May 24, 2013
Interlogix of Bradenton, Fla., a UTC Climate, Controls & Security company, releases the Advisor, a self-contained security and comfort management platform that combines advanced life safety and lifestyle functions for both home and small business use.
May 16, 2013
Georgia is joining the list of states to mandate alarm management best practices to conserve police resources while maintaining police response for burglar alarms. Beginning July 1, central stations will be required to make two telephone calls to alarm owners prior to dispatching police to an alarm site.
May 14, 2013
A new survey funded by the Alarm Industry Research and Educational Foundation (AIREF) reveals that burglars are often deterred from specific targets that have alarm systems installed.
May 13, 2013
Napco Security Technologies of Amityville, N.Y., announces that its iBridge-equipped, Gemini control panels now support Kwikset’s SmartCode deadbolt locks with Home Connect technology through the Z-Wave automation functionality.
May 13, 2013
RBtec of Derwood, Md., releases the Ironclad perimeter intrusion detection system.
May 13, 2013
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May 7, 2013
The Sonitrol National Dealers Association (SNDA) has elected Chuck Harrelson, president of Sonitrol Security Systems of the Triangle, as its president.
May 3, 2013
After announcing that it would stop responding to unverified burglar alarms by May 1, the Summit County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) has decided to extend its response policy until the end of the year.
May 2, 2013
As part of a new ordinance to reduce false alarms here, city council members Monday awarded a contract to Cry Wolf False Alarm Solutions to administer a new alarm management program.
April 29, 2013
With the integration of Yale Real Living ZigBee and Z-Wave wireless door locks into an HAI by Leviton system, homeowners can monitor the status of locks and also lock or unlock doors remotely, without having to make copies of their keys, according to the companies.
April 25, 2013
As part of its alliance with the Sonitrol National Dealers Association (SNDA), the Partnership for Priority Video Alarm Response (PPVAR) has formed a new committee to focus on audio verification.
April 17, 2013
Since implementing a fee-based program to curb false alarms in 2010, this city has collected nearly $500,000 in false alarm fines and registration fees.
April 16, 2013
Concord, Ontario-based DSC, part of Tyco Security Products, introduces the two-way wireless touchscreen arming station (WTK5504).
April 16, 2013
ELK Products of Hildebran, N.C., releases its ELK-6030 wireless passive infrared (PIR) motion sensor.
April 16, 2013
Alarm communicator manufacturer Uplink has teamed up with RSI Video Technologies to provide network services for RSI’s Videofied alarm systems throughout North America.
April 4, 2013
The city council here has approved an ordinance to help combat false alarms. Since 1998, Greenwood Police Department officers have responded to more than 34,000 false alarms, with only 168 being actual alarms.
March 21, 2013
Some Fort Worth, Texas alarm owners are learning that without a permit, police officers will not respond to alarm calls.
March 20, 2013
The Physical Security Interoperability Alliance (PSIA) has released two new profiles — one for access control and the other for intrusion detection — as well as a tool for testing whether products conform to the profiles.
March 14, 2013
An insurer for Eli Lilly & Co. filed a lawsuit against Tyco Integrated Security (TycoIS) in a Connecticut federal court Monday, claiming that a faulty security system led to the 2010 theft of roughly $80 million in pharmaceuticals from Lilly’s distribution facility in Connecticut.
March 11, 2013
A new AIREF-endorsed study seeks answers from the minds of burglars.