Since the Partnership for Priority Video Alarm Response group was introduced a primary point of discussion has been whether it would continue to operate as an independent organization or whether it would be absorbed by an established industry organization like CSAA or ESA, in order to ensure that the message sent to law enforcement and insurers was cohesive and representative of the whole industry.
Visualant Inc. announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, TransTech Systems Inc., will be demonstrating its latest product, Cyclops 6 with ChromaID Technology, at its booth during ISC East 2012.
For a show that was on track to have record attendance, having to postpone ISC East due to Hurricane Sandy and quickly reschedule it during the holiday season was a powerful blow. Many did not know what to expect from ISC East this year. But spirits were high during the first day.
Hurricane Sandy and its aftermath posed complex challenges for security companies: from the interminable lines at gas stations putting service vehicles out of commission to damages to their own facilities. Even so, security companies on the East Coast and across the country are working double- and triple- -time to get back to work and get people’s security systems working again. And they are doing so with the help of committed employees and of the security industry community.
Monitronics International Inc., Dallas, received two Platinum MarCom Awards for outstanding creative achievement in the categories of Direct Mail/Direct Mail Campaign and External Newsletter/Industry.
SDM is deeply saddened to note the passing of Dale Elliott. Elliott was the president of Allstate Security Industries Inc. for 45 years. He lived from October 10, 1938 to October 19, 2012.
Protection 1, Romeoville, Ill., recorded its second straight year of triple digit national account growth, in part because of the customer-centric offerings provided to national account customers.
Geoffrey T. Craighead, CPP, will serve as president in 2013 of ASIS International (ASIS), an organization for security management professionals worldwide.
Two recently introduced bills — Senate bills 1291 and 1292 — would create a separate set of licensing requirements in Michigan for IP-enabled security systems, and also circumvent existing statutes that are currently followed by BFAAM members and other providers, stated two industry associations.
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