Archive: March 2002
Home Director partners with N.C. developer
March 1, 2002SSN Staff
MORRISVILLE, N.C.-Home Director Inc. has teamed up with a Houston-based master-planned community developer to integrate structured wiring in 4,000 homes over the next two-and-a-half years.
The partnership with Land Tejas is not the first between the two companies. Home Director and Land Tejas first worked together in 1998 when Land Tejas become one of the first companies to deliver Home Director's product to homeowners.
"Our original 1998 partnership with Land Tejas was a key starting point for...
Richardson Electronics wins federal supply contract
March 1, 2002Chelsie Woods
HOUSTON, Texas-Richardson Electronics' Security Systems Division has been added to the General Services Administration's list of preferred vendors, allowing the distributor to provide security products to government agencies.
The distributor was given the distinction in late January after a six month application process. By being recognized as a preferred vendor, Richardson Electronics will be allowed to provide products to federal agencies on jobs that require GSA approved vendors.
Zoran Trgacevski,...
Zebra extends tender offer for Fargo, again
March 1, 2002SSN Staff
VERNON HILLS, Ill.-Zebra Technologies Corp. has extended its tender offer for buying card printer manufacturer Fargo Electronics.
According to the companies, the extension is necessary because an applicable antitrust review waiting period has yet to expire or terminate. The $86 million deal is currently being reviewed by the Federal Trade Commission.
The two companies announced a merger agreement last summer, but the deal has yet to go through.
Officials from Zebra say they intend to extend the...
Kastle Systems' Chicago office increases sales force
March 1, 2002RoJean Tulk
CHICAGO-Kastle Systems' office here has increased its sales force to further develop relationships with tenants, builders and architects, according to the company's Chicago branch general manager, Marilyn Brooks. The additions take the office's employee roster to 22, nearly tripling its staff in the last four years. "Our growth is predicated on the health of the commercial real estate industry, and in Chicago, it's phenomenal," Brooks says.
Carolyn Chambless has been hired as a systems sales consultant...
PSI enters fire arena with alliances
March 1, 2002Chelsie Woods
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif.-Systems integrator Protection Service Industries recently forged partnerships with three fire installation firms, rounding out the company's portfolio of services.
Now that PSI has partnered with Northern California Fire Protection Services, National Fire Control and Certified Fire Services Inc., the company is able to bid on security projects that also include fire sprinkler systems and ancillary services.
"The big advantage to the end user is they can now look to one...
Guardall N.A. rebranded as Verex
March 1, 2002Chelsie Woods
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario-A two year license that allowed Guardall North America to continue to use its name after its parent company Williams PLC demerged has nearly expired, requiring the access control manufacturer to come up with a new name.
The company will now be known as Verex, a name that will be unveiled during the ISC Show in Las Vegas early this month.
"The strategy was to come up with a name that was modern, short and didn't create any language problems," said Ron Flook, general manager....
ISR Solutions gets $17.5 million infusion
March 1, 2002Chelsie Woods
CHANTILLY, Va.-Systems integrator ISR Solutions received a financial boost with a $17.5 million investment from a group of investors, the company's largest cash infusion to date.
The funds will enable ISR Solutions to upgrade internal systems and provide it with the financial resources to expand in the future. It also allowed the company to eliminate debt.
The investment was led by Carlyle Venture Capital, which bought stock in the company. Other participants in the investment round included...
NBFAA opposes Las Vegas' non-response policy
March 1, 2002Chelsie Woods
LAS VEGAS-The National Burglar & Fire Alarm Association is opposing the Las Vegas Fire & Rescue Department's recent decision not to respond to fire or emergency calls without verification.
The new policy, which went into effect in February, means that fire and rescue crews will not respond to automatic alarms, such as panic pendants, or fires reported by a monitoring company unless a person on site has verified that a fire is in progress or there is an emergency. The city will still respond to sprinkler...
Videolarm adds replacement parts store
March 1, 2002SSN Staff
DECATUR, Ga.-Videolarm has added a virtual replacement parts store to its website.
Current Videolarm customers are given a user ID and password to access the system. Users are taken to a menu of products and from there, can link to a product's part number. Once an order is made online, inside sales at Videolarm will follow up with the user to provide pricing and delivery dates.
The website, located at www.videolarm.com, also includes product specification sheets, links to distributors and sales...
State bills to exempt taxes on home security, fire equipment
March 1, 2002Andrea Gura
At least three states are currently considering legislation that would exempt certain security or fire equipment from state sales and use taxes, including fire extinguishers, smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors.
In New Jersey, S.B. 258 would exempt carbon monoxide detectors and any device or equipment sold for residential use to detect, warn of, abate or extinguish fires from sales or use taxes. That bill was introduced Jan. 8.
Just a day later, legislators from New York introduced S.B....