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Pye-Barker Fire & Safety acquires Shiver Security Systems, surpasses 150 locations

Commercial

Pye-Barker Fire & Safety acquires Shiver Security Systems, surpasses 150 locations

March 15, 2023SSN Staff

ATLANTA – Pye-Barker Fire & Safety has hit a milestone with the acquisition of Shiver Security Systems, expanding into Ohio and exceeding 150 locations. The addition of the company gives Pye-Barker its 150th and 151st locations in southwestern Ohio and northern Kentucky. In a release on the acquisition Pye-Barker said that these milestones represent the company’s aggressive acquisition activity and geographic growth as  the company moves into its 34th state. "I...

access control, acquisition, Barry Epstein, Bart Proctor, CCTV, Chip Shiver, fire detection, integrated security solutions, intrusion detection, monitoring, Pye-Barker Fire & Safety, Rex Shiver, Shiver Security Systems, Sonitrol, Wayne Lisle


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Darktrace announces availability of monitoring service

Cybersecurity

Darktrace announces availability of monitoring service

February 23, 2023SSN Staff

CAMBRIDGE, UK – Darktrace is combating cyber vulnerabilities through information with the general release of its Darktrace Newsroom capability. The AI-driven system is part of Darktrace’s PREVENT product line and continuously monitors open-source intelligence sources for new critical vulnerabilities and assesses an organization’s exposure through its knowledge of their external attack surfaces. Darktrace says It uses its “knowledge of self” to quickly assess...

AI-driven system, cyber, Cybersecurity, Darktrace, Darktrace Newsroom, data breaches, Direct Federal Credit Union, Jim Webber, monitoring, open-source, Pieter Jansen


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SimpliSafe beta tests new program with 24/7 live guard protection

February 2, 2023SSN Staff

BOSTON – SimpliSafe has announced that a select number of its qualifying customers are eligible to participate in a beta test of its 24/7 live guard feature. 24/7 live guard protection is described as a revolutionary professional monitoring innovation that allows monitoring agents to help prevent crime in real time, by allowing them to see and speak to intruders during an alarm event according to the company. The feature is possible thanks to the SimpliSafe Smart Alarm Wireless Indoor Security...

24/7 live guard protection, Christian Cerda, Fast Protect Technology, monitoring, security camera, SimpliSafe


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Monitoring

Nearly half of monitored homes want upgrades

November 23, 2020SSN Staff

DALLAS—Security research from Parks Associates finds COVID-19 is a key factor driving households with security monitoring to upgrade their system — 41 percent of monitored households with professional monitoring plan to upgrade their system in the next six months and an equal share plan to self-install an add-on device, with the majority citing the pandemic as a related factor. The most popular add-on devices among these monitoring households are video cameras, smart lighting and video...

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DICE and Tristar help central station affected by storm

August 10, 2020SSN Staff

BAY CITY, Mich.—DICE Corporation and Tristar Monitoring stepped in to help a central station that was without power and battling flooding due to Tropical Storm Isaias.“We got a call from DICE asking if we were willing to assist,” said Tim LeBlanc, president and co-founder of Tristar Monitoring. “My immediate response was, ‘Absolutely.’”Tristar had been in the same position before, aiding a central station in Florida for two months, while the company returned to full operations....

Avi Lupo, central station, DICE Corp., monitoring, storm, Tim LeBlanc


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Monitoring

The value of pro monitoring still strong despite recent challenges

June 3, 2020Paul Ragusa

DALLAS—Parks Associates' Research Director Brad Russell shared some additional research with Security Systems News from Parks' “IoT: Extending Professional Monitoring for New Revenue” study that shows the value of professional monitoring is still strong despite recent challenges.The research addresses how innovative companies are driving new revenue by extending professional monitoring services and offerings within the connected home.Diving deeper into the numbers, monitoring revenue will...

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Total professional monitoring revenue to exceed $15B in 2020

May 13, 2020SSN Staff

DALLAS—Research firm Parks Associates forecasts professional monitoring revenue for the U.S. residential security sector will total $15.74 billion in 2020, with smart home services accounting for $1.2 billion.Parks’ “IoT: Extending Professional Monitoring for New Revenue” addresses how innovative companies are driving new revenue by extending professional monitoring services beyond residential security to new use cases in the connected home.“The number of connected devices continues...

Brad Russell, monitoring, Parks Associates, residential monitoring, smart home


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Monitoring Matters

‘40 under 40’ award nominations open

May 13, 2020Ginger Hill

The #SSNTalks’ Team is passionate about recognizing diverse, talented, young security professionals representing the next generation of industry leaders via our yearly “40 under 40” awards. We are thrilled to currently be seeking our “40 under 40” Class of 2020, comprised of consultants, integrators, monitoring professionals and end users. Submit nominations online here. “I have always considered SSN’s ‘40 under 40’ the ‘gold...

40 under 40, 40 under 40 Class of 2019, AI, analytics, artificial intelligence, Cloud, Diversity, end users, integrator, Machine Learning, monitoring, Randy Guarneri, Security Consultants, Security Systems News


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Residential

Value add-ons give dealers competitive advantage

March 20, 2019

DALLAS—The annually published “Security Dealer Survey” by Parks Associates, a market research and consulting company that covers the residential security industry from both a consumer and dealer perspective, found over 70 percent of U.S. security dealers offer services other than traditional monitoring.“The survey was fielded to security dealers in September and October of 2018, with a total of 208 participants,” Dina Abdelrazik, senior analyst, Parks Associates, told...

Dina Abdelrazik, monitoring, Parks Associates, value-added services, video verification


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Let's meet at ISC West

March 18, 2015Spencer Ives

As some of you may know, I joined the industry in November when I started at Security Systems News. This means that 2015 will be my first time at the ISC West show. I'd love to meet everyone, and hear everything, but that might not be possible, so reach out to me when you can. I already have several appointments set up, but I'll be as accommodating as I can be. Also, give me a heads up on what you'd like to talk about. Definitely tell me if your company will be showcasing something big at ISC West,...

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