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Edmonds Group Arranges $30 Million Subprime Account Purchase Program

The Edmonds Group announced the initial closing under a $30 million program to purchase subprime security alarm accounts from a large national alarm company.

May 20, 2014

The buyer, a large alternate asset investing firm, will buy accounts with low credit scores and accounts with no credit score available. The seller will enter into a long term agreement with the buyer to provide monitoring, billing and onsite service for the purchased customers. Neither party wished to be identified, according to The Edmonds Group.

ADI Dealer Wins Cadillac

ADI gave away a Cadillac CTS-V to Mike Hempstead, co-owner of MaD Technical Services, as part of the company’s Customer Appreciation Car Giveaway Sweepstakes.

May 20, 2014

ADI gave away a Cadillac CTS-V to Mike Hempstead, co-owner of MaD Technical Services in Greensburg, Ind., as part of the company’s Customer Appreciation Car Giveaway Sweepstakes.

Parking & Gate Best Practices

Experienced integrators share their wisdom about selling, designing, installing and servicing parking and gate equipment.

Karyn Hodgson

May 20, 2014

One of the biggest challenges for an integrator can be the way the customers themselves operate and what they want out of parking or gate control.

Biometric Reader Is Unfazed by Harsh Environments

May 15, 2014

MorphoTrak, a Morpho (Safran) company based in the U.S., partnered with Identity One as integrator to deliver a seamless biometric access and time-and-attendance system to a large North American freight railroad network company.

G4S Technology Selected to Provide Security for UC San Diego Jacobs Medical Center

May 6, 2014

Award-winning security and communications integrator, G4S Technology LLC, Omaha, Neb., recently announced a contract award to provide electronic security for the UC San Diego Jacobs Medical Center currently under construction in La Jolla, Calif.

Tri-Ed Takes on ECKey as a Vendor Partner

May 6, 2014

Tri-Ed, Woodbury, N.Y., recently welcomed ECKey as a new vendor partner. ECKey long-range prox readers and stand-alone access control systems use Bluetooth technology, so users can look to their smartphone, tablet or any other Bluetooth device to serve as their key.

State of the Market: Access Control 2014

Cloud-based services, integration with the hot video market, IT- and legacy-friendly options and more are expected to give integrators reason to celebrate in the 2014 access control market.

Heather Klotz-Young

April 24, 2014

Someone once suggested that to get an invitation to a party you really wanted to attend you should offer to contribute something to the party. If the video market’s predicted strong year in 2014 is the kind of “party” access control is hoping to attend, then the market has tapped into that principle, contributing a strong argument for security systems that integrate both video and access control.

ONVIF Announces Final Release of Profile C

ONVIF announced the final release of Profile C, which extends the functionality of ONVIF’s global interface specification

April 24, 2014

Profile C also can be combined with ONVIF Profile S for video and audio streaming so users can group related access and video devices, sharing the same device management features such as network configuration and system settings.

Collaboration Produces a Casi Rusco Replacement for End of Life Access Control System

The Protection Bureau has been using the Casi-Rusco product line since the 1980s.

Heather Klotz-Young

April 24, 2014

When United Technologies Corp. (UTC), Hartford, Conn., (parent company of Casi-Rusco) announced that it would “end-of-life” its Secure Perfect and Picture Perfect solutions, it sent integrators — and other manufacturers such as AMAG Technology (AMAG), Torrance, Calif. — searching for a solution to provide to end users.

Breaking Down The Door (Hardware)

Don’t leave dollars on the table. Consider getting into the business of installing door locks and hardware in-house.

Karyn Hodgson

April 24, 2014

For many integrators, door and lock hardware is a mysterious thing best left to the locksmith professionals — but that can leave money and opportunity on the table.