Archive: October 2015
2G sunset: Now or never
October 28, 2015Spencer Ives
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.—Alarm Protection Services has converted 1,100 of the 1,800 2G systems in its customer base. That's helped its business and it only lost four customers who did not want to upgrade, according to Spencer Smith, APS president. Dealers need a plan to be so successful in their conversion, according to Quentin Gunther, Honeywell business development manager.
Smith spoke about how his company approached the conversion at Honeywell CONNECT 2015, held here this month. Gunther...
IoT, drones to drive wireless video surveillance market
October 28, 2015Spencer Ives
LONDON—The wireless video surveillance market will grow across the globe, according to market research firm Technavio, and IoT and drones will play a big role in that growth.
“The global wireless video surveillance market is close to 21 percent CAGR [from] 2014 to 2019,” Technavio senior industry analyst, Amrita Choudhury told Security Systems News. Technavio estimated the global market's 2014 value at $399 million, rising to about $1.05 billion in 2019.
The Americas,...
Conference attendance depends on companies more than show
October 28, 2015Spencer Ives
YARMOUTH, Maine—Before attending a conference, security executives pay more attention to their budget, timing and their current projects than what the show offers, according to responses in Security Systems News' latest poll. But, when it comes to the show, respondents were almost evenly split between location, attendees/keynotes/speakers and “something different.”
Attending a conference depends on money, time and current company projects, according to 69 percent.
Thirty...
Security upgrade in works for NYC Housing Authority
October 27, 2015SSN Staff
ALBANY, N.Y.—New York state will spend $42 million on security cameras and other security equipment targeted at cutting crime at New York City Housing Authority developments, according to report from The Associated Press.
The security upgrades will include interior and exterior lighting, intercoms, external doors and gunfire detection sensors, the report said.
Shootings and robberies at city housing developments were up between Jan. 1 and Oct. 11 compared to the same period last year, New York...
Vivint goes jazzy
October 27, 2015Amy Canfield
SALT LAKE CITY—The downtown venue that is home here to the Utah Jazz NBA team and is the region's premier concert and entertainment spot will now be called the Vivint Smart Home Arena.
The renaming comes along with a partnership between Vivint and Larry H. Miller Sports & Entertainment. Financial terms of the 10-year agreement were not disclosed, according to a prepared statement.
The 19,911-seat facility, formerly known as EnergySolutions Arena, hosts about 1.8 million guests and more than...
Securitas set to acquire Diebold division for $350m
October 26, 2015Amy Canfield
NORTH CANTON, Ohio—Securitas has agreed to buy Diebold's North America-based electronic security division for $350 million. The divestiture by Diebold is aimed to better position it to pursue growth in the self-service industry, it said. For Securitas, the purchase "will bring added value to our customers" with added levels of protective services.The deal, subject to regulatory approval, is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2016.Diebold Electronic Security has current annual...
Microsoft's Michael Korgan to keynote Cloud+
October 23, 2015Martha Entwistle
FOSTER CITY, Calif.—Michael Korgan, Microsoft National Security Officer, will be the keynote speaker at Cloud+, the first-ever physical security conference dedicated to cloud-based security technology, conference organizers announced today. Cloud+ will take place here in Silicon Valley, Dec. 7-8.
Major cloud providers—Amazon, Microsoft, Google and others—garnered $16 billion in sales in 2014. Of the big three, Microsoft is the fastest growing provider of cloud services, with...
ESA Leadership Summit announces Avish Parashar as seminar speaker
October 21, 2015Amy Canfield
IRVING, Texas—Author and public speaker Avish Parashar will lead two seminars at the ESA Leadership Summit Jan. 31-Feb. 3 in Chandler, Ariz.
ESA describes Parahar as “an energetic and humorous speaker who uses his 20-plus years of experience performing, teaching and studying improv comedy to show organizations and individuals how to deal with the unexpected quickly, effectively and with a sense of humor.”
He is the author of “Improvise to Success!” and “Say 'Yes,...
BeON now selling directly to consumers
October 21, 2015Amy Canfield
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—BeOn Home is up and running as an online store for consumers.Up until now, the start-up, smart-home protection lighting system company was offering pre-orders and working with dealers. Now, though, North American customers can go online, order the smart bulbs and get them in a couple of days, BeON Home's CEO Alexei Erchak told Security Systems News.BeON targets homeowners who previously have had no interest in home security alarms. Its “preventative system” uses...
Diebold is first major commercial provider to go ASAP
October 21, 2015Spencer Ives
NORTH CANTON, Ohio—Diebold, the first commercial-focused company to participate in the ASAP to PSAP program, will be up and running in three cities by the end of November, Damon Kanzler, Diebold's VP centralized services and business processes, told Security Systems News.“Both short-term and long-term, we have the same goal: reducing response times to provide faster, better service to Diebold customers,” Kanzler said.Diebold is getting set up in Washington now. It brought a total...