Tag: USA Central Station
Bart Didden's new venture to help dealers with DIY
March 2, 2016Spencer Ives
PORT CHESTER, N.Y.—Bart Didden, president of USA Central Station, on March 2 announced the launch of a new venture: Security Dealer Network, which will aid dealers in entering the DIY market with its DragonFly offering.“It's a program designed for alarm dealers, to allow them to affordably participate in a different niche from the traditional alarm system,” Didden, also president of Security Dealer Network, told Security Systems News. He underlined that DragonFly is not a professional...
Dealers find an easy way into the DIY space
July 15, 2015Spencer Ives
PORT CHESTER, N.Y.—USA Central Station Alarm Corp., working with Videofied's new neighborhood watch system, is offering its dealers a way to enter the DIY market with no investment.
“[Working with USA Central,] we created a way to package that so the average dealer can play in the self-install market,” Keith Jentoft, president of Videofied, told Security Systems News. “All they have to do as a dealer is promote their website � and accounts come in and they make money.”
As...
Proposed New York legislation causes major stir
January 20, 2011Daniel Gelinas
ALBANY, N.Y.—Proposed legislation being developed by an alarm association committee here has created such a stir that the New York Burglar & Fire Alarm Association has decided to conduct an open forum discussion at its Feb. 10 board of directors meeting.
The legislation in question, called Article 6-E, would require licensing of central station employees of any central station wishing to monitor alarms in the state of New York.
“While the NYBFAA took numerous steps to alert the...
Licensing of central station operators mulled in New York
December 2, 2010Daniel Gelinas
ALBANY, N.Y.—There's legislation in the works here that, if passed, would require all New York central station operators to be licensed. Some industry insiders, such as CIA Security president John Lombardi, believe there's merit in this type of legislation. But others, including Bart Didden of USA Central Station, believe this legislation is a bad idea.
The proposed legislation, called Article 6-E, first appeared last fall. It was developed by outgoing New York Sen. Brian Foley and...