The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a controversial ordinance enacted by the city of Sandy Springs, Georgia that fines alarm companies for false alarms generated by their customers.

P4 Security Solutions LLC (P4S), a strategic security solutions provider that serves to protect facilities, assets, individuals and essential businesses, announced the launch of its sister company, P4 Protective Services LLC (P4P). 

General Security, a New York-based dealer ranked No. 33 on the SDM 100, has acquired three companies in the past 12 months. 

The Partnership for Priority Verified Alarm Response (PPVAR) held its mid-year meeting virtually today, June 10, at 11 a.m. ET.

The city of Westerville, Ohio has joined a growing number of municipalities across the nation to implement Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP) at its Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP).

Around the country in every major metropolitan market is an SDM 100 company that worked long and hard to get where it is today. These are the 100 largest U.S.-based security companies — as ranked by their recurring monthly revenue (RMR) — on the annual SDM 100 Report.

Harris County, Texas is the latest Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) to implement Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP) technology that automates communication from alarm monitoring central stations to PSAPs and 911 centers, resulting in faster, more accurate emergency response for users of monitored alarms.

Evaluating the state of any market is a tricky thing during a pandemic — things are changing daily; new technologies are being explored; the future is unknown; and it’s difficult to look back at the past clearly.

EMERgency24 is hosting a roundtable discussion for alarm contractors who have founded or inherited a family business on Tuesday, June 2, at 1 p.m. CT.

Monitored alarm users in Onondaga County, N.Y. will experience faster, more accurate emergency dispatches now that the county has launched Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP) to automate communication between alarm monitoring central stations and Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs)/ 911 centers.