Tag: Honeywell Security and Fire

Honeywell announced today that it has appointed Richard (Rich) Lattanzi as the president of Honeywell's global security business and Dino Koutrouki as the president of Honeywell's global fire business. In their new leadership roles, Lattanzi and Koutrouki will drive greater customer focus, the press release read, and both will continue to report to Michael Flink, president of Honeywell Security and Fire. “Serving our customers and growing our business are at the core of everything we do in...

YARMOUTH, Maine—People value convenience, and in many cases in the security space that means connectivity to mobile devices. Executives from�Bosch Security Systems�and Honeywell Security and Fire talked with�Security Systems News�about the ways mobile apps are evolving in the security space, from replacing existing technologies to further benefiting dealers and installers.“It's about convenience for the end user,” Ilan Dee, director of product marketing, cloud services, Honeywell...

LAS VEGAS—A newly reorganized Honeywell Security and Fire intends to do more acquisitions in its quest to provide “the best connected solutions,” David Paja, Honeywell Security and Fire president, told Security Systems News.Noting that Honeywell CEO and chairman David Cote has talked about the “intent to leverage M&A as a strong tool” in driving innovation, Paja said acquiring technology, particularly software, is “a strategy at the forefront of the process.”Honeywell...

FOSTER CITY, Calif.—Smart home technology can and should bleed over into the commercial market, especially for small business, according to three platform providers who spoke at the Cloud+ conference, held here.Residential customers with smart homes see the advantages of having everything connected and those that are small business owners want those same advantages at work.“Residential as a cloud testing ground for commercial,” was the name of the educational session. Moderated...

SIA and Security Systems News hosted a webinar last week, focusing on I-View Now and what video verification can do for alarm businesses. Presenters underlined the value and importance behind verification, such as the ability to provide police with more information before dispatch. The panel, moderated by SSN's VP and group publisher Tim Purpura, featured Larry Folsom, president of I-View Now, Michael Keen, VP of commercial sales for Protection 1, and Alice DeBiasio, general manager, cloud services...

MELVILLE, N.Y.—Honeywell is making changes. Yesterday, the company made an internal announcement that it's combining its security and fire businesses into one new business, Honeywell Security and Fire (HSF). David Paja, who took over as president of Honeywell Security Group in January, has been named president of HSF. HSF will be a business unit within Honeywell Automation & Control Solutions (ACS) division. Paja will report to Alex Ismail, president and CEO of ACS. Before being named president...