Stanley Black & Decker, New Britain, Conn., parent company of Stanley Convergent Security Solutions, finalized its acquisition of Niscayah, Stockholm, Sweden. Following the completion of the acquisition on Sept. 9, 2011, Stanley and Niscayah’s leadership began work on assimilating Niscayah’s security business, which included residential customers and commercial markets including banks, retail, gas stations, utilities, transport and lodging and public sector companies to which it provides integrated security solutions, video surveillance and access control systems, fire and security systems and monitoring services.

On April 28, 203 security professionals boarded the Carnival Elation cruise ship to attend the annual SentryNet Dealer Conference. SentryNet, Pensacola, Fla., a provider of central monitoring services, embarked on its first ever cruise conference, themed, “What has your Central Station done for you?” and brought SDM along as exclusive media sponsor.

Up until the fourth quarter of last year, Devcon Security, Hollywood, Fla. operated nine branches, seven of them in Florida and two in New York. Fast forward to the end of June, and the company has built out its regional business into a nationwide platform with 52 branches and more than 900 employees.