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Robbie Murray dead at 61

by: 
Tess Nacelewicz
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Wednesday, February 18, 2009
This sad news arrived from Potter Electric Signal Company on Friday. I thought I'd share it as many of you knew Robbie Murray.
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Videolarm sells for $45m

by: 
Martha Entwistle
  - 
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
In what seems to be a good sign for the security industry in general, large component manufacturer Moog (not, I think, the maker of the legendary Moog synthesizer) has
This Blog's on Fire (And Other Stuff)

Professor Polk: 'Evil Persists'

by: 
Tess Nacelewicz
  - 
Friday, February 13, 2009
Here are some notes from CapitalSource's Bill Polk's talk at the Barnes Buchanan Conference. Professor Polk gave an informative and amusing lecture on the state of the debt markets. (He's not actually a professor to my knowledge, he just seems like one.)
This Blog's on Fire (And Other Stuff)

Barnes Buchanan update

by: 
Tess Nacelewicz
  - 
Friday, February 13, 2009
I returned late Friday night from the Barnes Buchanan Security Alarm Conference, but haven't had time to blog about it because I've been busy with our March issue which has now been sent to the printers.
Monitoring Matters

LoJack launches SafetyNet to track and rescue wanderers

by: 
Daniel Gelinas
  - 
Friday, February 13, 2009
LoJack, best known for helping bust crooks who try to steal your car is moving into people tracking with the launch, announced this week, of LoJack SafetyNet, which fills a market need for a solution
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So, do the cops in Indiana still support ECV?

by: 
Martha Entwistle
  - 
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Maybe I've got Michael Phelps on the brain, but this story struck me as particularly amusing:
SOUTH BEND, IN (AP) - Mother Nature helped police uncover a home marijuana-growing operation.
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Live from Gillette Stadium

by: 
Martha Entwistle
  - 
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
1:10 p.m.: I've always wanted to write that as a title for a blog entry. Of course, that's because I wish I had Mike Reiss's job at the Boston Globe...
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A quick note on comments

by: 
Martha Entwistle
  - 
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Hey everyone - thanks for the great comments lately. I really appreciate the feedback and discussion.
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Set your Outlook calendars

by: 
Martha Entwistle
  - 
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Just wanted to give you a head's up that I'll be live blogging from a cool event tomorrow that's being put on by PSA Security and their IT counterparts 1nService, whom they've teamed with on a
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Provident's hiring (who else?)

by: 
Martha Entwistle
  - 
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
I've extolled Mike Jagger's virtues in this space before, so it shouldn't be a surprise that he's growing his company in down times. Anyone who wants to join his team at Provident Security, check this out.

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