Brigadier Security has support and resources available regarding all of its products and services, including videos that demonstrate how to use various functions on the security systems.

Anyone who’s ever tried to build something or work on a vehicle knows the importance of having the right tools for a specific job. While some tools will get the job done, others can do it more effectively.

B Safe Inc., a regional provider of security and fire alarms to Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, acquired Delaware Electric Signal Inc. of Dover, Del.

A recent case was decided by the U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, involving the limitation of liability in an Admiralty case law. Although Admiralty law may differ from the law utilized in the security alarm industry, the principles described in the case are important.

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.

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.