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Former CRN Wireless exec plans mobile PERS venture

March 13, 2013Rich Miller

CENTEREACH, N.Y.—Nicholas Puro, who stepped down as CEO of CRN Wireless in February, is looking into a new venture that would turn traditional personal emergency response systems into a “one-stop shop” for mobile lifestyle monitoring and management.Puro envisions a platform that would reach beyond senior citizens, the typical demographic for PERS, and beyond standard applications. It would blend physical security and home automation with features ranging from slip-and-fall detection...

CRN Wireless, Nicholas Puro, Personal Emergency Response System (PERS)


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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...

ADT, AT&T, CRN Wireless, e3 Investment Partners, Ideal Life, Nicholas Puro, Numera, Personal Emergency Response System (PERS), Security Systems News (SSN)


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CRN Wireless launches 4G cellular communicators

February 7, 2013SSN Staff

CENTEREACH, N.Y.—CRN Wireless, a wireless communication company for the security alarm industry, has launched two 4G cellular communicators by its AlarmPath division, according to a company statement. The two communications products—the AP-D432 full data and the AP-S432 summary data communication devices—feature 4G cellular technology that also supports 3G and 2G communications across multiple carriers. CRN has incorporated its OptimalConnect feature in all its 4G devices, which...

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NearNet radio retired after 22 years of service

October 24, 2012SSN Staff

CENTEREACH, N.Y.—CRN Wireless, a provider of M2M signal processing for the security alarm business and a manufacturer of wireless alarm communicators, recently announced that a NearNet UHF alarm radio was retired after 22 years of continuous service. The radio, which was installed in June 1990, was returned for minor repairs by the New York Security Exchange of Coram, N.Y. Monitoring for the entire 22 years had been provided by the same CRN central station. “Twenty-two years of continuous...

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