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For dealers with a large number of commercial accounts looking to increase their recurring monthly revenue (RMR), Mike Miller, vice president of Moon Security, believes he has the solution with the new iLinkx Dealer Program.

ADT Security Services will pay a civil penalty of $950,000 to customers here to provide restitution for residential clients whose rates increased during their initial contract, MercuryNews.com reports.

To help a Boy Scout troop earn Engineering merit badges, fire/life-safety products provider Fike Corp. hosted a fire and explosion safety exhibit at its 26,000-square-foot explosion protection remote testing facility.

In support of the construction of the school's Fire Protection Engineering Lab (FPEL), Siemens Building Technologies (SBT) has given $100,000 to the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI).

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With its recent purchase of Upper Darby, Pa.-based Omni Alarms Inc., Oliver Fire Protection & Security has expanded its footprint in Southeast Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.

To expand its gas and flame detection, and monitoring solutions, Honeywell has acquired Fire Sentry Corp., a fire detection and control products provider. Terms of the deal were not released.

After building its membership and working on alarm ordinances throughout the state, the Arizona Alarm Association (AzAA) took home the sought-after "Chapter of the Year" honor at the recent Electronic Security Association (ESA) Leadership Summit.

In an effort to motivate employees, increase the overall quality of installations and improve overall job performance, Pinnacle Security developed its Dashboard and MySales Web sites.

Protection 1 (P1) has completed a fold-in acquisition of Indio, Calif.-based Custom System Technologies (CST). Terms of the deal were not released.

For the second consecutive year, ASIS Int'l will co-locate the 58th Annual Seminar and Exhibits with the (ISC)² Security Congress in Philadelphia in September.

The Georgia House of Representatives is seeking to amend a state alarm law to require alarm companies to use alarm verification in an effort to conserve public safety resources, reports Examiner.com.

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The Electronic Security Association (ESA) emphasized dual themes of growth and change at its 2012 Leadership Summit, held here Jan. 9- 12 at the Omni Mandalay Hotel.

World Wide Security Group, an intrusion and fire alarm systems provider based in Garden City, N.Y., announces it has added three physical security firms to its group of companies.

Systems integrator and project management company G4S Technology has earned a $2.3 million contract to provide the Port of Tacoma with access control and video management systems (VMS).

Vector Security has teamed up with Spacenet Inc., a data network services provider, to offer managed network services to its national accounts and retail customers.

The Broward County (Fla.) Sheriff's Department is crediting real-time video security monitoring for helping apprehend a man after he attempted to steal a truck from an automobile rental lot.

ONVIF, a standardization initiative for IP-based physical security products, has released Profile S, the first in a series of profile introductions that will aid end users and system designers in determining interoperable components of a physical security solution.

Potter Electric Signal Co. has revamped its Web site to provide users with enhanced customer interaction and functionality.