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Installing security contractors can stimulate their firms to be financially sound, but many fall well short of providing sufficient preparation to achieve maximum success. Find out how to evaluate if your team’s abilities are being fully realized.

Global investigations and security company Guidepost Solutions has announced Dan O'Donnell as president of its Technology Design Consulting division.

Protection 1 has named Juan Perdomo as general manager for its Riverside, Calif.-based branch.

Access control and intrusion detection solutions provider Monitor Dynamics named James St. Pierre as its new director of sales for the Western United States.

Lumidigm Inc.'s board of directors has appointed Mark Shermetaro as CEO. He served on the company's board of directors for two years.

Advanced Technology Video (ATV) has added three members to its sales staff due to steady growth and expansion.

Security industry law firm Kirschenbaum & Kirschenbaum has hired Dennis Stern to join its alarm transactional department.

The Security Industry Alarm Coalition (SIAC) recently named four new members to its board of directors.

HID Global has appointed Kerry Reid as vice president of HID Connect. Reid will be responsible for driving HID Global hardware and software partnerships and extending the company's Genuine HID Technology system.

Publicly traded security companies in 2011 suffered worse performance than reflected by major U.S. market indexes. Yet industry M&A activity grew year over year and is poised for continued growth in 2012.

In a recent "Security Speaking" podcast, Vivint CEO Todd Pederson revealed how his company grew 825% in five years. Here you can full the full transcript of his conversation.

Increasingly, electronics consumers expect much more than quality devices; they desire a quality experience. That trend is supported by consumer research conducted by IBM, which found that with the proliferation of connected devices and increased network accessibility, consumers are demanding high performance and enhanced, integrated device experiences.

SECURITY SALES & INTEGRATION Editor-in-Chief Scott Goldfine offers more than two dozen notions to help you run a finely tuned business operation.

Long one of the largest and best-known residential installation and monitoring providers, Protection 1 has had its share of ups and downs. Now an ownership change with celebrated CEO Tim Whall at the reins has P1 broadening its ambitions in the commercial marketplace.

Alarm industry investors Timothy McGinn and David Smith have been charged with fraud in a wide-ranging federal indictment that alleges they swindled millions of dollars from investors’ accounts and used the money to support their lavish lifestyles.

In his latest column, Lou Sepulveda discusses the importance of getting a sales manager involved in the hiring process before adding a new person to the team.

Electronic Security Association (ESA) President Dom D'Ascoli discusses why his business, Smoke Mountain Systems, is succeeding in spite of him being engaged elsewhere much of time.

Tri-Ed/Northern Video Distribution Director of Network Solutions Jeffrey Stout joins the Hot Seat to lend his expert insights and advice for installing security contractors that haven't exactly jumped headlong into the IP waters as yet.

Access control product manufacturer Secura Key has promoted Charles Anthony as director of sales.

The Security Industry Association (SIA) has appointed Marcus Dunn as director of Government Relations. Dunn replaces Don Erickson, who became SIA's CEO late last year.