J.D. Power conducted a study which found that overall customer satisfaction among home security system customers scored higher than the average satisfaction among other at-home services.
Video surveillance camera manufacturer Arecont Vision sued a Chinese camera company and its Malaysian and American affiliates in Delaware’s Chancery Court.
Eastern Bank entered security alarm lending. With a diverse pipeline of traditional security, video, dealer, personal emergency response systems (PERS) and do-it-yourself customers, Eastern is well-positioned to further establish its leadership in the space, the bank reported in a press release.
Vector Security’s Amy Simpson, district vice president for the company’s North District, is one of several representatives appointed to the newly-formed Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association (PCPA) Alarm Management Committee.
Officers in North Texas for the first Texas Intelligence, Cyber, & Counterterrorism Conference watched a demonstration of a drone assisting in a mock active shooter situation. The drone hovered a few feet in front of officers as they made their way down a hallway, offering live feedback to the officers about what they were about to encounter.
Technology Install Partners, a provider of video surveillance, access control, fire/security alarms, nurse call, fiber and structured cabling, has announced the acquisition of Security Designs Inc., a 30-year-old provider of commercial access control and security systems, based in Livonia, Mich.
Sascha Kylau, vice president of sales at OneTel Security, was awarded The Monitoring Association (TMA)’s President’s Award for service to the alarm industry on October 11 at the 2017 Annual Meeting in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Anixter announced its educational institution, Anixter University, designed to support industry professionals. The University offers an array of technical and standards-based information for contractors, integrators, end users and consultants.
Honeywell, which has offered thermostats, security cameras and a professionally monitored security system, has sent out an email to its existing customers teasing an upcoming DIY home security system, according to a CNET article.
CyberExtruder’s UK-based partner Allevate has reported its resellers in Brazil are seeing significant success with BRMalls, one of the largest shopping mall chains in South America, and an early adaptor of the Face-Searcher cloud service.