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Hanwha Techwin America Expands to New Facility

New Location Will Optimize Service and Experience for Customers, Installers and Technology Partners

Sonitrol Reaches Record Number of Criminal Apprehensions

Sonitrol’s verified alarm detection techniques coupled with law enforcement partnerships result in more than 175,000 criminal apprehension to date

Top Security Innovations at CES 2017

Top Security Innovations at CES 2017

The annual Consumer Electronics Show had many security companies showing off their latest innovations.



Open Options Appoints New Northeast US Sales Manager

Open Options is excited to announce David Johnstone as our new Northeast United States sales manager.

ADT Announces New Home Security and Automation Integration with Amazon Alexa

ADT customers will be able to integrate home automation skills with Amazon Alexa.

Knife Attack at Chinese Kindergarten Leaves 11 Injured

Knife Attack at Chinese Kindergarten Leaves 11 Injured

No children received life-threatening injuries.

ADS Security Begins 2017 with Acquisition of Fire Systems Integrator

Purchase of Falcon Fire Systems in Charleston, SC becomes 22nd branch for ADS.

3 Security Resolutions to Make and Keep in 2017

3 Security Resolutions to Make and Keep in 2017

Resolutions to keep your 2017 free of the most common security blunders.

Surveillance Footage Shows Toddler Rescuing Twin

Surveillance Footage Shows Toddler Rescuing Twin

A security camera catches footage of a toddler rescuing his twin brother from a fallen dresser.

ISIS Claims Responsibility for Istanbul New Year’s Attack

ISIS Claims Responsibility for Istanbul New Year's Attack

The attack killed 39 people and injured dozens of others.

Hanwha Techwin America Takes HD Compression to Higher Levels

Hanwha Techwin America Takes HD Compression to Higher levels with the Unique Combination of H.265 and WiseStream Technology

Alarm Lock Releases New Full Line Catalog

Alarm Lock announces the release of their new full line catalog.

SDC Welcomes New Sales Representative Firm for the Rockies

SDC confirms the addition of B&T Sales LLC to its national family of quality Security Industry Sales and Support Centers.

Confidence through An Alternative Defense

Confidence through An Alternative Defense

The headlines were horrifying, evoking emotion from anyone who was reading them on December 15, 2012, the day after Adam Lanza fatally shot and killed 20 elementary school students and 6 adult staff members at Sandy Hook Elementary School. While the tragic event was over, it will never be forgotten.

Extraordinary Protection

Following several high-profile incidents alleging abuse special needs students (including some non-communicative students), and the activism of a number of parent groups in the state of texas, governor greg abbott signed texas senate bill 507, requiring districts to install audio and video surveillance equipment into select special education classrooms when requested.

Detecting And Mitigating

Detecting And Mitigating

Insider threat has become an increasingly prevalent concern for organizations, and the damage from breaches caused by current or former employees, contractors or partners misusing access credentials can be devastating.

Understanding Interoperability

Understanding Interoperability

Since 9/11, travel through the world’s busiest airports has changed dramatically. Security professionals are focused on extensive security investments to protect these “Soft Targets” from threats, including terrorist attacks, crime, theft and vandalism.

What You Need To Know

Being in school every day is vital for a student’s success, and with state funding associated with attendance, it is also vital that school districts keep close track of when students are in school and when they are not.

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New Products

  • ResponderLink

    ResponderLink

    Shooter Detection Systems (SDS), an Alarm.com company and a global leader in gunshot detection solutions, has introduced ResponderLink, a groundbreaking new 911 notification service for gunshot events. ResponderLink completes the circle from detection to 911 notification to first responder awareness, giving law enforcement enhanced situational intelligence they urgently need to save lives. Integrating SDS’s proven gunshot detection system with Noonlight’s SendPolice platform, ResponderLink is the first solution to automatically deliver real-time gunshot detection data to 911 call centers and first responders. When shots are detected, the 911 dispatching center, also known as the Public Safety Answering Point or PSAP, is contacted based on the gunfire location, enabling faster initiation of life-saving emergency protocols.

  • Luma x20

    Luma x20

    Snap One has announced its popular Luma x20 family of surveillance products now offers even greater security and privacy for home and business owners across the globe by giving them full control over integrators’ system access to view live and recorded video. According to Snap One Product Manager Derek Webb, the new “customer handoff” feature provides enhanced user control after initial installation, allowing the owners to have total privacy while also making it easy to reinstate integrator access when maintenance or assistance is required. This new feature is now available to all Luma x20 users globally. “The Luma x20 family of surveillance solutions provides excellent image and audio capture, and with the new customer handoff feature, it now offers absolute privacy for camera feeds and recordings,” Webb said. “With notifications and integrator access controlled through the powerful OvrC remote system management platform, it’s easy for integrators to give their clients full control of their footage and then to get temporary access from the client for any troubleshooting needs.”

  • Compact IP Video Intercom

    Viking’s X-205 Series of intercoms provide HD IP video and two-way voice communication - all wrapped up in an attractive compact chassis.