General News

IRWIN, Pa.—A July 21 story from the Norwin Star reports that false alarms could become costly for Irwin home and business owners.

SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif.—Swann Security, a provider of security monitoring solutions, on July 17 announced the appointment of Nick Movsisyan as training & merchandising manager. Movsisyan will be responsible for all aspects of Swann’s vendor training program and merchandising initiatives in North America, ensuring all projects are completed on time to meet the needs of Swann’s internal and external customers.

LOUISVILLE, Colo.—Inovonics, a provider of wireless sensor networks for commercial and life safety applications, on July 13 announced the appointment of Don Commare as director of product management. Commare will help guide and oversee the development and execution of the company’s line of wireless transmitters, transceivers and sensors for use in life safety and commercial security systems.

AUSTIN, Texas—Pivot3, a provider of unified storage, announced July 12 that Olivier Thierry has been named chief marketing officer. Thierry is responsible for the oversight of all global marketing activities for Pivot3 including product management, marketing, marketing communications and go-to-market initiatives with partners and channels. He assumes the role from Pivot3 co-founder Lee Caswell, who has been appointed chief strategy officer. Thierry reports to Pivot3 president and CEO Bob Fernander.