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SecurTek acquires new accounts in Manitoba

by: 
Rich Miller
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11/07/2012
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Monitoring

YORKTON, Saskatchewan—SecurTek Monitoring Solutions has acquired 1,400 customer accounts from Manitoba-based Priority Alarms in a deal worth $715,000, SecurTek announced on Nov. 6.

SW24's Fusion Centre a lifeline during Sandy

N.J. central station doubles as emergency command post for police, officials
 by: 
Rich Miller
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11/07/2012
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Monitoring

NEW YORK—With Hurricane Sandy making landfall and forecasters’ worst fears coming true, Gene Dellaglio drove out into the night on Oct. 29 to check on SecureWatch 24’s new Fusion Centre in Moonachie, N.J.

Judge dismisses all claims in Dice v. Bold

Court finds no evidence that Bold accessed Dice’s servers or its central station software
 by: 
Rich Miller
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10/31/2012
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Monitoring

BAY CITY, Mich.—A federal judge has dismissed all of Dice Corp.’s claims in its intellectual property lawsuit against Bold Technologies, stating that Dice’s case was based on “conclusory assertions, not evidence.”

Certified Alarms launches wholesale monitoring company

Global Monitoring Solutions opens new central station in Louisiana
 by: 
Rich Miller
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10/31/2012
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Monitoring

DENHAM SPRINGS, La.—Certified Alarms, a 22-year-old security integration company based here, has stepped into the wholesale monitoring market by launching a new company with a new central station.

Honeywell expands 4G to VISTA line of alarm panels

by: 
Rich Miller
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10/24/2012
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Monitoring

MELVILLE, N.Y.—Honeywell has expanded 4G alarm communications to its popular VISTA platform, which the company says will maximize equipment longevity and performance for dealers.

Security Partners opens Advanced Services Division

Demand for managed video and access control drives new offering
 by: 
Rich Miller
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10/17/2012
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Monitoring

LANCASTER, Pa.—Security Partners, a wholesale monitoring company based here, has launched an Advanced Services Division to keep pace with market demand for managed video and access control and to boost RMR for dealers.

'Last big bite' in fight against false dispatches

SIAC director says alarm industry needs to step up and properly train customers
 by: 
Rich Miller
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10/10/2012
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Monitoring

YARMOUTH, Maine—A conversation at the 2012 Electronic Security Expo in Nashville reminded Ron Walters just how far the alarm industry has to go on the home front to reduce false dispatches.

Dynamark helping dealers open door to Web

Company makes ‘big push’ at convention to promote online marketing support
 by: 
Rich Miller
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10/03/2012
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Monitoring

HAGERSTOWN, Md.—Most alarm dealers know the drill about the Web. They realize they should be using it to help their business gain and maintain an edge, but where do you start? Who do you call? And what about the time and expense?

Telguard kit upgrades 2G communicators facing ‘sunset’

Commercial units can be converted to 3G/4G while preserving UL certifications
 by: 
Rich Miller
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09/26/2012
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Monitoring

ATLANTA, Ga.—Telguard, a provider of wireless alarm monitoring solutions, has rolled out a conversion kit that allows dealers to upgrade their commercial 2G cellular communicators to 3G/4G without voiding UL certifications at the installation site.

SW24’s ‘game-changer’: No long-term monitoring contracts

Company will handle residential intrusion with monthly agreements
 by: 
Rich Miller
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09/12/2012
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Monitoring

NEW YORK—SecureWatch 24 is entering the residential intrusion market with what it calls a “blast from the past” for the security industry: no long-term monitoring contracts, with customers owning their equipment and paying up front to cover installation costs.

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