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Sony Electronics, San Diego, Calif., closed an acquisition agreement with Pixim Inc., Mountain View, Calif., a manufacturer of chipsets for security cameras.
For the past several years, Bold Technologies, Colorado Springs, Colo., focused on building its annual users event to provide more practical knowledge and valuable networking to its customers. This year, more than 200 attendees — up from 130 at least year’s event — convened at the Brown Palace hotel in Denver from Aug. 6 to 9 to participate in the event.
Guardian Alarm Company, Southfield, Mich., acquired Alert Alarm, Royal Oak, Mich., and Allstate Alarm Systems Inc., Detroit. The acquisitions brought more than $70,000 in RMR to Guardian.
HID Global, Irvine, Calif., announced the initiation of a comprehensive, multi-year project to establish a new North American center of operations. The new Genuine HID Operations Center will be located in Austin, Texas.
The Security Industry Association (SIA), the Electronic Security Association (ESA) and the Central Station Alarm Association (CSAA) joined forces to launch the Security Industry Recruiting Center, an online resource for matching qualified job seekers with security industry employers
ESA joins forces with Michigan to oppose new set of regulations backed by AT&T & others, Top associations launch industry recruiting center, ADS Security offers automation service, Tyco executives discuss first week as a public company from the NYSE, and more.
SDM's 2011 Dealer of the Year to sell for $2B, Protection 1 diversifies with automation services and integrator acquisition, UL Works to develop video performance standard, Securewatch 24's new resi offering requires no long-term contracts, Diebold hires Gonzales as security VP under Byerly, and more.