The Palm Beach County FL Sheriff’s Office became the 144th Emergency Communications Center (ECC) in the United States and the 11th ECC in the state of Florida to implement The MOnitoring Association’s (TMA) Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP). Palm Beach County went live the week of May 13th, 2024 with the following alarm companies: Rapid […]
Elite Interactive Solutions announces the launching of its new website, eliteisi.com. Several months in the making, the site has been designed with the security end-user customer across a diverse range of vertical markets in mind, highlighting myriad benefits of Elite’s solution and company differentiation in an appealing and user-friendly format. Whether viewing quickly at a […]
Johnson Controls announced it has appointed Chris Bontempo as vice-president and chief marketing officer, responsible for marketing strategies across the enterprise to drive demand generation and enhance brand equity, including market development, research and planning. Bontempo joins Johnson Controls from IBM where he spent nearly 20 years, most recently as chief marketing & communications officer, […]
Shane M. Clary Vice President, Codes and Standards Compliance at Bay Alarm Company will receive the prestigious recognition of the William N. Moody Award. The award will be presented on June 4th, at 5 p.m. on the ESX Main Stage in Louisville. Created in 2004 by the Security Industry Alarm Coalition (SIAC), the Moody Award […]
Per Mar Security Services, a leading provider of total security solutions, is proud to announce its ranking of #16 on Security Dealer Magazine’s (SDM) prestigious SDM 100 list for 2024. This recognition signifies Per Mar’s continued commitment to excellence in the security industry. The SDM 100 is an annual ranking of the top security dealers […]
The Monitoring Association’s (TMA) AVS-01 Standard Committee has completed revisions to the ANSI/TMA AVS-01-2023 Alarm Validation Scoring (AVS) Standard and the draft is available for comment. In accordance with the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) directives, a 30-day public review period opened May 10, 2024, and will close June 9, 2024. TMA is a Standards […]
Security Systems News (SSN) Editor in Chief Cory Harris interviewed TMA President Steve Butkovich and TMA Immediate Past President and Standards Committee Chair Morgan Hertel, Rapid Response Monitoring, at ISC West in Las Vegas on the topic of TMA’s standards development initiatives. View the full interview at Pioneering Standards: Rapid Response Leads with TMA AVS-O1 Validation
Rapid Response Monitoring has announced Brian Sheehan as Project Management Office Manager. In this role, Brian will oversee all aspects of the project lifecycle and play a pivotal role in leading the dedicated Project Managers and Project Management Office to success. Brian has over 15 years of professional experience in operations, analytics, and management. “I’m […]
Axis Communications recently celebrated the grand opening of its latest Axis Experience Center (AEC) in Frisco, Texas. The new Dallas-area facility replaces the original Irving AEC location with a larger, state-of-the-art facility built to accommodate the need for a greater Axis presence in North Texas. The new facility is intended to better serve customers as […]
Doyle Security Systems has the acquired the security division of DFT Communications (Dunkirk & Fredonia Telephone Co.), a family-owned company founded in Fredonia, N.Y., in the 1890s. DFT’s 2,100 security accounts (55 percent of which are commercial, 45 percent residential) will now be monitored by Doyle Security’s emergency response center, while service and installation work […]
