Join our “sofa round-table” panel moderated by John Colehower, Managing Director of Mergers & Acquisitions LLC, to discuss the impact that overtime and minimum-wage laws will have on the security industry, and what businesses can do to cope with the changes. John will be joined by Kelly Kolb, a shareholder of Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney […]
The monitoring industry is facing another threat in Illinois. Schaumburg, a community with 1200 commercial fire alarm systems, has passed an ordinance where the municipality prescribes that all commercial fire alarm systems must be monitored by a single local monitoring center of their choosing. In the minutes from a recent public safety meeting obtained by Illinois […]
By Drew Doleski, Verisk Insurance Solutions Two exciting opportunities are available to help security- and alarm-system providers find additional value from their data, and potentially expand insurance discount benefits to their customers, thanks to Verisk’s ongoing partnership with Central Station Alarm Association International (CSAA). CSAA-affiliated system providers can participate in a CSAA-Verisk study that evaluates whether […]
By Drew Doleski, Verisk Insurance Solutions Two exciting opportunities are available to help security- and alarm-system providers find additional value from their data, and potentially expand insurance discount benefits to their customers, thanks to Verisk’s ongoing partnership with Central Station Alarm Association International (CSAA). CSAA-affiliated system providers can participate in a CSAA-Verisk study that evaluates […]
Noted speaker, trainer and consultant Dennis Snow is the author of the book Lessons from the Mouse: A Guide for Applying Disney World’s Secrets of Success to Your Organization, Your Career, and Your Life. His customer service abilities were honed over 20 years with the Walt Disney World Company. There, he developed his passion for […]
Guilford County (Greenboro, NC) is one of the most recent PSAPs to implement the ASAP service. We recently checked in with Clay Kennedy, Guilford Metro 911 Systems Administrator, on how the implementation went and what results he’s seen since. ASAP: Why did your PSAP adopt ASAP? Kennedy: We implemented this because Guilford Metro 911 looked at is as a revolutionary […]
Don’t miss this just-announced technology session at the upcoming CSAA Annual Meeting. Haven’t registered yet? Early bird rates end September 9 — register today! Cyber Security is a Business Risk (Not Just an IT Risk) Wednesday, October 26 10:45 am–12:00 pm Presenters: Justin Bailey, COO, AvantGuard; Todd Neilson, President, Secuvant Security Services; Sascha Kylau, Vice […]
CSAA committee chairs have expressed their desire for more cross-communication between committees. To accommodate this request, at the upcoming CSAA Annual Meeting several committees will meet jointly. The committee meeting schedule is: Sunday, October 23, 2016, 9:30am-12:15pm 9:30am – 11:00am Membership/NRTL/Five Diamond/Marketing & Communications 9:30am – 11:00am […]
CSAA is pleased to present Dr. Tasha Eurich, keynote speaker at the upcoming Annual Meeting in Marco Island, FL. “Tasha Eurich understands the importance of our industry. She and her family have been devoted alarm users for more than 30 years,” says Security Central, Inc. (Centennial, CO) President Jordan Jackson. “Her personal security experiences blended with her […]
Interest in ASAP was high at last week’s APCO 82nd Annual Conference & Expo in Orlando. ASAP Subject Matter Expert Bill Hobgood and CSAA staff spoke with many interested PSAP representatives at the ASAP booth in the exhibit hall. CSAA also hosted a session called “ASAP: A Win-Win No-Brainer for Public Safety and the Alarm […]
