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Centerra Group LLC, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., acquired Gregg Protection Services Inc., East Pittsburgh, Pa. “This addition to the Centerra family brings a team of uniquely qualified professionals with unmatched technical skills and experience in the highly specialized arena of global non-proliferation and threat reduction support,” said Paul Donahue, president and CEO of Centerra.

Hikvision, City of Industry, Calif., reported that it participated in the Electronic Security Association’s Day on Capitol Hill on May 5, 2015. A representative from Hikvision’s leadership team met with Congress members in Washington D.C. to discuss important issues affecting the security industry, including apprenticeship programs, school security, and telecommunications.

The medical alert monitoring industry has had a great deal of difficulty over the past few years because of companies engaging in “robo” calling — utilizing improper names, misrepresentation and other illegal and illicit activities. It is frequently difficult to track the callers because calls are made from remote locations and are consistently changing. In order to try to stop these types of calls, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida came out with a ruling granting a permanent injunction against one of the violators.

Emergency call boxes, smartphones and intercoms are playing new roles in emergency communications.

Lower costs and improved functionality combine to make hybrid solutions an increasingly critical part of analog-to-IP migration.

“Now the time has come / There are things to realize.” — “Time Has Come Today,” Chambers Bros., 1966

The Attrition Measurement Study continues to develop meaningful trends. Results from 2013 —the latest year for which data are available — show that attrition-lost-to-competition increased and residential net attrition rose to a three-year high.