Last fall, TMA members at the 2017 Annual Meeting donated more than $2000 to the Hurricane Harvey relief effort in support of ASAP partner the Houston Emergency Response Center. The Greater Houston Community Foundation posted a video today updating progress on Houston’s recovery, and thanking donors for their support.
On July 30, Chester County became the 39th 9-1-1 PSAP (Public Safety Answering Point) in the United States and the 3rd in Pennsylvania to implement the ASAP-to-PSAP service (ASAP®). ASAP, launched in 2011 as a public-private partnership, is designed to increase the accuracy and efficiency of calls for service from alarm companies to PSAPs. The […]
Riviera Beach Police Communications went live with the ASAP program on July 23. RBPD is currently live with Vector Security, Rapid Response Monitoring, Vivint, Protection One, ADT, Tyco, Affiliated Monitoring, Brinks, Guardian, and Central Security. Riviera Beach is the 38th 9-1-1 PSAP in the United States, and the 5th locality in Florida to implement the […]
Altronix Showcases its latest Ethernet over Coax (EoC) solutions TMA produced its first Virtual Product Review (VPR) on July 18. JR Andrews, National Sales Executive at Altronix Corporation, presented the company’s latest Ethernet over coax solutions. The 15-minute presentation highlighted Altronix’s eBridge800E 8-Port EoC Switch and introduced the eBridge1600F which is Altronix’s 16-port EoC switch […]
TMA members had the opportunity to network with fellow members at the TMA booth at ESX. Some lucky members who participated in TMA drawings for special prizes walked away winners. eDistSecurity won a free membership for the rest of 2018; Inna Rabkin of Blackline Safety won a complimentary registration to this November’s Fall Operations Management […]
TMA is pleased to announce that Chuck Collins, Director of Business Development at AlarmNet, is the new co-chair of the TMA Associate Members Liaison Committee. A summer job installing alarm systems while attending trade school to be an electrician turned into a lifelong career in the alarm industry for Chuck Collins. Over the years, he has […]
The fifth edition of “A Practical Guide to Central Station Burglar Alarm Systems” is now available! This updated edition of TMA’s best-selling burglar alarm guide is designed for insurance agents, underwriters and loss-prevention specialists and is also an invaluable resource for monitoring center managers and designers. This revised version of the definitive guide for burglar […]
At the June 19, 2018 General Membership meeting in Nashville at ESX, TMA members voted to add three accomplished industry members to the TMA Board of Directors. These three professionals will officially join the Board following the close of the 2018 Annual Meeting on October 17. The Board members-elect are: Brandon Niles, Acadian Monitoring Services […]
TMA Education Committee Chair John Brady announced that Erik Young, Senior HR Manager for Brinks Home Security, has stepped into the position of co-chair of this important TMA committee. Brady recently issued a call for new volunteers to join the committee with the goal of building “a stronger breadth of people and talents” on the […]
TMA thanks our many sponsors for their support of our 2018 Annual Meeting, coming up in Palm Beach October 13-17. Their generosity helps us present the kind of high-quality networking and education event our members expect! Companies can sponsor speakers, entertainment, technology support, and even t-shirts. See current sponsorships. We welcome additional support from interested […]
