Entries by Bryan Ginn

A Practical Guide to Central Station Burglar Alarm Systems — Updated for 2018

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 […]

TMA to Welcome Board Members from Kimberlite, Doyle, and Acadian in October

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 Welcomes New Co-Chair Erik Young

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 Annual Meeting: Thanks to Our Sponsors

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 […]

TMA Launches Virtual Product Review Series; Altronix Leads Off

TMA is pleased to offer the first of a series of TMA Virtual Product Reviews. These reviews were inspired by the popular two-minute “lighting round sessions” we offer at TMA Annual Meetings, where our Sponsors and Associate Members have an opportunity to speak about their products. The Virtual Product Review expands the lightning round concept […]

Alarm Detection Systems in Aurora, IL Wins PDQ for Second Time

 TMA member Alarm Detection Systems in Aurora, IL has won the Police Dispatch Quality (PDQ) Award for the second time. They were honored at ESX in Nashville, TN last month. The Police Dispatch Quality (PDQ) Award program targets the alarm management issue by recognizing those installing and monitoring companies that follow established industry practices and partner with law […]

2018 Excellence Awards: Affiliated, ADT, Vector

Affiliated Monitoring is TMA 2018 Monitoring Center of the Year  ADT, Vector and Affiliated Honored with Personnel Awards The four winners of the 2018 TMA Monitoring Center of the Year Awards were announced at the 2018 Electronic Security Expo (ESX) on June 19. They are: Monitoring Center of the Year: Affiliated Monitoring Monitoring Center Support […]

Affiliated Monitoring is TMA 2018 Monitoring Center of the Year

ADT, Vector and Affiliated Honored with Personnel Awards The four winners of the 2018 TMA Monitoring Center of the Year Awards were announced at the 2018 Electronic Security Expo (ESX) on June 19. They are: Monitoring Center of the Year: Affiliated Monitoring Monitoring Center Support Person of the Year: Beth Bailey, ADT LLC Monitoring Center […]

NMC Wins 2018 Technology “Marvel”

NMC is Winner of the 2018 TMA/SSI Monitoring Technology “Marvel” Award  Winner of Inaugural Award Revealed at ESX on June 19; Ackerman Security and COPS Were Finalists VIENNA, VA (June 25, 2018) – The Monitoring Association and Security Sales & Integration announced that NMC (National Monitoring Center) has won the “the Marvel” — the inaugural […]

NMC Wins Inaugural TMA/SSI Monitoring Technology Marvel Award

Winner of Inaugural Award Revealed at ESX on June 19; Ackerman Security and COPS Monitoring Were Finalists The Monitoring Association and Security Sales & Integration announced that NMC (National Monitoring Center) has won the “the Marvel” — the inaugural TMA/SSI Monitoring Technology “Marvel” Award. This new award honors innovations in monitoring center technology. It is […]