Archive: July 2002
Kastle Systems' Chicago office increases sales force
July 1, 2002RoJean Tulk
CHICAGO-Kastle Systems' office here has increased its sales force to further develop relationships with tenants, builders and architects, according to the company's Chicago branch general manager, Marilyn Brooks. The additions take the office's employee roster to 22, nearly tripling its staff in the last four years. "Our growth is predicated on the health of the commercial real estate industry, and in Chicago, it's phenomenal," Brooks says.
Carolyn Chambless has been hired as a systems sales consultant...
SAFE and SAFE Financial move to new headquarters
July 1, 2002SSN Staff
SAN RAMON, Calif.-SAFE and SAFE Financial have moved into a new 35,000 square-foot building here which is more than three times larger than the company's previous facility located here.
Paul Sargenti, chief executive officer of both SAFE and SAFE Financial, said that the new facility will allow the company to serve its current customers more efficiently with updated data processing and telecommunications technologies.
The decision to expand was also driven by an aggressive growth forecast and strategy...
SimplexGrinnell to seek GSA Schedule for fire, security systems
July 1, 2002Chelsie Woods
WESTMINSTER, Mass.-SimplexGrinnell could be soon expanding the scope of its General Services Administration work, with an agreement now in the works for a GSA Schedule for fire and security systems.
If approved by the GSA, it would enable Simplex-Grinnell to become a turnkey provider of security and life safety services to government agencies that require GSA approved contractors. The firm already has a GSA agreement to service fire alarm systems.
"What we're trying to do is have our full...
Bold launches Manitou software
July 1, 2002SSN Staff
GURNEE, Ill.-Bold Technologies new central station automation software, Manitou, is now available.
Developed to be scalable for central stations of various sizes, Manitou consists of a number of modules that can be added as a company grows. According to Bold President Jerry Winslow, Manitou features GPS, video and PBX integration.
Manitou is Windows-based and on a network, enabling central stations to integrate a variety of programs.
The software also allows dealers in the field to use a PDA and...
Sonitrol opens in central Georgia
July 1, 2002Andrea Gura
MACON, Ga.-The operator of an installation company that has been installing Sonitrol systems for the past decade has opened his own Sonitrol franchise here.
The location, called Sonitrol of Middle Georgia, which will cover two counties in central and southern Georgia, opened June 1 and will primarily serve as a sales location, said owner Tim LeBlanc. The installation company, Time Out Systems, will continue to perform the system installations throughout the new sales territory, which encompasses...
ADT strikes deal with N.Y. AG
July 1, 2002Andrea Gura
BOCA RATON, Fla.-ADT Security Services has agreed to pay nearly $650,000 in customer refunds and change its new residential security services contract in a settlement reached between the security company and New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, a settlement that all together will cost the company $1.29 million.
Spitzer's office launched an investigation into ADT's installed back-up wireless radio transmitters after receiving a complaint in July of 2001, said Christine Pritchard, a spokeswoman...
Stealth Laboratories expands, adds lines
July 1, 2002Chelsie Woods
HICKORY, N.C.-Power supply and surge protection manufacturer Stealth Laboratories recently quadrupled the size of its headquarters, providing the company with more room to make product and expand its lines.
In April, the company moved into a newly built building next to its current facility, providing Stealth Laboratories with a separate production facility. The facility will focus on making power supplies for CCTV, access control and alarm applications, according to Gavin Sinclair, vice president...
Nice Systems consolidates security units
July 1, 2002SSN Staff
RA'ANANA, Israel-Nice Systems announced plans to consolidate all of its security-related activities into a newly-created Security Group under the leadership of Doron Eidelman, who joins Nice as executive vice president and president of the Security Group.
The new group combines the digital video recording and threat analysis capabilities of the company's VIM Division with the government, military, and law enforcement communications intelligence experience of its ISS Division. The Security Group...
Protection One grows telecom deal
July 1, 2002Andrea Gura
BOCA RATON, Fla.-ADT Security Services has agreed to pay nearly $650,000 in customer refunds and change its new residential security services contract in a settlement reached between the security company and New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, a settlement that all together will cost the company $1.29 million.
Spitzer's office launched an investigation into ADT's installed back-up wireless radio transmitters after receiving a complaint in July of 2001, said Christine Pritchard, a spokeswoman...
Simplex opens new headquarters
July 1, 2002Mary Raitt
WESTMINSTER, Mass.-Global fire detection and security systems provider Simplex Time Recorder Co. opened a new headquarters and operation center this spring, a move company officials say reflects double-digit growth.
In April, Simplex moved from its century-old Gardner, Mass. site to consolidate its business in a 176,000-square-foot facility on 300 acres which will house all research and development, manufacturing, distribution, marketing and administrative operations. Employees at the former...