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VoIPAlarm.com partners with Canadian monitoring company
OJAI, Calif.--VoIPAlarm.com, the reseller and dealer division of NextAlarm.com, announced in April a partnership with API Alarm Monitoring, a Canadian monitoring provider, to offer the VoIPAlarm IP signal transmission service. "This partnership allows API to give its dealers the option ... Read more

 
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Argyle secures $15 million in financing
SAN ANTONIO--Systems integrator Argyle Security announced April 24 it has received a $15 million stock investment from Mezzanine Management, an independent investment firm. Argyle will issue roughly 18,750 shares of preferred stock, with each share convertible to 100 shares of ....

Gun manufacturer enters security industry
SPRINGFIELD, Mass.--Major gun manufacturer Smith & Wesson announced on May 1 a licensing agreement with NationWide Digital Monitoring Co., a division of New York Merchants Protective Co., to design and sell Smith & Wesson-branded security systems. The partnership program, which ....

LaserShield acquires partner NextAlarm.com
LAS CRUCES, N.M.--LaserShield, developer of a plug-and-go instant security system, in April completed the acquisition of NextAlarm.com, an alarm monitoring and technology development company based in Ojai, Calif. Details of the acquisition were not disclosed. The two companies have been ....

PSA attendees told rough economic times may end soon
ST. CHARLES, Ill.--As part of a larger day-long program on working with the U.S. government, attendees here at PSA-TEC heard on Tuesday from U.S. Bancorp economist John Mitchell that the current economic downturn may be short-lived. Or it may not. ....

Diebold unveils preliminary revenue numbers
CANTON, Ohio--Diebold this week released preliminary revenue numbers that have been long-awaited by some industry watchers, the more so considering United Technology's recent hostile bid to buy the company. Diebold estimated it took in $700.2 million in the first quarter ....

InGrid partners with cable companies
BERWYN, Pa.--Lou Stilp, CEO of InGrid, a self-installed wireless digital home security system, announced May 5 a partnership with Blue Ridge Communications, a cable company with about 183,000 subscribers located in Northeastern Pennsylvania. InGrid's products are sold through the security dealer ....

Nortronics installs CCTV over IP system at NYC’s Solaria Riverdale Condominium
RIVERDALE, N.Y.—Nortronics Corporation, a technology integrator in the Tri-State area, is installing a comprehensive security and telephone access control system at Solaria Riverdale, a luxury condominium development in the prominent Riverdale section of the Bronx. Highlighted by IP-network cameras and an ....

Legislation proposes Medicare coverage for medical monitoring services
WASHINGTON, D.C.-- The Medicare Remote Monitoring Access Act of 2008 was introduced to the House of Representatives on April 14, which, if passed, would require Medicare to cover remote health monitoring services for patients with certain chronic health conditions. The ....

Potter acquires Elmdene
ST.LOUIS, Mo.--Making good on his February promise that Potter Electric Signal would bust out of its conservative mold and that the industry would "see a new and more energized," company, Potter president Bernie Lears on April 23 announced that it ....

Honeywell to build on Hand Held with Metrologic buy
MORRIS TOWNSHIP, N.J.--Honeywell announced this week a definitive agreement to buy Metrologic Instruments, a manufacturer of barcode-related data capture and collection hardware and software. The $720 million acquisition will be integrated into Honeywell Security, part of Honeywell's Automation and Control ....

Per Mar acquires A-1
DAVENPORT, Iowa--Per Mar Security announced May 7 the acquisition of A-1 Alarm Company of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Terms of the deal were not released. The former owners of A-1, Jim Poorbaugh is retiring. The deal will bring with it 700 accounts, ....

Tech Data expands video surveillance
CLEARWATER, Fla.--In a move to expand its array of video surveillance solutions and network test equipment, IT product distributor Tech Data announced April 30 that it had signed five new vendor partners, including Digimerge Technologies, JDSU, Lorex Technology Inc, OnSSI; ....



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LaserShield acquires partner NextAlarm.com

Argyle secures $15 million in financing

Gun manufacturer enters security industry

Potter acquires Elmdene

Diebold unveils preliminary revenue numbers

Tech Data expands video surveillance

PSA attendees told rough economic times may end soon

Nortronics installs CCTV over IP system at NYC’s Solaria Riverdale Condominium

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