Archive: February 2013
Vivint CEO named 2013 entrepreneur of the year
February 28, 2013SSN Staff
PROVO, Utah—Todd Pedersen, co-founder and CEO of Vivint, has been named the 2013 entrepreneur of the year by MountainWest Capital Network, according to an article from The Digital Universe, a campus newspaper at Brigham Young University.
“My success as an entrepreneur stems from the fact that I love what I'm doing and where we are trying to take this company,” Pedersen said in the article. “We are really having a lot of fun.”
Vivint, which employs over 3,200 employees...
Sprinkler system minimizes damage at Utah warehouse
February 28, 2013SSN Staff
WEST JORDAN, Utah—A warehouse based here was spared significant fire damage thanks to a sprinkler system, which activated to help contain the blaze before firefighters arrived, according to an article from the Salt Lake Tribune.
West Jordan Fire Chief Marc McElreath said Tuesday that while a firm damage assessment was yet to be determined, the Monday fire at the Intermountain Sweeper Co. building kept the flames contained to the west area of the building, the report said, and that the problem...
Honeywell to purchase new headquarters
February 28, 2013SSN Staff
MORRIS TOWNSHIP, N.J.—Honeywell has signed a purchase agreement for a new global headquarters in Morris Plains, N.J., according to a company statement.
The company's decision is subject to approval of its application with the New Jersey Economic Development Authority for state incentives under the Grow N.J. Assistance program, the statement said. The company expects to complete the move in 2015.
The purchase agreement includes 40 acres of land, a 475,000 square foot building complex, and a...
Education answer to alarming problem of user error
February 27, 2013Tess Nacelewicz
MESA, Ariz.—“Alarm schools” run by law enforcement agencies—where repeat false-alarm offenders go to learn about their systems to avoid more false dispatches—have been found to work very well.And now the Arizona Alarm Association (AzAA) is considering a new approach that could make them even more effective: encouraging alarm owners to take such classes before they ever offend—to help make sure they don't.“Several of the residents going to the schools have...
Boyd & Associates acquires in the desert
February 27, 2013Tess Nacelewicz
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.—Boyd & Associates, a security guard and alarm company based here, recently announced the acquisition of Get Alarmed, an Indio, Calif.-based burglar and fire alarm company.The purchase, which netted Boyd & Associates about 1,600 accounts, achieves synergies and “really makes Boyd & Associates one of the leaders in the Coachella Valley,” said company President Dan Boyd.The valley, east of the cities of Riverside and San Bernardino, is populated by more than...
Officials claim owner delayed alarm installation
February 27, 2013SSN Staff
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y.—Nassau County fire officials claim that a property owner of Hempstead Village apartments, where a deadly fire claimed two lives last week, was slow in putting in a new automatic fire alarm system, according to an article from FireEngineering.com.
The apartment complex had several previous violations with the Nassau County fire marshal's office, according to the article, and management had been ordered before Hurricane Sandy struck to install a new fire alarm system, officials...
Get your new product listed in SSN
February 27, 2013Martha Entwistle
Got new product? Exhibiting at ISC West?
If so, you may submit your product for Security Systems News' ISC West New Show Products section.
All companies exhibiting at the show can submit one product that is making its debut at ISC West 2013 in April, but companies that have more than one product division may submit one product for each division. That's like video and access--not different flavors of video, OK? Please attach a jpeg image of the product to the email.
The process is...
AT&T gets into mobile PERS; Puro resigns at CRN Wireless
February 27, 2013Rich Miller
Mobile PERS is fast becoming the land of the giants.
AT&T is the latest to get into the game, announcing on Feb. 21 that it will provide the wireless network and location services for Libris, a mobile health management system from Seattle-based Numera Inc. The news follows ADT's announcement in January that it's getting into mobile PERS by partnering with Toronto-based health tech provider Ideal Life.
The target market for both ventures is similar: active senior citizens looking for an extra measure...
This Blog's on Fire (And Other Stuff)
ADT shares predicted to rise 20 percent
February 27, 2013Tess Nacelewicz
An article in Barron's has the financial media world abuzz because it predicts shares of The ADT Corp. “could climb by more than 20 percent over the next year.”
The article in the latest edition of the weekly financial newspaper owned by Dow Jones cites the push into home automation by the publicly traded ADT, which spun off from Tyco in September. ADT Pulse, introduced in 2010, is the driver of much of ADT's growth, the article said.
Barron's also indirectly suggests ADT could buy a...
Dynamark offers dealers more RMR through video verification
February 27, 2013Rich Miller
HAGERSTOWN, Md.—Dynamark Security Centers has announced a partnership with CheckVideo, giving dealers the opportunity for more RMR by upgrading customers' analog surveillance cameras with cloud-based video verification technology.
Dynamark, which monitors accounts at its CSAA Five Diamond central station here, is offering “one more layer of protection” for customers through CheckVideo's Gateways platform, said Guy Kline, senior vice president of sales and marketing for...