Tag: monitoring center
Frequency jammers are undermining security systems
March 25, 2026Ken Showers
DALLAS — U.S. security markets are facing a growing threat from frequency jammers – devices whose ease of use has raised concerns about increased criminal activity – and industry experts are taking notice.
In its recent webinar, “Frequency Jammers and the Hidden Risk to Security,” Parks Associates brought together experts to examine the threat and impact of these devices.
Hervé Muller, vice president of North...
WHIRC celebrates 33 consecutive years of UL Certification
February 23, 2026SSN Staff
ROCKFORD, Minn. — WH International Response Center (WHIRC), a provider of technology and monitoring solutions, has announced that its alarm monitoring center has successfully achieved UL Certification from Underwriters Laboratories for the 33rd consecutive year.
UL certification is a globally recognized mark of excellence that signifies compliance with stringent industry requirements for alarm monitoring centers. According to WHIRC, maintaining this certification for...
New Dice focuses on advanced monitoring solutions in first half of 2024
July 15, 2024SSN Staff
BAY CITY, Mich. — The New Dice has announced significant growth in the first half of 2024, attributing the surge to the company's focus on its core platform and catering to the growing demand for advanced technologies in the alarm monitoring center environment.
Dice said its approach includes the introduction of presence awareness. This feature creates customizable "areas of interest" that transform any camera or IoT device into a potential alarm sensor. Users can seamlessly...
TSi achieves Immix Central Station certification status
June 25, 2024SSN Staff
TAMPA, Fla. — Immix, global provider of commercial central station and remote SOC software for managed video and security services, has announced that Tech Systems Inc. (TSi) has achieved status as a certified video monitoring center through the Immix Central Station Certification program.
Immix said its Central Station Certification program is designed to be that identifier the marketplace has needed that is based on employee training as well as system and infrastructure requirements. The...
WHIRC earns Five Diamond certification from TMA
May 8, 2024SSN Staff
ROCKFORD, Minn. — WH International Response Center (WHIRC) recently renewed its “TMA Five Diamond Monitoring Center” designation from The Monitoring Association (TMA) for the 21st straight year.
WHIRC first earned the “Five Diamond” designation in 2004. It is granted annually to monitoring centers that satisfy all the requirements of the “five points of excellence.” These are:
Commitment to ongoing job-related education and testing by having 100%...
ADT – Knoxville, TN receives TMA Five Diamond Monitoring Center designation
April 26, 2024SSN Staff
VIENNA, Va. – The Monitoring Association (TMA) has announced that ADT – Knoxville, TN has received the prestigious TMA Five Diamond Monitoring Center designation, granted annually to monitoring centers that satisfy all of the requirements of the “five points of excellence.”
TMA noted that the five points of excellence are:
Commitment to ongoing job-related education and testing by having 100% of its monitoring center operators certified using the TMA online...
Scutum wins TMA’s Monitoring Center of the Year
April 21, 2023SSN Staff
NEW YORK – Global safety and security provider, Scutum North America, has announced that Statewide Central Station has accepted the Monitoring Center of the Year – SMB Award by The Monitoring Association (TMA).
The TMA Monitoring Center Excellence Awards recognize any FM approved, Intertek/ETL or UL-listed monitoring center and outstanding personnel who perform in the highest professional manner, who in doing so make a significant contribution to the betterment of the alarm industry...
COPS Monitoring delivers uninterrupted services through Nashville tornado
March 9, 2020SSN Staff
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—In the early morning hours of March 3, 2020, powerful storms ripped through Middle Tenn. spawning tornadoes, killing at least 25 people, and knocking out power and communications to an estimated 45,000 Nashville businesses and residents.“The hearts and prayers of all COPS employees go out to the families impacted by the Nashville tornado,” COPS President Jim McMullen said in the announcement.Barley a mile outside the path of destruction carved by the tornado, COPS...