Thomas Marino, president of Advanced Technologies, Baton Rouge, La., had done “green” projects that involved low power, solar or other green elements. But when he ran into local attorney Joe Simmons at a trade show, the extremely environmentally conscious lawyer asked him to do the security and home automation for the custom home he was building.
The SDM editors attended ISC West April 5-8 in Las Vegas. Because ISC West is so big that no two people will have the same experience, the editors each shared in a blog impressions and trends they observed at the show.
DMP announced its newest service, The Company Store. The launch of the integrated Web applications and product delivery engine was a highlight at DMP’s annual Owners Forum meeting at the Wynn Resort, the day before the ISC West trade show opened.
This year at ISC West, Honeywell will highlight expanded connectivity for homes and businesses, as well as technology advancements in false-alarm reduction and wireless fire detection.
Lafayette Locksmith and Security in Lafayette, La. traditionally focused on door locks and locksmith activities, but last fall Joel Broussard, vice president of operations, and Brian Lavelle, security operations manager, found a product offering they believed could not only solve problems for their multi-tenant housing clients, but also potentially open up a whole new business opportunity for the company.
Some sobering comments heard at a financial conference earlier this year related to trends in cybercrime and the difficulty that smaller security companies might face competing with security companies that are better prepared to protect customers.
Viscount Systems Inc., a software company specializing in physical and logical security solutions, announced its product partnership agreement with Digital Monitoring Products (DMP), a manufacturer of electronic alarms and access products.
Often when there is a fire loss, the owner of the premise has insurance and the carrier denies liability because there is no fire alarm system installed.
The long-anticipated year of the 2G sunset is finally upon us. Despite several years of warning, there are still a surprisingly large number of installed alarm panels that rely on 2G, many of which will need to be replaced before January 1, 2017, when AT&T’s 2G network will cease to exist.