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Access control discussions today often center around the latest and greatest features, new technologies, integrations and high tech options.

Ascent Capital Group Inc. announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Monitronics International Inc., entered into a restructuring support agreement with its largest creditors that will eliminate approximately $885 million in debt. Monitronics operates in the market as Brinks Home Security and is ranked as No. 3 on the 2019 SDM 100.

Guardian Alarm, one of the nation’s largest privately held commercial and residential security companies, is now a cornerstone sponsor of the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) of Metropolitan Detroit. 

Resideo Technologies Inc. has acquired energy efficiency technology from Whisker Labs and hired the team behind it. The technology creates a thermodynamic model of a home to accurately predict home heating and air conditioning run time and energy use to enable a homeowner to use less energy while maintaining comfort. 

ScanSource Inc., a global provider of technology products and solutions, announced today that CRN, a brand of The Channel Company, has named five members of the ScanSource leadership team to its prestigious 2019 Women of the Channel list.

Forget the Guardian Protection Services you think you know, because starting today, the brand has been made new, and is going simply by Guardian Protection — drop the Services. 

On Thursday, May 16, Guardian held the first ever company-wide town hall in its 69-year history to announce a brand refresh and reveal a new logo to its employees and their families and friends.

The early struggles of video analytics technologies to live up to over-inflated expectations are well documented.

At the direction of President Trump, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced an increase on the rate of additional duty imposed since September 2018 on approximately $200 billion in goods imported from China, from the current 10 percent to 25 percent. 

Each year, the ESX Innovation Awards program recognizes outstanding products and services that drive the electronic security and life safety industry forward.