollack challenges professionals to test their knowledge in the latest 5 Minute Tech quiz.

The world of commercial alarms is changing, or rather has changed. With moves almost exclusively to cellular and IP communications, security dealers are tasked with determining what type of security system makes the most sense for each project.

In Michigan, a group of plaintiffs filed an action against the defendant security company claiming that the security company violated the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) by failing to pay the plaintiffs time and a half for the time they worked in excess of 40 hours per work week. The defendant security company filed a motion for summary judgment to dismiss the action.

Bosch Security Systems Inc. announced cloud-based connectivity to its B and G series intrusion control panels for remote programming and end-user app connectivity.

Burtel Security & Fire Systems, a locally owned security company in the metropolitan Washington D.C. and Baltimore areas, acquired Solid State Systems on September 29, 2016.

Vingtor Stentofon puts its turbine video station to the test in this video in which two dogs (a Danish Swedish farm dog and a Jack Russell terrier) snooze in a room with a TCIV-3 turbine.

Hikvision Canada Inc., a Canadian provider of CCTV and IP video surveillance products, launched the new Hikvision Canada website.

Honeywell, a global provider of connected homes, announced a new addition to its Lyric Security and Home Control platform that allows consumers to control their home security and automation systems on their personal devices. 

American Alarm, along with Boston’s local news station, WBZ Channel 4, teamed up with Jeopardy! to provide security trivia for their viewers.

An investigative piece aired September 6 on Inside Edition highlighting deceptive door-knocking sales practices in the security industry.