Tag: Smoky Mountain Systems
SMS Integration, formerly Smoky Mountain Systems, acquires first branch
December 7, 2015Martha Entwistle
FRANKLIN, N.C.—After being in business for 32 years, Smoky Mountain Systems has changed its name to SMS Integration, and it acquired its first branch office in Myrtle Beach, S.C.It's part of the company's new mission, Dom D'Ascoli, SMS Integration president, told Security Systems News.“What we're doing is expanding,” D'Ascoli said. He's hired two industry veterans—Roger Parks and Don Childers—to help execute the plan.SMS Integration will continue to do the high-end residential...
Central station transformation
July 15, 2015Martha Entwistle
DELRAY BEACH, Fla.—The Internet of Things culture, where everything is connected, is changing the way people interact and the way business is transacted. It's also changing the central station landscape, pushing centrals into a new world where they are being asked to monitor more devices and to provide a variety of information to customers, instantly and around the clock.
To keep up with this demand, central monitoring stations need to become more sophisticated. This requires significant...