Commercial
Vio Security hires industry veteran John P. Hudson as CEO
March 1, 2021SSN Staff
DALLAS—Vio Security, a community-based security alarm monitoring company based here, announced the appointment of 25-year security and sales veteran John P. Hudson as Chief Executive Officer, effective Feb. 15, 2021.
Hudson's appointment is an important development in Vio's expansion in the United States, which is made possible by operational expertise and capital from Arena Investors, LP, a major U.S. institutional private investment firm. Vio's recalibrated focus in the expansion...
PSA partners with Dedrone for managed service provider program
February 22, 2021SSN Staff
WESTMINSTER, Colo.—PSA, a global consortium of professional systems integrators, announced the addition of Dedrone, a market leader in airspace security, to its Managed Security Service Provider Program (MSSP).
“Dedrone provides early warning, identification, location and mitigation against all drone threats,” said Tim Brooks, PSA’s vice president of sales and vendor management. “As the market and technology leader in airspace security, Dedrone is an important addition...
Camio partners with Convergint to provide real-time video search
February 22, 2021SSN Staff
SAN MATEO, Calif.—Camio, the real-time video search engine, announced a partnership with Convergint Technologies, a global leader in service-based systems integration, which allows Camio’s accurate, economical and remotely deployable video surveillance solutions to be easily accessible to Convergint customers worldwide.
Founded by former Google executives, Camio puts existing cameras to work to understand the problems that warrant human attention. Leveraging AI, machine learning and...
Brinks Home Security names chief commercial officer
February 19, 2021SSN Staff
DALLAS-FORT WORTH, Texas—Brinks Home Security, a home security and alarm company, announced the appointment of Kelly Atkinson as Chief Commercial Officer, effective March 1, 2021.
“We are thrilled to have an executive of Kelly’s caliber join our executive leadership team," said Brinks Home Security CEO William Niles. “Kelly’s experience and depth of knowledge in sales and marketing, product launch and business model innovation will be instrumental as we execute on...
ADT Commercial enters electronic article surveillance market
February 16, 2021Paul Ragusa, Editor
BOCA RATON, Fla.—ADT Commercial announced its expansion into the electronic article surveillance (EAS) market through a strategic alliance with WG Security Products Inc.
As part of the alliance, ADT Commercial will install and service WG Security Products’ comprehensive EAS portfolio in the U.S., including a full range of detection systems, hard tags, specialty tags, disposable labels, deactivation devices and detachers.
“We’re thrilled to expand into electronic article...
PSA TEC 2021 general registration now open
February 15, 2021SSN Staff
WESTMINSTER, Colo.—PSA, a global security and systems integrator consortium, and USAV, a division of PSA, announced general registration has opened for PSA TEC 2021. Discounted early bird pricing is available until March 4, 2021, for all attendees. This year, TEC will be a hybrid event with a small in-person presence for executives of PSA and USAV member and owner companies and a virtual conference open to all levels of systems integrators.
“With COVID-19 concerns, we still want to...
Honeywell and IDEMIA partner to develop intelligent building offering
February 12, 2021SSN Staff
ATLANTA—Honeywell, a global leader in connected buildings, and IDEMIA, a global leader in augmented identity, announced a strategic alliance to create and cultivate an intelligent building ecosystem that provides a more seamless and enhanced experience for operators and occupants alike.
The alliance will integrate Honeywell’s security and building management systems with IDEMIA’s biometric-based access control systems to create frictionless, safer and more efficient buildings.
“We...
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Peter Lowenstein joins Alarm Lock as new VP of Sales
February 8, 2021SSN Staff
AMITYVILLE, N.Y.—Alarm Lock Systems, a division of NAPCO Security Technologies, Inc., is pleased to introduce Peter Lowenstein as the new Alarm Lock Vice President of Sales.
Lowenstein comes to Alarm Lock with a proven track record of driving sales and growing revenue in all facets of locking, including distribution and other top manufacturers in security and access control. Peter will be responsible for energizing and driving sales in the Alarm Lock Division, overseeing the Alarm...
ADT Commercial stands up as stand-alone business in 2020
February 2, 2021Paul Ragusa, Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine—Nearly three years ago I sat down for a breakfast interview at ISC West in Las Vegas with the company leaders who make up ADT Commercial’s “Owners' Club" to discuss the organization’s plans as the commercial side of arguably one of the most recognized residential security companies in the U.S.
Today, the “billion-dollar stand-alone start-up,” as Executive Vice President Dan Bresingham tells Security Systems News, is creating its own...
Sage Integration adds Dallas-Fort Worth area office
January 29, 2021Paul Ragusa, Editor
KENT, Ohio––Sage Integration, a security integration provider serving enterprise Fortune 100 clients, has opened a Texas office to support a growing list of clients in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.
The office, located in the Dallas suburb of McKinney, provides the office and inventory storage space to rapidly deliver Sage Integration’s client-centric approach to service and innovative security solutions, according to Sage Integration’s Chief Operating Officer John Nemerofsky,...