Tag: SimpliSafe
SimpliSafe wins 2024 TMA/SSN Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Leadership Award
November 26, 2024Cory Harris, Editor
MCLEAN, Va., and YARMOUTH, Maine—The Monitoring Association (TMA) and Security Systems News (SSN) have announced that Boston-based SimpliSafe is the winner of the third annual Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Leadership Award.
TMA President Steve Butkovich and Security Systems News Editor Cory Harris presented the 2024 TMA/SSN Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award to SimpliSafe Chief Product Officer Hooman Shahidi during the recent 2024 Annual Meeting in St. Thomas, U.S....
Product Launches: Nice, Codelocks, i-PRO, Simplisafe, Hikvision
November 11, 2024SSN Staff
Nice
Nice Video Doorbell
The Nice Video Doorbell combines elegance and simplicity in both design and user experience. Features like Auto Discover/Auto Configure ensure quick installation for the integrator, and complete integration with the award-winning Nice Home Management platform provides the homeowner with reliable surveillance access across multiple devices. Using Nice intelligent touch panels, HR40 remotes, or mobile devices, homeowners can seamlessly monitor their front door, interact...
Simplisafe rolls out early-access live guard outdoor service
April 23, 2024Ken Showers, Managing Editor
BOSTON – Home security company SimpliSafe has announced it will give select customers early access to its live guard outdoor protection service.
SimpliSafe says its new monitoring service introduces a double-layer approach to home security, combining the power of artificial intelligence technology with a team of expert monitoring professionals to prevent crime before it happens. The new service builds on the company’s recently launched 24/7 live guard protection.
“For...
SimpliSafe appoints Rebecca Zavin CTO
November 1, 2023SSN Staff
BOSTON – SimpliSafe, a maker of smart home security systems, has announced the appointment of Rebecca Zavin as chief technology officer.
The company said that in this role, Zavin will lead SimpliSafe's growing engineering organization, including firmware, hardware, and software engineering. They stated that the engineering team plays a fundamental role in delivering innovative products and services that advance SimpliSafe's founding mission to make "every home secure."
"I am pleased...
SimpliSafe partners with Horace Mann on educator-exclusive discount
October 18, 2023SSN Staff
BOSTON – SimpliSafe has announced its partnership with Horace Mann Educators Corp., a multiline financial services company focusing on America's educators and their financial success.
The partnership provides Horace Mann policyholders with advanced home security at an affordable price point. As of Oct. 18, 2023, the company wrote that educators who are insured through Horace Mann are eligible to receive exclusive, one-time discounts of up to 64 percent on two unique SimpliSafe systems:
The...
SimpliSafe partners with LifeLock on identity theft prevention
September 30, 2023SSN Staff
BOSTON – Security system maker SimpliSafe has announced a partnership with LifeLock, an identify theft protection brand of Gen.
Together, SimpliSafe said the two companies are providing their customers nationwide with the advanced security they need to help protect both their personal assets and identities from harm. Beginning today, existing SimpliSafe customers can receive up to a 45% discount on their first year of LifeLock. All LifeLock plans include alerts1 for possible identity threats...
SimpliSafe launches 24/7 live guard protection feature
June 27, 2023SSN Staff
BOSTON – Smart home security system company SimpliSafe has announced the release of its 24/7 live guard protection service, enabled by the company's new Smart Alarm Wireless Indoor Security Camera.
The camera uses the service to provide voiced intervention, allowing agents to help prevent crime in real time and speak to intruders during incidents. SimpliSafe describes the service as an evolution from passively connecting first responders to emergencies to proactively intervening.
"Police...
40 under 40: Veronica Moturi, senior vice president of customer experience, Brinks Home
June 21, 2023Cory Harris, Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine—Veronica Moturi, 36, is the senior vice president of customer experience at Brinks Home, one of the largest smart home security providers in the U.S., based out of Dallas. Find out what inspired her to pursue a career in the security industry, what being a "40 under 40" winner means to her, what appeals to her about the security industry, and more.
SSN: Describe your roles, duties, and tenure at your current job.
MOTURI: I started as a customer service...
Narowski, Raisch named co-chairs of TMA’s Technology Committee
May 10, 2023SSN Staff
MCLEAN, Va.—The Monitoring Association (TMA) has announced the recent appointment of Matt Narowski, vice president of operations, Security Central, and Rob Raisch, chief architect and team lead, monitoring integration, SimpliSafe, Inc., to the volunteer position of co-chairs for its Technology Committee.
Narowski and Raisch succeed longtime Technology Committee Chairs Steve Butkovich, CPI Security, and Sascha Kylau, OneTel Security, both of whom are moving into new...
SimpliSafe beta tests new program with 24/7 live guard protection
February 2, 2023SSN Staff
BOSTON – SimpliSafe has announced that a select number of its qualifying customers are eligible to participate in a beta test of its 24/7 live guard feature.
24/7 live guard protection is described as a revolutionary professional monitoring innovation that allows monitoring agents to help prevent crime in real time, by allowing them to see and speak to intruders during an alarm event according to the company. The feature is possible thanks to the SimpliSafe Smart Alarm Wireless Indoor Security...