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The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Albuquerque has selected Surveillance Systems Integration (SSI) to migrate the hotel’s analog security system to IP video.

SafeMart Home Security, based here, will extend its service capabilities with the addition of Verizon Wireless as a network service provider for its wireless home security systems.

The Security Industry Association (SIA) has tapped New York Times best-selling author Brad Thor to serve as keynote speaker during its 2012 Government Summit, scheduled for June 19-20 in Washington.

In an effort to enhance communication with customers, partners, prospects and industry experts, Datacard Group, a secure ID and card personalization solutions provider, has launched a new corporate blog.

Welcome back to SECURITY SALES & INTEGRATION's "Security Speaking" podcast! Here, Editor-in-Chief Scott Goldfine talks to Deborah Hansen, false alarm reduction coordinator for the city of Naperville (Ill.) Police Department at the False Alarm Reduction Association (FARA) Symposium in Albuquerque, N.M.

Through its “Graybar CARES” program, Graybar, a distributor of electrical, communications and data networking products, collected nearly 130,000 food items to help communities in need.

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) border security program has asked HID Global to continue manufacturing and supplying permanent resident cards, or green cards, for all legal foreign U.S. residents.

Vector Security has awarded scholarships to 25 individuals as part of its Loss Prevention Foundation (LPF) scholarship program, which provides financial support to loss prevention professionals in the retail industry.

Welcome back to SECURITY SALES & INTEGRATION's "Security Speaking" podcast! Here, Alarm.com Vice President of Marketing Jay Kenny, offers insight in the company’s marketing strategies from the ISC West show floor.

In an effort to combat property crime and reduce false alarms, the police department here has teamed up with the alarm industry and the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) for the Partnership for Priority Video Alarm Response program.

Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei, former director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), will serve as a keynote speaker at ASIS 2012.

Congratulations are in order for three individuals who will each receive an iPad 2 tablet for participating in the 2012 Electronic Security Products Survey.

At its ISC West press conference Thursday, Salto Systems introduced several new access control products that feature an antimicrobial agent that prevents bacteria from spreading.

Johnson Controls will launch a security solution for the healthcare industry designed to enhance operational efficiencies, decrease costs and improve customer satisfaction, the company announced Tuesday.

The captain of a JetBlue flight from New York to Las Vegas who shouted about bombs and Al Qaeda after suffering what was described as a “medical situation” was subdued by passengers, many of whom were on their way to attend ISC West.

Adding to its national accounts business, Protection 1 has acquired Wilmington, N.C.-based security systems integrator Camtronic Security Integration. Terms of the deal were not released.

The Tucson City Council approved a revised alarm ordinance that requires alarm owners to pay an annual $20 permit fee.The ordinance had full support from the Arizona Alarm Association (AzAA); however, three local alarm companies strongly opposed it, stating that the measure could likely put small alarm companies out of business.

Welcome back to SECURITY SALES & INTEGRATION's "Security Speaking" podcast! Here Surveillance Systems Integration President Todd Flowers offers tips on succeeding in the gaming sector.

Mission 500 will host a special ceremony during ISC West to bestow its annual awards, which honor security firms and professionals for their charitable efforts in helping communities in crisis. This year's recipients include Vivint and Monitronics Central Station Monitoring Director Mary Jensby.

AT&T plans to offer its remote monitoring and automation platform, Digital Life, worldwide. The company has developed the service and technology for international carriers that will develop and sell Web-based home automation security and energy services to clients.