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Allied Universal’s CEO publishes book

Steve Jones talks with SSN about the book and how the company went from $12 million to $7 billion in 20 years
by: 
Paul Ragusa
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02/14/2019
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Commercial and Systems Integrators

SANTA ANA, Calif.—Steve Jones, CEO of Allied Universal, added “author” to his list of accomplishments with the recent publication of No Off Season: The Constant Pursuit of More, a story that chronicles his days as football standout at Cal Poly to successful CEO of a billion-dollar security company.

ESA Leadership Summit 2019 provided valuable education, business contacts

by: 
SSN Staff
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02/13/2019
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General News

IRVING, Texas—A few weeks ago, the Electronic Security Association (ESA) held their 2019 Leadership Summit in Austin, Texas, gathering electronic security and life safety professionals to start off the year by sharing best practices, networking and collaborative strategizing.

Specifically Speaking with Andrew B. Hall

Owner and Managing Member, HLM Associates LLC in Strasburg, Va.
 by: 
Paul Ragusa
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02/12/2019
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General News

This month's Specifically Speaking column features Andrew B. Hall, owner and managing member, HLM Associates LLC, based in Strasburg, Va.

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ADT acquires DIY home security provider LifeShield

by: 
SSN Staff
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02/12/2019
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Residential

BOCA RATON, Fla.—ADT announced this week that it has acquired LifeShield LLC, a pioneer in advanced wireless home security systems, in a transaction valued at approximately $25 million. John Owens will continue in his current capacity, leading the LifeShield team.

Security-Net celebrates 25 years

Founding member Bill Savage speaks with SSN about the milestone and way forward
 by: 
Paul Ragusa
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02/11/2019
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Commercial and Systems Integrators

EXTON, Pa.—Security-Net Inc., a global provider of security system services, is celebrating its 25th anniversary, a testament to the strength of the organization that today brings together independent security systems integrators to collaborate on enterprise-level projects, technology acumen and business practices.

A decade of success for iluminar

by: 
Ginger Schlueter
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02/08/2019
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Suppliers

IRVINE, Calif—Last month signified a decade in the security business world for iluminar, a manufacturer and supplier of IR and white light illuminators, and license plate recognition products.

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SSN News Poll April 2019

With data privacy taking center stage both in Europe with the Global Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and here in the U.S. as well, this month’s poll looks at how the security industry is handling this important topic.