Archive: October 2011
DICE levels more charges against Bold
October 27, 2011Tess Nacelewicz
BAY CITY, Mich. and COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—A legal dispute between central station automation platform provider DICE and its competitor Bold ratcheted up in October when DICE filed three additional allegations against Bold in court. DICE now is accusing Bold of copyright infringement and violation of two federal laws, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.However, Bold, in a response filed in court Nov. 1, claims that DICE is “unable to compete with...
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Guardian Security expands dominance in Tulsa
October 27, 2011Tess Nacelewicz
Here's a tidbit about Guardian Security Systems, located in Tulsa, Okla. It just bought a block of accounts from another Tulsa company, NEOSAT Alarms, according to an announcement yesterday by the Long Grove, Ill.-based Davis Mergers and Acquisitions Group, which represented NEOSAT in the transaction.
Here's more from the Oct. 26 release:
Mark Garrett, owner of NEOSAT Alarms, stated that he “was very pleased to be able to place his subscribers with a high-quality central station that has a...
Mace Security sells IVS
October 27, 2011Martha Entwistle
Costar Video Systems, which is based in Coppell, Texas—and is technically a division of Sielox, Inc., which should not be confused with Sielox Access and Video Solutions. Here are the details on that —on Oct. 21, completed the purchase of IVS, a distributor of high-end digital and machine vision cameras and professional imaging components which has been in operation since 1989. Costar paid $517,000 cash paid at closing plus an additional $100,000 consideration payable if certain revenue...
More changes at UTC: New roles for Barry, Orbegoso, Haskins, Hamberlin
October 27, 2011Martha Entwistle
Since UTC announced Sept. 28 that it merged UTC Fire & Security and Carrier Corp to form UTC Climate, Controls and Security Systems under the leadership of Geraud Darnis, more personnel changes have been made that affect the security and fire businesses.The company has made internal announcements and sent notices to some integrator customers about personnel changes, however it has yet to make "official" publilc announcement Asked for confirmation and comment on the changes, a spokesperson for...
Intelligent Access Systems creating new software
October 27, 2011Martha Entwistle
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—Intelligent Access Systems in September hired a VP of IT, Mike Baranski, whose first project is to oversee the creation of new access control software for regulated industries.
“It's for access control provisioning,” Ron Oetjen, president of IAS, told Security Systems News during an interview at the PSA Security Convention, which was held here Oct. 21-25.
“Customers in regulated markets have to do a certain level of documentation for auditors,...
PSA Security launches Leadership Institute
October 27, 2011Martha Entwistle
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—The CEO of a successful independent integration firm is likely a great manager, but is he or she a great leader? Maybe, but not necessarily, said PSA Security CEO Bill Bozeman on Oct. 24, when he announced the launch of a new training program for integrators called PSA Security Leadership Institute.“Leadership is influence,” Bozeman said. “It's our goal to teach you to have positive influence,” he said.Bozeman described the new program at the PSA...
Shanix Technology has record year, despite flood
October 27, 2011Martha Entwistle
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—Shanix Technologies, a Cranston, R.I.-based systems integrator, received an award at the PSA Security Convention, held here Oct. 21-25, for having the highest increase in sales of all PSA Security members in the Northeast region in 2010.“That was the result of a combination of things, winning large jobs and an increase in business overall,” Kekin Shah, president of Shanix Technology, told Security Systems News.Shanix had a record year despite the fact that...
Carter Bros. donates fire systems to Atlanta college
October 26, 2011Tess Nacelewicz
ATLANTA—Carter Brothers, one of the nation's leading minority providers of fire, life safety and security, has formed a new partnership with a historically black college in its Atlanta backyard. Carter Brothers says it will donate fire, security and mass communication products and services to the 130-year-old Morris Brown College to improve campus safety as the college implements an ambitious new growth plan.Carter Brothers is making the donation because it is “the right thing to do”...
SecureWatch24's new dealer program
October 25, 2011Daniel Gelinas
ORLANDO, Fla.—Video monitoring company SecureWatch24 recently announced that it's launching a new dealer program for its advanced video monitoring and access control services.SecureWatch24 in July told Security Systems News about the construction of a high-end, state-of-the-art, video monitoring command center it is calling the SW24 Fusion Center ."For us, it's a matter of fusing different technologies and bridging the gap between public and private entities, between local, municipal, state...
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LifeShield pays customers $150 for referrals
October 24, 2011Tess Nacelewicz
You know how it is when you recommend a doctor, a dentist or your security company to a friend. Your friend says, “Thank you,” but chances are you hear zip from the doctor, dentist, or security company. So this recent release from Yardley, Pa.-based LifeShield Security caught my interest because it's offering customers a $150 bonus for every qualified referral. Now THAT'S a way to say, “Thank you.”
LifeShield is a wireless digital home security system that's self-installed...