Tag: iVerify
Alarm Detection Systems names Sean Forrest as president
October 7, 2025SSN Staff
AURORA, Ill.—Alarm Detection Systems (ADS), a family-owned and operated security and life safety provider, has named Sean Forrest as its new president.
The appointment marks the first time in the company’s nearly 60-year history where leadership has transitioned outside the Bonifas family, ushering in a new phase of growth for the Aurora, Ill.-based business while maintaining the operational values and customer-first mindset that has defined ADS.
Forrest brings more than three decades...
Security experts offer 2025 predictions
December 4, 2024Ken Showers, Managing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine — 2025 is approaching and that means it’s time again to rev up the prediction engines and speculate about the changes and innovation developing in the coming year.
Security Systems News (SSN) reached out to and heard from several industry experts to get a lay of the land about what to expect in 2025.
Class is in session on school security
ZeroEyes Co-founder and CEO Mike Lahiff is predicting there will be even more school districts and other...
Securitas acquires customer contracts of iVerify
January 7, 2020SSN Staff
UNIONTOWN, OHIO - Securitas Electronic Security Inc. (SES) has acquired the customer contracts and certain select assets of iVerify.US Inc. (iVerify).
The acquisition supports Securitas' stated strategy of building its electronic security business in North America.
“We are excited to welcome iVerify's clients to the SES client portfolio in North America,” Tony Byerly, president and CEO, Securitas Electronic Security Inc., said in the announcement. “These clients align very well...
Per Mar acquires Barone and PBSS
January 2, 2019
DAVENPORT, Iowa—Per Mar Security Services, a family-owned, full-service security company based here, announced it has acquired Barone and Polk Burnett Security Systems (PBSS) from Iverify for an undisclosed amount. Managing director of SPP Advisors, LLC, Mark Sandler, represented Iverify during the transaction.The acquisition helps expand Per Mar's presence in Nebraska and Wisconsin, specifically in Duluth, Eau Claire and the newly established Omaha location. “This [Omaha] is a new electronic...
Iverify acquires Checkview
April 1, 2015Martha Entwistle
CHARLOTTE, N.C.—Video monitoring company Iverify doubled the size of its business with the March 26 acquisition of Checkview, a provider of loss prevention and security services for national accounts.The deal includes 170 new employees, bringing Iverify's employee count to almost 500. It adds a monitoring station in Minnesota. It also expands Iverify's reach into Canada, as Checkview has a Toronto office and employees throughout Canada.The acquisition also brings Checkview new technology capabilities....
Market Trends: Audio-video monitoring on the rise, with cautious approach
October 15, 2014Kenneth Z. Chutchian
YARMOUTH, Maine—There are good reasons for the inclusion of audio applications in video monitoring—just as there are reasons for hesitation on the part of integrators and end users.While that hesitation (some call it trepidation) is not going to fade significantly in the near future, there seems to be a consensus among industry insiders that predictions of increased utilization of audio surveillance functions are, on the whole, accurate.Earlier this year Security Systems News reported...
Securitas gets into electronic security; Iverify doubles in size
June 4, 2014Martha Entwistle
In two separate, but related transactions, Securitas is getting into electronic security and Iverify is nearly doubling in size and adding new capabilities.
Guarding giant Securitas is making a concerted move into electronic security and “integrated guarding” with the purchase, announced June 2, of a 24 percent stake in remote monitoring firm Iverify. In a related move also announced Monday, Iverify bought 100 percent of the shares of commercial security and fire company TransAlarm. Iverify...
Forrest is new Iverify CEO
March 26, 2014Martha Entwistle
CHARLOTTE, N.C.—In addition to adding new customers, Sean Forrest, the newly named CEO of Iverify, sees an immediate opportunity to offer more services to existing customers.Iverify is a full-service security company that specializes in the design, installation and service of fully integrated video monitoring systems for national account customers. However, it also offers a variety of other video services, intrusion and access control.“A lot of people in the industry refer to video as...
Iverify hires new executive vice president sales & marketing
July 25, 2011SSN Staff
CHARLOTTE, N.C.—Video-centric security company Iverify announced July 21 that Tim Gates has joined the company as EVP of sales & marketing.
Gates has more than 20 years of related industry experience in national sales management and account development for retail security products.
Prior to joining Iverify, Gates most recently served as VP of sales, North America for Alpha High Theft Solutions, a division of Checkpoint Systems. Since joining Alpha Security Products in 1998.
Spagnola is new Iverify CEO
May 19, 2011Daniel Gelinas
CHARLOTTE, N.C.—Mike May, Iverify president and CEO, on May 10 announced he would be taking on a new role of strategic advisor with the company, while interim CFO Mark Spagnolo will take over May's previous functions.
Asked what his relationship with the video monitoring company going forward would be, May said there would be definite changes and hinted at a new venture
"[This is a] very significant change … Iverify will remain an important relationship for me but not my primary focus," May...