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Hikvision’s Miami office co-sponsored an event in partnership with nonprofit Mission 500 and other security industry leaders to support local students who attend the Title 1 Crosspointe Elementary School in Boynton Beach, Fla. Participants built and donated 700 backpacks filled with school supplies and other essential items.

Alarm New England, a provider in New England of home and business security systems, today announced the purchase of Security Engineering Incorporated. This acquisition further strengthens the company’s home security and business security service footprint in Massachusetts.

The Security Industry Association (SIA), the Latin American Security Association (ALAS) and the Canadian Security Association (CANASA) have formed a coalition to urge the U.S. congress to promptly approve the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), the renegotiation of NAFTA. 

Attendance was strong with 20,000 registrants from more than 125 countries and 550+ exhibitors packing the convention center. Security professionals also engaged in sessions around the world via Global Access LIVE! streaming with participants in more than 15 countries.

Monitronics International Inc. has successfully emerged from Chapter 11 protection and has merged with Ascent Capital Group Inc., marking the completion of the company’s financial recapitalization. 

As anyone who operates in the enterprise space already knows, enterprise-level access control is not just a bigger version of the SMB market.

ASSA ABLOY has acquired LifeSafety Power, a U.S. supplier of smart integrated access control power solutions for OEMs, integrators and end-users.

Convergint Technologies announced the acquisition of Virginia-based Life Safety Solutions Integrators (LSSI), an innovative provider of fire alarm, life safety and security solutions with more than four decades of experience in the market.