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PSA updates course offerings DENVER - As part of plans to provide more training to members, PSA Security Network has begun updating its access control and CCTV classes that are available online. Other improvements at PSA include updating the online database of between 300 and 450 courses that include links by category, vendor and date and adding online business and technical courses. The online business and technical courses are offered through CMoor Group and cost between $59.95 and $119.95. Other related courses, such as Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint will also be available. Mac Systems wins Indala’s excellence award AVON, Mass. - Mac Systems was recently presented the Certificate of Excellence Award by Indala for its relationship with the access control company. According to Indala, Mac Systems increased its sales of Indala products 320 percent in 2002. Mac Systems also partnered with Indala to serve high profile companies such as Bristol Meyers Squibb, the Mitre Corp., and MIT. Mac Systems has been a customer of Indala’s since 1993. Pawn shop sues alarm company for burglary JEFFERSON, Ky. - The owners of a pawn shop have filed a lawsuit claiming its alarm company is to blame for a burglary where more than $500,000 worth of property was stolen. Gold’s Pawn Shop claims that ADT Security Services failed to call the store manager and Jefferson police when its alarm system sounded on March 2, 2002. The lawsuit claims that ADT’s monitoring center ordered the alarm condition be cleared from the screen and never alerted authorities. Items stolen from the pawn shop included jewelry, 94 handguns and three rare comic books worth $120,000 that the pawn shop was holding for a customer.