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Bold files response to DICE

Asks court to award fees for the defense of 'baseless' suit
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Daniel Gelinas
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10/06/2011
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BAY CITY, Mich.—Colorado-based central station automation platform provider Bold Technologies, which in August was sued by direct competitor DICE Corporation of Michigan, on Sept. 30 filed a response to DICE's accusations.

Remote security services company VirSec launches partner program

Remote monitors all ex-security officers, military, police
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Daniel Gelinas
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10/06/2011
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TROY, Mich.—The Huffmaster Companies, a nationwide provider of guarding and other security technologies and services, on Sept.

Dynamark Monitoring opens its doors

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Daniel Gelinas
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09/29/2011
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HAGERSTOWN, Md.—Dynamark Security Centers, a well-known name in the security industry—the monitoring aspect of which disappeared through a series of acqu

Sielox announces new managed services company Sielox24Seven

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Daniel Gelinas
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09/22/2011
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ORLANDO, Fla.—Access control and video monitoring supplier Sielox at the ASIS International conference here on Sept. 20 announced the formation of a new managed services company called Sielox24Seven.

New security/telco partnership up North

After five years of working together ‘secretly’ IControl & Rogers Communications announce partnership
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Daniel Gelinas
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09/14/2011
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RED WOOD CITY, Calif. and TORONTO—The home security penetration rate hovers around 18 percent in Canada, but players in a new partnership say they’re going to change that. Home automation and control technology provider iControl and Rogers Communications, Canada's largest communications provider, on Aug. 30 announced a new converged home security, automation and control offering, which they say will raise that rate.  

As POTS lines continue to disappear, alternatives proliferate

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Daniel Gelinas
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09/09/2011
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LAFAYETTE, La.—Multi-site central station monitoring company Acadian Monitoring Services on Aug. 26 announced a new partnership with life safety solutions supplier Interlogix to provide what the two companies call a reliable IP answer to communications without POTS lines.

DICE sues Bold, claiming violation of trade secret act

Bold attorney calls suit groundless, vows to vigorously defend it
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Daniel Gelinas
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09/01/2011
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BAY CITY, Mich. and COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—Alleging violation of the Michigan Uniform Trade Secret Act, central station automation platform provider DICE is suing its competitor Bold.

AlarmWATCH partners with Ocenture for identity theft protection bundle

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Daniel Gelinas
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09/01/2011
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HUNT VALLEY, Md.—AlarmWATCH, a central station based here, has a new partnership that it says will allow dealers to offer more protection than they've traditionally been able.

Natural disasters test concept for ASAP-to-the-PSAP program

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Daniel Gelinas
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09/01/2011
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PITTSBURGH—Vector Security CEO Pam Petrow said recent natural disasters on the East Coast have provided a proof of concept for CSAA's ASAP-to-the-PSAP program.

Telular delivers manufacturer-agnostic, cellular, two-way voice solution

Says solution eliminates need for manufacturer-specific receivers
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Daniel Gelinas
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08/25/2011
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CHICAGO—Wireless connectivity solution provider Telular on Aug. 16 announced the availability of two-way voice over cellular using its Telguard TG-1 Express solution. According to Telular vice president of marketing and business development Shawn Welsh, the TG-1 Express will save time and money for central stations and dealers by becoming the one-stop shop for two-way voice communication from the panel to the central station.

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Early termination fees are a standard in the security industry but now The ADT Corp. is facing a class-action lawsuit over them. The attorney representing ADT clients from California, Illinois and elsewhere in the lawsuit says the fees violate federal and state consumer protection laws. But industry advocates say the fees are legitimate to help companies recover installation costs and for loss of profit. What do you think about such fees?

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