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Honeywell names new fire leader
February 20, 2013Tess Nacelewicz
NORTHFORD, Conn.—Honeywell announced this week that it has created a new umbrella organization, Honeywell Life Safety (HLS) Fire Solutions, Americas, under which Honeywell Fire Systems and System Sensor will work more closely together.The company announced that Gary Lederer will be business leader of HLS Fire Solutions, Americas. Lederer, who has been with Honeywell for about 13 years, will oversee Honeywell Fire Systems and System Sensor, both part of the Honeywell Automation and Control Solutions'...
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Getting to know the media can improve ROI
June 28, 2012Tess Nacelewicz
Erica Wood, co-owner and chief security officer of Dayton, Ohio-based American Fire & Security, said she kept getting turned down by a business newspaper in her community when she tried to get it to publish news about her company.
It wasn't until she met with the publication's editor that she found out the paper only wanted stories focused on business growth. Now Wood knows how to tailor press releases about her company to win the interest of that publication.
Talking to editors and...
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ESX 2012: Maximize your ROI—by talking to the likes of me!
June 25, 2012Tess Nacelewicz
Want a tip? One of you best ways to market your company may just well be contacting me.
No, I don't have an inflated ego. What I'm talking about is good old-fashioned publicity about your company that I and other members of the media can provide—it's still one of the best content market strategies there is. And you can learn about how to get the most out of media relations by attending a seminar I'm moderating this week at the ESX show in Nashville.
The seminar is called...
Modern System Concepts likes communicator
April 11, 2012Tess Nacelewicz
LAS VEGAS—Phone lines were causing problems on a project that Modern System Concepts undertook to upgrade a utility provider's fire systems, said Mark Popkowski, company owner and president.
That's why Popkowski said Modern, based in Katy, Texas, is turning to Fire-Lite's IPGSM-DP fire alarm communicator as a solution.
The communicator offers a choice of either IP or GSM cellular as the main pathway for reporting fire alarm signals to a central monitoring station, allowing customers...
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Firsts on the first day of ISC West
March 29, 2012Tess Nacelewicz
Today was the first day of ISC West 2012 and I started my day off at a Honeywell breakfast where Scott Harkins, the new president of Honeywell Security Products, talked about a series of “firsts” the company was announcing at the show.
“We're very excited that this show, the ISC show, is where we're launching the great technology revolution in the intrusion space,” Harkins said.
He cited a series of products and technologies that he said are “firsts for...
Silent Knight launches combined fire alarm and ECS system
March 21, 2012Tess Nacelewicz
NORTHFORD, Conn.—An “all-in-one” fire alarm and emergency communications system just introduced by Silent Knight by Honeywell is easy to use and cost-effective, according to Jim Spooner, product manager for Silent Knight.
“You're installing one cabinet [instead of separate fire alarm and emergency communication systems],” he told Security Systems News. “That will reduce your labor time on the installation.”
Also, he said, wiring for one system is...
ISC Solutions kicks off with news
November 3, 2011Martha Entwistle
NEW YORK—ISC Solutions kicked off at noon on Nov. 2 with the usual ceremony and an announcement of some notable news.
From the small stage outside the entrance to the trade show, Gordon Hope, chairman of the Security Industry Association's board, announced that longtime SIA director of government relations, Don Erickson, has been chosen as SIA's new CEO. Erickson cut the ribbon to officially open ISC Solutions 2011.
"[Erickson's] dedication, impeccable reputation and track...
Fire alarms are seen and heard
September 29, 2011Tess Nacelewicz
NORTHFORD, Conn.—In a partnership that's designed to enhance its emergency communications systems offerings, Gamewell-FCI by Honeywell announced it is working with Alertus Technologies to integrate audible and visual notification devices and Alertus' IP network command software.
Gamewell-FCI, which is based here, said its E3 Series of fire alarm and other emergency communications systems can “integrate seamlessly” with Alertus' “wall-mounted Alert Beacons, text-to-speech...
Fire-Lite Alarms systems earthquake-proof
March 31, 2011Tess Nacelewicz
NORTHFORD, Conn.—Fire-Lite by Honeywell has achieved International Building Code seismic certification for its most popular addressable and conventional fire alarm systems, the company, based here, announced this month.
Fire-Lite said it has created a seismic kit that can easily be installed inside its control panels to meet IBC seismic requirements and help make sure a fire alarm system remains operational in an earthquake.
Gene Pecora, Fire-Lite marketing director, noted that fires...
Gamewell-FCI makes government vendor list
December 8, 2010Tess Nacelewicz
NORTHFORD, Conn.—Gamewell-FCI by Honeywell is now an approved General Services Administration Schedule vendor. That's good news for Gamewell's authorized dealers because they now can provide Gamewell's fire alarm and mass notification systems to federal agencies and an increasing number of state and local government entities that now are allowed to take advantage of the favorable pricing ensured by the GSA schedule.
“It opens the door to so many opportunities for our participating...