CSAA welcomed Renova Technology as a new member earlier this year. We asked President and CEO Jonathan Pine to share something about himself and the company with other CSAA members. 1. What is your company’s mission and how does it intersect with the alarm industry? Ever since I founded Renova Technology in 1996 , our […]
WEBSITES MUST BE ACCESSIBLE TO BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED CUSTOMERS The Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq., better known by its acronym (the ADA), is being used with increasing frequency to capitalize on unsuspecting companies whose websites are inaccessible to persons with disabilities. Last year was a record setting year for website […]
In December, CSAA presented Colonel Steven Cumoletti of the New York State Police with special plaque for his support of the ASAP-to-PSAP program. Cumoletti retired from the force on November 22. “We would not be nearly as close to deployment of ASAP in New York State as we are now without Col. Cumoletti’s assistance. Working collaboratively with John […]
Frisco, Texas (January 26, 2017) – The city of St. Cloud, Florida and its Police Department were presented with the Security Industry Alarm Coalition’s (SIAC) Director’s Award of Distinction, and the Alarm Association of Florida’s (AAF) Alarm Management Award for its outstanding work in reducing alarm dispatches. St. Cloud Police Chief Pete Gauntlett was […]
Lexington, SC (January 26, 2017) – The town of Lexington, SC and its Police Department were presented with the Security Industry Alarm Coalition’s (SIAC) Director’s Award of Distinction for its outstanding work in reducing alarm dispatches. The town reduced its alarm dispatches by 46% freeing up officers for community policing activities and problem solving projects. […]
The schedule of CSAA meetings at ESX 2017 is now available. Meetings will be held during the afternoons of Monday, June 12 and Tuesday, June 13. Make your plans now for ESX — hotel rooms are in high demand in popular Nashville, TN. The ESX Premium Pass, with access to all event activities, is just $199 […]
SIAC has alerted CSAA to a new notice from Beaverton, OR police regarding important changes to the city’s alarm ordinance. SIAC Director Ron Walters reviewed the letter as well as the full ordinance and notes that there is potential for an alarm company to be fined $500. See the full notice.
Rick D. Sheets, SET, has been appointed to the CSAA Board of Directors to replace Steve Shapiro, who leaves the board due to new CSAA bylaws limiting the number of directors from any company. Sheets is the Director of Compliance for AT&T Digital Life. During his 25-year career in the Security, Fire and Home Automation […]
2017 is just a week old and already there is positive ASAP news. On January 6, Bucks County, PA went live with the service. This is the first ASAP implementation in the state of Pennsylvania. “Bucks County went live with the ASAP program and Vector Security on Friday, January 6, 2017 just before noon,” said […]
On January 4, 2017 FierceWireless’s Mike Dano reported that “AT&T is in the process of turning off its 2G network. But that doesn’t mean the carrier is taking the network apart just yet.” Read the complete update at FierceWireless. CSAA members are reporting varying degrees of 2G sunset activity in their networks.
