Monitoring
Dynamark Monitoring secures $20M line of credit
September 25, 2020SSN Staff
BOSTON—Rockland Trust’s Security Alarm Lending Group announced recently that it has provided a $20 million revolving line of credit to Dynamark Monitoring Inc.
“We feel very fortunate to work with an experienced team at Rockland Trust who understands and supports our industry,” Dynamark Monitoring.President and CEO Trey Alter said in the announcement. “This facility will allow us to keep innovating in support of our dealers.”
Headquartered in Hagerstown,...
Dynamark rolls out interactive chat platform
August 14, 2020SSN Staff
HAGERSTOWN, Md.—Dynamark Monitoring, Inc. launched Instant Connect platform, their newest solution in a growing lineup of features and an intuitive, user-friendly way for customers to interact with their alarm. Customers can group chat with their entire contact list, cancel or verify alarms, and even request service, all without the need to download an app.
“Our goal was to create a very intuitive interface that really improved and modernized the customer experience,” Trey...
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....
Becklar, LLC closes with BV Investment Partners
July 14, 2020SSN Staff
OGDEN, Utah—Parent company of both AvantGuard Monitoring Centers and Freeus, Becklar, LLC partnered with Boston-based BV Investment Partners.“We are very excited to join forces with BV,” Josh Garner, CEO, Becklar, said in the announcement. “They are a leading middle-market private equity firm that focuses on tech-enabled business services, software and IT services sectors. Their strategic perspective will benefit us immensely. Further, our partnership will allow Becklar to continue its...
Dynamark helping dealers get through COVID crisis
July 1, 2020Paul Ragusa, Editor
HAGERSTOWN, Md.—With many dealers feeling the effects of decreased business, Dynamark Security Centers is offering support to dealers through a comprehensive approach that addresses not only the financial, but also the operational and technology side of the equation.“Because of the need from our dealers, we are providing support by way of a three-legged stool,” Dynamark’s Senior Vice President for Sales & Business Development Hank Groff told Security Systems News, noting that the first...
NMC first to receive UL 827A listing for central station hosted services
June 29, 2020SSN Staff
LAKE FOREST, Calif.—National Monitoring Center (NMC), a Netwatch Group Company, announced that it is the first monitoring center issued the UL 827A listing for Central Station Hosted Services, allowing it to become a provider of 3rd party IT services.This designation comes from the Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a leading global safety science organization, upon having met strict compliances.“We are extremely honored to be the first monitoring center to earn this designation. Central Stations...
How one hospital battled COVID with a video camera
June 17, 2020Ginger Hill, Managing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine—A few months ago, COVID upended the normality of the healthcare system, healthcare facilities and the daily, life-saving work of healthcare workers. Hospitals scrambled to meet the influx of infected people, while frontline healthcare workers begged for the rather simple things they were taught to always have when engaging with sick people — personal protection equipment (PPE) — which was and still is scarce. “Limiting unnecessary contact with COVID-19 patients...
Allied Universal helps schools, universities
June 16, 2020SSN Staff
SANTA ANA, Calif.—As educational leaders continue the challenging conversation about what the new normal will look like for students across the nation, Allied Universal is helping school administrators and campus safety departments plan and prepare for students returning to school. Allied Universal’s more than 7,500 campus security professionals safeguard nearly 700 schools/universities nationwide. “Institutional stakeholders are asking questions about what the ‘new normal’ will look...
RoomMe introduces event-driven, on-demand occupancy reporting
June 9, 2020SSN Staff
TEL AVIV, Israel—Intellithings, creator of RoomMe, a patented intelligent room presence monitoring system highlighted on page 20 of Security Systems News’ May 2020 Product Spotlight section, recently announced support for IFTTT, including an action that provides users with trigger-driven occupancy reports. This update is available on the RoomMe app and is compatible with IFTTT-connected alarm and security systems. Leveraging patented Presence Sensing Technology (PST), RoomMe leverages...
The value of pro monitoring still strong despite recent challenges
June 3, 2020Paul Ragusa, Editor
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...