Skip to Content

Tag: John Lombardi


Residential

Monitoring contract provision can stand in way of sale

April 4, 2012Tess Nacelewicz

LAS VEGAS—Read the fine print on your contract with your third-party monitoring center. You may find there's a clause buried in it that says the monitoring center has the right to buy your alarm company before you can sell it to somebody else.Such “right of first refusal” language is not in every monitoring contract, but it is in enough of them that Ron Davis, president and CEO of Davis Mergers and Acquisitions Group, warned potential sellers about the problem at an educational...

Anatomy of a Transaction, CIA Security, Davis Mergers & Acquisitions Group, ISC West, John Lombardi, Marc Katz, Ron Davis, Security Systems News (SSN)


Read Full Articlered right arrow icon

Monitoring

Keeping central station employees in the know through extensive training

February 10, 2011Daniel Gelinas

The controversy surrounding Article 6-E—proposed legislation in New York that looks to vet and license central station employees according to statewide standards—has many in the industry talking about central station employee training. There are plenty of virtual and classroom training options provided by industry associations like CSAA and SIA. And, many monitoring companies take full control and create their own training programs for employees. Experts who spoke to Security Systems...

Alarm Monitoring Services, Anne Glickstein, Commercial Instruments and Alarm Systems, Dera DeRoche-Jolet, Electronic Security Association (ESA), John Lombardi, Kimberly Roberts, Mace CSSS, Mary Jensby, Morgan Hertel, RAC, Richmond Alarm Company, Security Industry Association (SIA), The Monitoring Association (TMA), UL-listed, Virginia, Wayne Boggs


Read Full Articlered right arrow icon

Monitoring

Proposed New York legislation causes major stir

January 20, 2011Daniel Gelinas

ALBANY, N.Y.—Proposed legislation being developed by an alarm association committee here has created such a stir that the New York Burglar & Fire Alarm Association has decided to conduct an open forum discussion at its Feb. 10 board of directors meeting. The legislation in question, called Article 6-E, would require licensing of central station employees of any central station wishing to monitor alarms in the state of New York. “While the NYBFAA took numerous steps to alert the...

Article 6-E, Article 6-E Review Committee, Bart Didden, CIA Security, Dale Eller, Doyle Security, Ed Bonifas, John Doyle, John Lombardi, John Murphy, Mace CSSS, Morgan Hertel, NYBFAA, proposed New York state legislation, Rapid Response Monitoring, Russ MacDonnell, The Monitoring Association (TMA), USA Central Station, Vector Security


Read Full Articlered right arrow icon

Monitoring

Licensing of central station operators mulled in New York

December 2, 2010Daniel Gelinas

ALBANY, N.Y.—There's legislation in the works here that, if passed, would require all New York central station operators to be licensed. Some industry insiders, such as CIA Security president John Lombardi, believe there's merit in this type of legislation. But others, including Bart Didden of USA Central Station, believe this legislation is a bad idea. The proposed legislation, called Article 6-E, first appeared last fall. It was developed by outgoing New York Sen. Brian Foley and...

Alarm Tech Central Service, All Star Electronic Systems, Amherst Alarm, Article 6-D, Article 6-E, Bart Didden, Brian Foley, CIA Security, Electronix Systems, John Lombardi, Krystyna Baumgartner, NYBFAA, Richard Talbot, Robert Spetta, Ron Petrarca, The Monitoring Association (TMA), Tim Creenan, USA Central Station


Read Full Articlered right arrow icon