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CMS partners with UPG for discounted pricing

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Daniel Gelinas
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05/24/2011
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LONGWOOD, Fla.—Criticom Monitoring Services, the largest wholesale monitoring center in the U.S. with over 800,000 subscribers and over 4,000 dealers, in May announced a partnership with Universal Power Group, a supplier and distributor of batteries and power accessories, as well as a provider of supply chain services.

Spagnola is new Iverify CEO

Mike May starts new venture
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Daniel Gelinas
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05/19/2011
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CHARLOTTE, N.C.—Mike May, Iverify president and CEO, on May 10 announced he would be taking on a new role of strategic advisor with the company, while interim CFO Mark Spagnolo will take over May's previous functions.

Iverify’s new $39m video monitoring contract ‘largest in the industry’

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Daniel Gelinas
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05/19/2011
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CHARLOTTE, N.C.—In what it says is the “largest video monitoring contract in history,” Iverify at the end of April announced it won a five-year contract valued at $39 million to provide guard replacement and shrink-reduction services to 529 Family Dollar stores, nationwide.
Iverify president Mike May said Iverify brought big savings to the table for the Family Dollar.

Centralarm opens new disaster recovery center

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Daniel Gelinas
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05/09/2011
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BEDFORD, N.H.—Third party central monitoring center Centralarm is getting ready for the ribbon cutting at a brand new disaster recovery center based here. According to Centralarm president Kevin Helmig, the new 22-seat call center is the first step on a footprint-expansion path.

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Bold experiences record growth year in 2010
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Daniel Gelinas
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05/03/2011
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—Central station automation platform provider Bold Technologies in March announced it had experienced its largest increase in growth during the past ten years with a recession-defying 45 percent growth rate in 2010.

Power Home Technologies signs up with Monitronics

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Daniel Gelinas
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05/03/2011
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DALLAS—A new partnership between “one of the top dealers in the country” and recently acquired Monitronics, one of the largest wholesale monitoring companies in the country, means only good things, according to both parties.

Envysion Managed and Hosted Video Summit ready to roll

Networking, new services, partnership opportunities abound
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Daniel Gelinas
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04/28/2011
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Monitoring

BOULDER, Colo.—Managed video as a service (MVaaS) provider Envysion on April 25 announced its second annual Managed and Hosted Video Summit, which the company says will bring together managed and hosted video players, industry partners, thought leaders and investors to share ideas, shape the emerging market and drive the success of the segment.

CSAA debuts new membership marketing campaign

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Daniel Gelinas
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04/27/2011
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Monitoring

VIENNA, Va.—The Central Station Alarm Association debuted its new membership campaign recently at ISC West and is ready to carry that new message at the upcoming ESX show in Charlotte, N.C. in June.

SGS integrates with Unified 911 for more accurate emergency services dispatch

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Daniel Gelinas
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04/21/2011
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Monitoring

DALLAS—A new technology partnership aims to simplify and speed up 911 dispatch for central stations. Furthermore, the partnership aligns with current efforts on the part of the Central Station Alarm Association and the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials.

Central station software company moves, readies expanded offerings

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Daniel Gelinas
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04/19/2011
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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.—Central station software provider AlarmSoft recently completed a move to a new headquarters to allow room for growth and to prepare for a possible expansion of services with the planned building of a server farm.

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Retailing home security has become a trend. Comcast is selling its Xfinity Home security/home automation product in stores nationwide. AT&T's Digital Life product is available in its stores, and Lowe's is selling its Iris product in its retail stores and Verizon Wireless stores. Security companies, including SecureWatch 24, The Alarm Company and Security Options, also have retail stores. Is this the wave of the future or just a fad? What do you think?

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