Archive: February 2015
'Gone Girl' for the win
February 26, 2015SSN Staff
REDONDO BEACH, Calif.—The winner of the 2015 Morepheus Award is David Fincher, film director of the thriller, “Gone Girl.”
Moore Protection, a home security company based here that serves high-end clients, presents the award annually to the film that best portrays modern security technology as an integral plot point of a major motion picture.
In “Gone Girl,” the lead female character manipulates an alarm system and a separate surveillance system to implicate two...
CES and the smart home
February 26, 2015Guest Blogger
Described as "the global stage for innovation," the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) draws more than 170,000 attendees and offers a unique opportunity to see big trends across consumer technology.
This year did not disappoint: CES featured new technology in everything from�self-driving cars�to�wearable tech�to�8K televisions with stunning picture clarity. A dedicated Smart Home Pavilion featured more companies and more products than ever before, and attracted massive media coverage and...
Hockey team names Alarm.com official Smart Home Security partner
February 26, 2015SSN Staff
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Alarm.com has been named the official Smart Home Security partner of the Washington Capitals NHL team.
“As a local company, it's great to support our hometown Washington Capitals and their passionate fans,” Jay Kenny, Alarm.com's vice president of marketing, said in a prepared statement.
Alarm.com's Smart Home Security offers HD video cameras, energy management solutions and a range of convenient home automation options for devices throughout the home, such as lights,...
Joel Matlin launches new alarm company: Think Protection
February 25, 2015Amy Canfield
Updated March 2 with Joel Matlin interviewTORONTO—Joel Matlin, founder of AlarmForce, is launching a new alarm company called Think Protection.Matlin will serve as CEO; his son, Adam Matlin, will serve as COO.Think Protection "plans to offer the U.S. and Canadian home alarm mass markets the most advanced technology at the absolute lowest cost. We will be very customer centric with good infrastructure and a very well-managed staff," Joel Matlin told Security Systems News.The startup will make...
Pivot3 gets $45 million
February 25, 2015Martha Entwistle
AUSTIN, Texas—Video analytics is an area of interest for video surveillance storage provider Pivot3, which received a $45 million equity and bank financing on Feb. 24.Most of the funding will be used for "market facing areas" to "drive the business and get it to profitability," Pivot3 CEO Ron Nash told Security Systems News. But, Pivot3 is also interested in video analytics. While major video analytics companies such as Object Video have been purchased, and other analytic companies have gone...
'20 under 40' integrators panel
February 25, 2015Martha Entwistle
DELRAY BEACH, Fla.—Cybersecurity, working with IT and the rewards of working in the security industry were topics touched on during the “20 under 40” Integrators' Perspective educational session at TechSec 2015, which took place here Feb. 3-4.
Four members of the “20 under 40” integrators Class of 2014 participated in the discussion: Sarah Jennings, COO, QuickPass; David Sime, VP of engineering and delivery, CONTAVA; Jim Lash, director of advanced IT installation,...
'20 under 40' end users work to build security success
February 25, 2015Amy Canfield
DELRAY BEACH, Fla.—It's difficult to raise risk awareness among employees when everyone thinks everything is going just fine. Achieving security autonomy across different types of businesses that fall under one banner with almost 30,000 employees is difficult, too.
Those were just two of the challenges discussed by two of the “20 under 40” end user award winners at during the Next Gen Security Series at TechSec Solutions 2015, held here Feb. 3-4.
“Challenge is changing...
Meet with SSN editors at ISC West
February 25, 2015Martha Entwistle
ISC West is a short seven weeks away and the editors at Security Systems News have already started to book appointments.
Are you interested in talking to us about your new products, your business plan, trends in the industry? We want to meet and talk to as many SSN readers as possible in Las Vegas, but since there are only three of us, we cannot meet everyone. We do have to make some choices. Below is some information you may find helpful.
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Vivint and Undercover Boss: Lessons learned
February 25, 2015Amy Canfield
Vivint CEO Todd Pedersen wasn't “fast enough” to work in one of his own warehouses, was “moving a little slow” on an installation job and should have been more adept at handling a basic tool, according to two of his employees.
Pedersen got those professional reviews during his stint on the CBS show “Undercover Boss” on Feb. 20. I wrote about that here. During that experience, he says, he learned much about being a company leader and that “details matter...
SIAC to keep a closer eye on local governments
February 23, 2015Spencer Ives
FRISCO, Texas—SIAC on Feb. 9 started working with Stateside Associates, a state and local government affairs firm, to monitor pending ordinances that could affect the security industry.“For us, it's more of a safety net to ensure that we're able to effectively work with [potential] jurisdictions” before they pass a harmful ordinance instead of after, Stan Martin, executive director for SIAC told Security Systems News.Stateside Associates will search for relevant developments in...