Dealers and Integrators

NBFAA, CSAA Launch Security Industry Recruiting Center

August 25, 2008

The National Burglar & Fire Alarm Association and the Central Station Alarm Association have joined forces to launch the Security Industry Recruiting Center, providing an online source for matching qualified job seekers with security industry employers.


NAPCO Announces Acquisition Of Marks USA

August 25, 2008

NAPCO Security Systems Inc. recently announced the acquisition of Marks USA. The purchase price for the business and substantially all of the assets was $25 million and the assumption of current liabilities.


Remote Management Toolkit Designed To Improve Service, Reduce Impact Of Fuel Costs

August 22, 2008

Alarm.com, a provider of digital wireless and Web-enabled security technology for residential and small business customers, recently announced the AirFX Remote Toolkit -- a Web-based tool that lets security dealers program security system settings and troubleshoot many customer issues remotely, without the need for a truck roll.


Security Industry Association OSIPS Framework Approved As American National Standard

August 21, 2008

The Security Industry Association (SIA) recently released American National Standard ANSI/SIA OSIPS-01:2008 SIA Open, Systems Integration and Performance Standards -- Framework, the foundation for all of SIA’s Open Systems Integration and Performance Standards (OSIPS) family of standards.


Envysion Launches Partner Program

August 19, 2008

Envysion Inc., a Managed Video as a Service (MVaaS) provider, recently announced it has launched the Envysion Partner Program, which delivers a new recurring revenue stream for partners with a differentiated Web-based managed video service.


ioimage, e-Convergence Solutions Partner

August 15, 2008

ioimage recently announced that it has signed an agreement with e-Convergence Solutions, a specialized distributor of presence, security and convergence technologies, to distribute ioimage products to data networking VARs in North America.


Andrews International Announces Acquisition Of Seventrees Corp.

August 11, 2008

Andrews International, a full-service provider of security and risk mitigation services recently announced the acquisition of Seventrees Corp., a specialized uniformed security, personal protection, special event security and training services company, based in Benton Harbor, Mich.


Cernium Offers Perceptrak For Milestone XProtect Enterprise Certification Training

August 5, 2008

Cernium Corp., developer of video analytics-enabled products, recently announced it has launched a certification program for Perceptrak, now integrated with Milestone XProtect Enterprise. The program will certify integrators and value-added resellers to sell, design and provide technical support for Perceptrak for XProtect Enterprise.


North American Video Creates Integrated Business Solutions Division

August 5, 2008

North American Video (NAV), a global provider of integrated security and technology solutions, has announced the creation of a new business unit.


Brink’s Home Security Wins First Line Of Defense Award From NBFAA

August 1, 2008

On May 7, 2007, Julie Bender of Orlando, Fla., spent her morning at gunpoint. Awakened at approximately 4:45 a.m. by noises at her front door, she went to investigate and saw someone breaking through her front door with a sledge hammer. Running into her bedroom, she pressed the panic button on her Brink’s Home Security alarm keypad, and, phone in hand, locked herself in her bathroom while attempting to call 911.


New Products

Installation Hardware

Direct Burial Cables

Liberty Wire & Cable offers direct burial cables that include varieties of category, coax, speaker and LibertyLinx™ control cable. The category cable includes Cat-5E, a 24 AWG variety with a solid copper center conductor and a 1,000 MB data rate. The coax line includes several 14 and 18 AWG CATV/MATV cables with solid copper or copper-clad steel center conductors. The nonplenum, unshielded cables are gel-filled and feature foamed polyethylene dielectrics and polyethylene jackets. The speaker cable includes several 12 to 16 AWG nonplenum varieties. The control cable includes 18 and 22 AWG varieties with solid copper center conductors.

Installation Hardware

Fire Switches

APEM Components' IPP series of flat-top plunger switches allow customizable to help match the switch to unique applications. Customization options include customer-specific markings, backlit legends, custom-molded caps and wire assemblies. The products are recommended for applications that require a sealed, ergonomic electrical interface. The switches are available in momentary and maintained functions. The switch is offered with a black bezel frame and seven actuator color choices satisfying coding requirements. The products are rated IP-67.

Installation Hardware

Jacketless Cable

The Honeywell Genesis Series Profusion jacketless cable is designed for access control applications. The cable features a bundle of four individual shielded cables held together by a tight, continuous twist that can be easily separated. The product delivers lock power, card reader, door contact and request for exit in a single bundle. The cable jacket does not need to be removed during the wiring installation process, and a single pull takes care of four cables at once. Each cable is color-coded and features sequential footage markings.

New Video

Safe and Secure TV

Click here to view the latest collaboration between Security Products and the Safe and Secure TV Channel.

Emergency Comm.

Case Study: MITOC

Regardless of the scope and scale, when disaster strikes, first responders need a rapid and effective way to collect and communicate information in the early moments.

Poll

With an estimated security budget of more than $300 million, is the Chinese government doing enough to protect the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing?