Tag: DICE Corporation
'Unified and stronger' - The War in Israel: Around the security industry
October 18, 2023Ken Showers, Managing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine – As war rages in the Middle East, Security Systems News (SSN) has reached out to members in the security industry to gauge its impact.
More than a nexus of conflict, Israel is a key figure in the international security community with many companies based there representing key verticals from access control and cybersecurity, to defense oriented technologies. On Oct. 7, 2023, an armed conflict began when Palestinian militants led by political and military organization...
ESX announces 2023 Innovation Award winners
June 6, 2023Cory Harris, Editor
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—The Electronic Security Expo (ESX) has revealed the winners of the 2023 Innovation Awards, distinguishing innovation and excellence in the industry, and identifying the next-gen products and services that will offer significant opportunities for growth for integrator companies.
These products and services were selected by an independent panel of judges based on a specific set of criteria, including ingenuity, applicability, response to market need, and more.
The 2023...
DICE helps monitoring stations stay operational during pandemic
April 8, 2020Paul Ragusa
BAY CITY, Mich.—DICE Corporation is helping monitoring stations stay fully operational during the coronavirus pandemic, providing the technology and support to allow these alarm companies to seamlessly move their workforces to home, while keeping people and critical assets and infrastructure protected without interruption.“Looking big picture, there are tens of millions of accounts connected to these monitoring stations today,” DICE Executive Vice President Avi Lupo told Security...
DICE announces new CFO and new telecom manager
June 6, 2018Spencer Ives
BAY CITY, Mich.—DICE Corporation announced today that Jackie McCarthy is joining the company as its new chief financial officer and Jerry Corrion will now manage DICE's telecom department, in addition to his current role as senior vice president of software development.
McCarthy will be responsible for overseeing accounting, managing company financial statements, reporting on key measurements, and budgeting and analysis, the announcement noted.
McCarthy comes to DICE with more than 30 years...
Many manners of monitoring
August 5, 2015Martha Entwistle
YARMOUTH, Maine—Central station monitoring comes in a variety of flavors. What's the difference between an installing company that does its own monitoring and a proprietary central station? Are third party and wholesale synonymous? What about new cloud technology that some say will usher in new categories of central station monitoring? In an effort to sort out the differences, Security Systems News turned to CSAA president Jay Hauhn.
The following is an overview of the basics of monitoring...
Making money on mobile monitoring
May 28, 2014Leif Kothe
YARMOUTH, Maine—Whether the talk is about mobile PERS devices with geo-fencing, speed alerts and lone-worker monitoring, or about smartphone apps that better connect subscribers with central stations, the takeaway is that the monitoring space is going mobile, and the transformation is happening fast, according to central station executives who are using these newer technologies.
“[mPERS] is absolutely the fastest growing thing we see right now on the PERS side, with the emergence of...
Bold files response to DICE
October 6, 2011Daniel Gelinas
BAY CITY, Mich.—Colorado-based central station automation platform provider Bold Technologies, which in August was sued by direct competitor DICE Corporation of Michigan, on Sept. 30 filed a response to DICE's accusations.In its response to the DICE filing, Bold has requested, among other things, that the court dismiss all DICE's claims. Further, the response asks that the court award Bold "the costs and fees incurred in defending against this baseless lawsuit."DICE leveled three complaints...
DICE continues to transform
June 23, 2011Daniel Gelinas
BAY CITY, Mich.—Central station automation platform provider DICE Corporation says it's working to stay ahead in the areas of inline video, phone switch software and home automation integration.
"Everyone's moving away from using video viewers from the manufacturer to wanting the video integrated right in the monitoring platform so you don't have to use other peoples' products," said DICE president and CEO Cliff Dice.
"Another thing is that in the alarm industry, we're transitioning away from...