Archive: December 2010
Bosch appoints six regional sales managers
December 29, 2010SSN Staff
FAIRPORT, N.Y.—Bosch Security Systems, Inc. on Dec. 27 announced the appointment of six new sales managers for the South and Northeast regions of the United States. Each sales representative is responsible for working with Bosch dealers and integrators in their designated areas to help them win, support and maintain top quality security installations.
Dale Duda manages the Video Solutions portfolio in Northern Texas.
Pete Peaco manages the Video Solutions portfolio for Southern Texas.
Mike...
25-year security industry veteran Kilgore joins Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies
December 29, 2010SSN Staff
CARMEL, Ind.—Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies on Dec. 21 announced Dan Kilgore will be responsible for leading the company's government (federal, military, aviation, state and local) vertical market development activities. Further, he will be responsible for developing market growth strategies and driving execution of these strategies in the government space. Kilgore will be the principal point of contact internally and externally for the government vertical, working closely with the government...
Intransa appoints senior director of sales for Canada
December 29, 2010SSN Staff
CUPERTINO, Calif., and OTTAWA—Intransa on Dec. 29 announced the appointment of Grant Foster to senior director of sales, Canada overseeing sales functions, channel support and Intransa's brand awareness with end users and authoriaed distributors, certified dealers and integrators. Foster brings more than 14 years of sales, marketing and management experience in the technology and security industry as well as expertise in the banking, retail, government and transportation sectors.
GVI looks at next phase of evolution, with analog and IP offerings
December 29, 2010Martha Entwistle
CARROLLTON, Texas—Following the dissolution of the partnership between GVI Security and Samsung Techwin America, GVI execs say they're looking forward to the next phase of the company's evolution in 2011.
GVI and Samsung Techwin America announced Dec 17 that GVI would no longer be the master distributor for Samsung, effective Jan. 1. Executives from both companies said the 11-year partnership had run its course and characterized the split as amicable.
The separation will end some market confusion...
Post storm updates
December 29, 2010Martha Entwistle
I got back from vacation just in time for the big 'ole snowstorm that shut down the East Coast Sunday and Monday.
Some of you who live in more hospitable climates might think that was poor timing; not I. As long as my power doesn't go off for too long, I love a Nor'Easter. This one, at least in the Portland, Maine area, dropped enough snow to make it a work-from-home day, but we only lost power for a couple hours at my house, not long enough for my Mac or my iphone to lose its charge, or for the...
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Contracts won by fire marshal's wife raise alarms
December 29, 2010Tess Nacelewicz
It's not what you know but who you know that will help you in the business world, or so the saying goes. A recent Connecticut newspaper report about a town fire marshal and the contracts his wife won for her fire alarm company raises the question of whether their personal relationship played a role.
The story published yesterday by the Post-Chronicle said that Jennifer Badamo won a contract of nearly $170,000 for her company, Pull Stations, to install a fire alarm system in the Hamden, Conn. town...
3VR wants to help integrators provide 'security intelligence'
December 28, 2010Martha Entwistle
SAN FRANCISCO—For intelligent analytics and search solution provider 3VR, the coming year “will be very much about the channel partners,” 3VR's CMO Aisling MacRunnels told Security Systems News on Dec. 27. And 3VR will use its recently closed $17 million round of funding to invest in its channel partnerships, as well as to expand its presence in certain vertical markets and grow globally.
“Some of the regional guys have been early adopters [integrators such as SSI in California,...
Tenn. association VP says 'service mentality' is key
December 28, 2010Tess Nacelewicz
MEMPHIS, Tenn.—Greg Polley, vice president of Frase Protection, will become vice president of the Western Region of the Tennessee Electronic Security Association on Jan. 1.
Polley sees his new leadership role with the nonprofit association as another way to fulfill the service-oriented philosophy of Frase, a security alarm company based here that has a history dating back 40 years.
“This is just one way of serving the larger community and some of [that community] happens to be our competitors,...
UTCFS breaks ground on new center
December 28, 2010Tess Nacelewicz
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.—UTC Fire & Security's new Fire Innovation & Test Center here will benefit the company's dealer network by demonstrating for dealers and their customers how the products they sell and install actually perform, according to the program manager for the test center.
“As I like to say, 'seeing is believing' on some of these products,” Roger Riley told Security Systems News. “This facility will serve as a place where we can coordinate with our dealer network,...
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Home security camera helps solve Christmas crime
December 28, 2010Tess Nacelewicz
Saw this little post-Christmas heart warmer of a story that highlights how a home security camera likely aided in the return of a stolen dog to its family, and thought I'd share.
The Las Cruces Sun-News, a New Mexico newspaper, reported that a 2-year-old German Shepherd was stolen from the fenced yard of Alex Estrada's family home right before Christmas. Estrada had given “Bruno” to his father as a gift in 2009 and the dog had become a family favorite, particularly with Estrada's son,...