Archive: January 2013
Lowe's, Honeywell VPs to speak at Smart Energy Summit
January 31, 2013SSN Staff
DALLAS—Parks Associates today announced the keynote speakers for the upcoming Smart Energy Summit, scheduled for Feb. 25-27 in San Antonio, according to a news release.
Jeremy Eaton, vice president and general manager of Honeywell Smart Grid Solutions, and Kevin Meagher, vice president and general manager of Smart Home, Lowe's Cos. Inc., will deliver the keynote addresses at the summit, which is hosted by Parks Associates and titled “Engaging the Consumer.”
The summit will address...
March Networks announces new NVR platform
January 31, 2013SSN Staff
OTTAWA—March Networks, a provider of IP video solutions, has launched its new 8000 Series hybrid network video recorders (NVRs), according to a company statement.
The platform, which supports both advanced video surveillance and business applications, features centralized video management capability and scalability, the company said.
“They ensure organizations can transition to all-IP video without sacrificing existing analog investments, and are engineered to support our video intelligence...
PPVAR names Verisk exec to board
January 31, 2013SSN Staff
ST. PAUL, Minn.—Anthony Canale, vice president of Verisk Crime Analytics, has joined the board of directors of the Partnership for Priority Video Alarm Response, the group announced this week.
Verisk Crime Analytics, a unit of Verisk Analytics, owns and operates national crime databases that provide services to the construction, retail, transportation, manufacturing and insurance industries. The organization supports law enforcement with crime-related analytical tools.
“Our involvement...
Vivint: 'Disruptive innovation' key to success
January 30, 2013Tess Nacelewicz
PROVO, Utah—“Disruptive innovation”—shaking up the traditional security model to create new markets—is a major reason for Vivint's success, according to Vivint COO Alex Dunn. And he said the company plans to build on that success with its recent hire of a prominent strategy consultant whose job it is to focus on such innovation.“We're making a bet that there's more opportunity to disrupt,” Dunn told Security Systems News regarding the hiring of Matthew Eyring...
Mace CS posts growth in 'transitional' year
January 30, 2013Rich Miller
ANAHEIM, Calif.—Mace Central Station was a bright spot for its parent company in 2012, posting an 11.8 percent increase in revenues through the first nine months of a “transitional” year for the wholesale monitoring operation, Mace Security International CEO and President John McCann told Security Systems News.McCann said Mace CS, based here, is now “very stable” after a turbulent 2012. Morgan Hertel stepped down as vice president and general manager in March and was...
Pro 1's Pinnacle purchase parsed
January 30, 2013Tess Nacelewicz
LANCASTER, Pa.—Protection 1 is not breaking new ground in acquiring Pinnacle Security assets so it can integrate Pinnacle's seasonal selling model with Protection 1's brick-and-mortar approach, says the owner of a traditional security company that already has added summer sales to its mix.
“We've had three successful years at this and my message is anyone can do this,” said Patrick Egan, president and owner of Select Security, a super-regional based here that first...
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Q1 sales, profits up for ADT
January 30, 2013Tess Nacelewicz
Sales of Pulse are up more than 6 percent and recurring revenue up more than 5 percent, The ADT Corp reported today as it released its results from its first quarter ending Dec. 28. The home security/home automation giant also said it added 257,000 new customers and has 6.4 million customer accounts.
When ADT on Sept. 28 became an independent, publicly traded company after spinning off from Tyco International, CEO Naren Gursahaney told me that it was not "a moonshot” for ADT's residential penetration...
Hot button: Who's getting into mobile PERS now?
January 30, 2013Rich Miller
The world of mobile PERS and remote health monitoring continues to expand.
At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas earlier this month, ADT announced that it was getting into the game by teaming with Ideal Life, a Toronto-based company whose health monitoring and information technology will be integrated with ADT Pulse to provide “proactive prevention” for people managing chronic health conditions. The system uses digital, wireless, secure two-way communicators to measure and relay...
New jobs for Tyco's Hauhn, Monaco
January 30, 2013Martha Entwistle
Two Tyco IS executives have new/expanded roles, according to an internal Tyco announcement.
Effective this week, Jay Hauhn is now VP, Product Management and Industry Relations; Hank Monaco is now VP, Marketing.
As VP, Product Management and Industry Relations, Hauhn will oversee product technology and innovation as well as industry and government relations. He will lead product and service solution development and engineering, and is charged with the development and implementation of product strategy....
Honeywell updates Total Connect 2.0 user guide
January 30, 2013SSN Staff
MELVILLE, N.Y.—Honeywell today announced the update of the Interactive User Guide for Total Connect 2.0 and it's now available on iTunes, according to a company statement.
Total Connect is a remote service that allows customers to use smartphones, cameras and other compatible wireless devices to stay connected to their homes and businesses remotely.
The app features several new tutorials, including Z-Wave home automation for thermostats, lighting and locks, enhanced notifications, user management,...