Tag: Tony Byerly

UNIONTOWN, Ohio—Securitas Electronic Security, Inc. (SES), one of the leading commercial alarm monitoring and systems integration security companies in North America, has established a new organization dedicated to meeting the needs of retail businesses across North America. SES has a long history in serving the retail market, and the decision to strengthen its position in retail will further expand the company’s expertise and leadership in this key area. The resources dedicated to...

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...

STOCKHOLM—Securitas has agreed to acquire the Kratos Public Safety and Security division from Kratos Defense & Security Solutions for approximately $70 million. Closing of the acquisition is subject to regulatory approval, and is expected during the second quarter of 2018.Kratos Public Safety and Security, or KPSS, which has annual sales of approximately $135 million and employs 400 people globally, is to be combined with Securitas Electronic Security.“It's an exciting time for Securitas...

PARSIPPANY, N.J.—Securitas, a global knowledge leader in security based here, announced on Aug. 1 that Jeremy Brecher has been promoted to chief technology officer and has become a member of the Securitas North America Division Management Team.As CTO, Brecher's new role will focus on customer-facing technologies across all business lines in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, including cloud-based customer portals, data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. He will be...

UNIONTOWN, Ohio—Securitas Electronic Security Inc. unveiled on June 27 its new Canada headquarters during a ribbon cutting ceremony and VIP facility tour for more than 70 guests, including customers, business partners and associates.“We are excited to open our new Toronto, Canada facility. It is an important step in delivering upon our commitment to be the unparalleled security leader in Canada,” Tony Byerly, president of SES, said in the announcement. “The ideal customer...

UNIONTOWN, Ohio—Securitas Electronic Security Inc. (SES) unveiled its new headquarters here on April 21 during a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house that included more than 100 guests, from community leaders and special dignitaries to business partners and SES customers. SES is part of Securitas, which announced this week the acquisition of an electronic security services company in Mexico from Diebold Nixdorf Inc.“We are excited about the new state-of-the-art facility and having everyone...

Systems integrator Diebold has been talking about the importance of APIs for years and cloud-based VMS provider Eagle Eye, which opened its doors one year ago  has also been a vocal proponent of APIs. This week, Diebold and Eagle Eye announced a national strategic alliance to deliver cloud-based video services. The deal will allow Diebold customers to “stream and store live and recorded video, provide flexible cloud storage, and generate notification and real-time analytics.” The alliance...

CANTON, Ohio—Diebold in February added three new executives to its leadership team: Rob Raymond, as vice president, global financial sales; CJ Dailey, as VP of electronic security installation operations; and Michael Campbell, as VP, sales operations and development of Electronic Security. Rob Raymond will lead Diebold's electronic security financial industry sales team, focusing on regional, national and global financial institutions. Prior to joining Diebold, Raymond was with Tyco Integrated...

CHICAGO—Diebold aims to connect SecureStat, its online security management platform, with all security products that its customers use now or might want to use in the future.“We're developing an ecosystem that will continue to evolve and expand,” Diebold VP of technology Jeremy Brecher told Security Systems News at the ASIS show here. “It will allow us to leapfrog the competition.”The systems integrator introduced SecureStat at ISC West and has further fortified it in...

LAS VEGAS—Secured away in a suite off the ISC West show floor, Diebold executives Tony Byerly, Jeremy Brecher and Felix Gonzales spent the bulk of their time at the trade show showing off SecureStat, the integrator's new online security management platform.Diebold executives discussed the concept behind SecureStat at ASIS last fall, but ISC West was the first time the system, which was developed in-house by Diebold, was demoed for groups of customers, partners and the media.SecureStat is a...