Entries by Leigh McGuire

New Tool Assists TMA to Better Understand Member Needs

You may have noticed that in February we launched a member engagement campaign using our new tool PropFuel. PropFuel is the conversational engagement platform that helps associations turn broadcast communications into conversations. The year-long member campaign is intended to better understand the needs of members and provide relevant information based on individual responses. The questions […]

TMA Members Join in Fight to Delay AT&T 3G Sunset

As of now, AT&T is holding fast to its 3G Sunset date, which is set for February 22, 2022. AICC has taken the lead in the fight for an extension as the pandemic and chip production and delivery delays have seriously impacted members’ ability to swap out radios. TMA members Daniel Oppenheim, Affiliated Monitoring, and […]

Sentry AI and Immix Announce New Collaboration

Sentry AI and Immix announced a collaboration to deliver human-like AI to monitoring, enabling them to supercharge their operators, lower costs, and add new revenue streams. With this new integration, monitoring centers can now upgrade their video monitoring operations on the Immix platform by simply selecting “Sentry AI” in the AI Link setting. The integration […]

Local MD CBS Affiliate Shares Impact of 3G Sunset on PERS

TMA member Daniel Oppenheim, Affiliated Monitoring, was interviewed by a local CBS affiliate in MD on the potential impact of the 3G Sunset on PERS customers, with a focus on the impending AT&T deadline (2/22). The interview aired on Monday, February 14th. VIEW VIDEO Interview Transcription: They’re called Personal Emergency Response Systems, think of those […]

Immix® Adds Two Industry Veterans to Leadership Team

Immix® announced two new additions to its leadership team. Tina Simolaris joined the company in January as Director, Global Customer Success and Mark McCall was added on February 1 as Director, Global Operations. Both bring extensive experience and unique capabilities to Immix. “I am very pleased and excited to expand the leadership team with the […]

Immix® Partners with Techevolution to Provide UL 827A Compliance

Immix® announced a partnership with Techevolution, a technology hosting solutions and managed IT services provider, that will allow Immix central station and security operations center (SOC) customers to monitor and manage sites and facilities that fall under the 827A standard for security and life safety applications. Techevolution is the only data center that does not […]

TMA’s Automated Secure Alarm Protocol nears its 100th ECC

The Monitoring Association (TMA) has welcomed six new local PSAPs/Emergency Communication Centers (ECCs) from across the United States to its ASAP-to-PSAP service since December 20, 2021. These include: Albemarle County-UVA-City of Charlottesville VA;  Thurston County WA 9-1-1 Communications (WA); Talladega County Alabama 9-1-1; Valley Communications Regional 9-1-1 Center (WA); City of Colonial Heights VA Emergency […]

SaaS 101: Software as a Service for the Security & Monitoring Sector

Contributed by Frank Pietrobono, SVP of Sales, RSPNDR, frank@rspndr.io Without a doubt, the electronic security industry is experiencing significant digital disruption. New technologies are replacing the manual processes that have supported the security industry over the past 50 years. These technologies strive to correct long-standing pain points, build better products, enhance user experience, and support our […]

NAPCO Announces New New England Rep & Nationwide Application Sales Support

NAPCO Security Technologies, Inc., is pleased to introduce Mark Miller as the new Regional Sales Manager for New England, and Paul Hoey, former RSM, as new systems applications support provider for the Country.   Miller, well-known in New England, comes to NAPCO with a successful track record and long-tenure in the region at a well-known area distributor, […]