Universal Security Systems Inc., Hauppauge, N.Y., has carved a niche for systems integration in the utilities market, which provides the company with about 55 percent of its revenue. But it

KoebbeGraybar, St. Louis, a distributor of communications and electrical products and related supply-chain management and logistic services, named Paul Koebbe, national market manager – security. The security division of the

Verified response policies and ordinances continue to gain attention across the United States. SDM will bring you regular updates of the issue. This month, SDM examines two cities and the

On June 20, the Madison, Wis. city council approved an update to the city’s alarm ordinance. The passed verified response (VR) ordinance will mean that, beginning on January 1, 2007,

Burleson, Texas is considering verified response, as well as other methods, for reducing police dispatches in the city. The city has not had a major change in its alarm ordinance

From left: Dave Merrick, marketing director, Lisa Laboda, west district central station training manager, and John A. Murphy, president of Vector Security, accept the company’s Central Station of the Year

Commercial burglaries in Dallas have increased 17.9 percent during March.Dallas commercial burglaries for March 2006 have increased 17.9 percent compared with March 2005, according to city statistics. “In the first

Security First AlarmGroup Inc., Pasadena, Calif., announced the launch of a residential dealer program. According to Tony Smith, president and CEO of the company, the time is ripe for such

SDM StaffAt ISC West, the National Burglar and Fire Alarm Association (NBFAA), Irving, Texas, announced results of the association’s proposed name change, “Electronic Life Safety and Systems Association.” In the

This year's ISC West, April 5-7 at the Sands Expo and Convention Center, Las Vegas, was the largest ISC West event in history—drawing record numbers of exhibitors