Is a Securitas/Niscayah reunion imminent?
STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Is it strange that guarding giant Securitas, which divested itself of its systems integration business (Securitas Systems, now Niscayah) five years ago, this week made a bid to buy...
View ArticleADT colleagues mourn passing of Bill Welch
I did not know Bill Welch, a longtime ADT’s employee, who passed away May 31, but I received several nice tributes to Bill from friends and colleagues. He was obviously well liked and respected during...
View ArticleGreetings from ESX in Charlotte
What I’m hearing from people on the floor and at different ESX events, is that they’re pleased with the show this year. There were more booths (and notably some bigger booths—Mobotix for one) and more...
View ArticleCSAA General Meeting: ‘Overall, we’re in a very healthy situation.’
CHARLOTTE, N.C.—The Central Station Alarm Association held its general membership meeting on June 7 at the ESX show, and the message to attendees was that while the economy is tough, the monitoring...
View ArticleComcast sells home security/home automation with iControl
PALO ALTO, Calif.—It’s official: Comcast is selling home security and home automation services powered by iControl software in seven of its 18 markets across the country. The announcement was made by...
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Tyco looks to acquire Visonic
BOCA RATON, Fla.—Tyco International, parent company of ADT, is in talks to acquire security product manufacturer Visonic, which is based in Tel Aviv, Israel. “I can confirm that we’re in discussion...
View ArticleReputed mob boss appeals ADT fraud conviction
Security Systems News has written previously about Vincent Artuso, who was sentenced in 2009 to nine years in federal prison for his role in a real-estate scam to bilk ADT out of millions of dollars....
View ArticleProvident hires new developer
VANCOUVER, B.C.—Provident Security on Aug. 20 announced it has hired Bob Stevenson as lead developer. In this role, Stevenson leads the Provident software development team and is responsible for...
View ArticleExacq and others on Inc’s 2011 fastest growing company list
VMS provider Exacq Technologies made Inc. 500 for second year in a row. Exacq had revenues of $9.7m in 2009 and $19.2m in 2010. Its three-year growth percentage is 851 percent, according to the Inc...
View ArticleExacq and others on Inc’s 2011 fastest growing company list
VMS provider Exacq Technologies made Inc. 500 for second year in a row. Exacq had revenues of $9.7m in 2009 and $19.2m in 2010. Its three-year growth percentage is 851 percent, according to the Inc...
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