Tag: Andy Teich
Resideo announces CEO transition, board changes
December 4, 2019SSN Staff
AUSTIN, Texas—Resideo Technologies, Inc., a global provider of home comfort and security solutions, recently announced a number of actions to position the company for long-term success and enhance shareholder value.The company's President and CEO, Mike Nefkens, and the board have mutually agreed to a transition, which will allow Nefkens to focus on family health issues. Nefkens has agreed to continue until his successor is appointed, at which time he also will step down from the board of directors....
Thermal cameras move into commercial use, in some instances
November 26, 2013Kenneth Z. Chutchian
Andy Teich, CEO of FLIR Communications, likes to compare the evolution of thermal camera technology to GPS systems. Slowly but surely, the application of thermal cameras has followed the history of GPS, from a military genesis to dual use, before expanding to the commercial market and commoditization.“Thermal cameras go into the same phases, but slower than GPS,” said Teich, whose Oregon-based company pioneered the cameras' dual-use application back in the 1960s.Security industry integrators...
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ISC West: DMP panels offer 'more for less'; System Sensor launches combined CO/smoke detector; FLIR aims for infrared cameras in every home
April 10, 2013Tess Nacelewicz
I spent my first morning at ISC West on Tuesday at a rather “unique” forum made up of DMP dealers. The talk there included discussion of the Springfield, Mo.-based manufacturer's new XR150/350/550 Series access, burglary, and fire panel that the company is showcasing here in Las Vegas.
“We've tried to pack as much stuff as we could in this panel,” Rick Britton, DMP CEO and president, told the dealers. He said it's extremely fast and it's affordable. “More...
FLIR buys video software company for $46m cash
January 9, 2013Martha Entwistle
PORTLAND, Ore.—Thermal camera maker FLIR Systems on Dec. 28 closed a $46 million cash deal for Traficon International, a provider of video imaging software.“The algorithms and processing capabilities are of great interest to FLIR, which we can take along and tweak for security applications and integrate with our thermal and visible cameras,” Andy Teich, president of FLIR's commercial systems division, told Security Systems News.The Traficon deal comes just two months after FLIR...