Mac Hammond, a long time TMA member and, together, with his wife Bonnie, a long time association supporter, celebrated his 90th birthday in early May of this year. Both Mac and Bonnie, and indeed the larger family, are familiar faces to TMA members who saw the family across the years at our association functions. TMA’s […]
The Monitoring Association (TMA) is pleased to announce the addition its 50th FirstNet certificate, systems integrator Convergint Technologies, LLC. (Renton, WA). FirstNet is the nationwide public-safety wireless broadband network platform, built and deployed through a first‐of‐its‐kind public‐private partnership between the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) and AT&T. The FirstNet Authority is an independent authority […]
The APCO/TMA ANS 2.101.3-2021 Alarm Monitoring Company to Emergency Communications Center (ECC) Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP) has received final approval from ANSI and has been published on the APCO website. Read it here: www.apcointl.org/standards/standards-to-download/.
There are 82 area codes currently permit 7-digit dialing and also use 988 as a central office code. Starting on October 24, anyone that attempts to call a local number in those area codes by using only seven digits will instead be connected to a recording that tells them to hang up and redial using […]
The AICC’s Petition for Emergency Relief regarding the 3G Sunset was submitted to the FCC on May 10th. A special note of appreciation to those TMA member companies who contributed to the petition. Look for future updates. READ PETITION
ADT today announced several changes to its leadership. Jim Boyce, President, Chief Business Development Officer, has announced his decision to retire effective May 31, 2021. The company is grateful for Jim’s leadership, wisdom, and dedication, and for his many contributions as CEO of Defenders and its successful integration into ADT. Boyce will continue to advise […]
Georgia Governor Brian P. Kemp has signed a bill that bans counties or municipal corporations from fining alarm companies for false alarms generated by a customer and through no fault of the alarm system’s contractor. “We appreciate the support of Governor Kemp and lawmakers in supporting our industry and the millions of citizens and businesses we […]
Continental Access, a division of NAPCO Security Technologies is pleased to introduce their all-new E-Access Readers for Continental’s E-Access Embedded Access Control line. E-Access readers feature ultra-fast transaction times, under a second, Wiegand & OSDP support, easy automated credential issuance and no-touch Bluetooth mobile credentials. Several models are available for standard and mullion applications, and […]
Congratulations to TMA members named by SSN as a Top 40 Under 40. System Integrators, Security Dealers, and Monitoring Pros: Leif Boren, senior manager, dealer services, AvantGuard Monitoring Daniel Clark, senior account manager, Rapid Response Monitoring Jack Doyle, director of business development, Doyle Security Tiffany Galarza, director of telecommunications, ADT Jennifer Hall, director, service dispatch, […]
NAPCO Security Technologies, Inc. is pleased to introduce a New Marketing Tools Portal for Dealers/Integrators, enabling them to market security services, upgrades and new systems more easily. The Portal offers Free customizable mailers/statement stuffers security pros can download and printout or request FREE physical copies; customizable ready-made HTML emails & a library of high-res or web-ready downloadable photos (by division and product brand). A […]
