American Alarm and Communications announced today it has completed the acquisition of Eaglestar Security Inc. of Sutton, Mass. which provided security, access control, video and fire alarm services for 950 homes and businesses, primarily in Central Massachusetts.

Convergint Technologies, a provider of service-based systems integration, announced the acquisition of Pendergraph Systems. 

Resideo Technologies Inc., a global provider of home comfort and security solutions, announced a number of actions this week, including that the company’s president and CEO, Mike Nefkens, and the board have mutually agreed to a transition, which will allow him to focus on family health issues. 

ONVIF, a global standardization initiative for IP-based physical security products, held its annual membership meeting in November, providing ONVIF members with an overview of important activities of 2019 and plans for the year ahead.

Panasonic i-PRO Sensing Solutions Corporation of America brought together its reseller and integration partners for three days of education and networking as they presented the roadmap for the new company’s products, technologies and solutions. 

Edwards, a provider of life safety and emergency communication solutions, has put out a video explaining the changes coming to commercial smoke detector tests — specifically UL 268, 7th edition.

Viking Electronics, a manufacturer of security and communications products, has filled its YouTube channel with a variety of educational and training content for customers, distributors and installers of all experience levels.

Aiphone Corp., an international manufacturer of intercom and security communication products, now has a mobile app available to new and existing installations of the GT Series multi-tenant video intercom.

If you want to see how far technology has come with emergency communication and notification capabilities, look no further than Virginia Tech, a university campus that experienced two shooting events.

MedixSafe, a player in the access control cabinet market, launched a new website showcasing its diverse access and key control solutions.