The Partnership for Priority Verified Alarm Response (PPVAR) will host the Future of Priority Response panel discussion at ISC West 2017 in Las Vegas. The panel will feature experts from law enforcement, technology, defense and security, and will discuss many aspects of priority response and verified alarms, including future technologies, industry forecasts, the law enforcement perspective and ASAP to PSAP as a delivery mechanism for priority response.

Alarm.com, a platform for the connected home and business, announced the acquisition of substantially all of ObjectVideo Inc’s. business, including the company’s products, technology portfolio and personnel. 

Police Protection, based in Charlotte, N.C., announced that security platform company Global Guardian, out of McLean, Va., is using its Cooperative Alarm Sharing Transmission (CAST) product and that a dozen large monitoring companies have agreed to pilot it.

After the official approval of the antitrust authorities, the business partnership of Bosch Security Systems and Sony Corporation in the field of video security solutions became effective by February 1, 2017 — except in China where the partnership will start on April 1, 2017. 
 

It started out as a great concept. Maybe you remember walking up to certain porches that had large panels with dated speakers and a red button, announcing the fact that this home was equipped with Jetsons-like technology of a doorbell intercom.

Hanwha Techwin launched the Wisenet X series, featuring Hanwha’s new Wisenet 5, self-developed chipset.

Genetec Inc. introduced a new application designed to transform existing video surveillance content into consumer insights.

OnSSI announced the latest enhancements to its Ocularis video management system that further improves overall security with new features and enhancements.

Arteco announced its integration with SANS Technology’s enterprise-class storage solution Syneto.

Omnitron Systems announced its new technology partnership with Axis Communications.