Alarms & Monitoring

The SecurityInfoWatch.com Alarms & Monitoring category is a collection of news, analysis, and other information relevant to security professionals involved in the installation and/or monitoring of commercial and residential security systems. It covers both technology and business trends that impact the intrusion, fire, life safety, and central station alarm monitoring industries.
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Emergency Communications Equipment

Mission Critical partners helps Salt Lake Valley 911 center meet statutory requirements

MCP has been hired by the Salt Lake Valley Emergency Communications Center to assess its compliance with a state law limiting emergency call transfers to 2% of annual call volume...
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Gregg Rouse, President of Asahi Kasei Microdevices, demos the company's millimeter wave technology in a fall detection application at CES 2025.
CES Show

Hot CES Technology Makes mmWaves

Feb. 13, 2025
Millimeter wave has become massively cheaper, smaller, and easier to deploy for a variety of potential security and safety applications
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Residential Technologies

Kidde and Ring Join Forces at CES

Feb. 13, 2025
New smoke and combination detectors will work with the Ring app
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Industry News

Sciens Acquires Fire Security & Sound, Expands Northeast Presence

Feb. 13, 2025
The deal adds FS&S’s specialized fire and security integration services to Sciens’ growing national network.
Scott Shelander
Distributors

AlarMax announces Scott Shelander as new President

Feb. 11, 2025
As AlarMax continues to expand its reach and enhance its service offerings, Shelander's leadership will play a critical role in optimizing operations.
Intrado expands global and vertical reach, strengthens carrier and enterprise partnerships
Emergency Communications Equipment

Intrado expands global and vertical reach, strengthens carrier and enterprise partnerships

Feb. 11, 2025
Intrado will continue advancing the adoption of innovative safety technology across geographic regions and vertical markets in 2025.
L-R: Fire Science Techniques owner Michael Stephany, Pye-Barker's Chuck Reimel and Chris Jensen
Integrators

Pye-Barker Fire & Safety to service commercial kitchens with Fire Safety Techniques acquisition

Feb. 7, 2025
The purchase expands Pye-Barker's service footprint in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin, as well as its fire protection and suppression services for commercial kitchens.
LVT
LVT is an enterprise SaaS and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) solution for remote live video, safety surveillance, IoT, and analytics gathering, processing and delivery.
Alarms & Monitoring

LVT Strengthens Leadership Team Amidst Rapid Growth and Innovation

Feb. 7, 2025
LiveView Technologies has added four new executives to its leadership team, enhancing its capabilities and supporting its continued growth and innovation in mobile security solutions...
Pictured left to right is a gathering of nyfAA Past Presidents with the current President, Val Sherer: Stu Gilbert, Val Sherer, Ron Petrarca, Kenny Gould, John DiStefano, Patty Palacios' Tom Papa, Ziggy Stazewski, P.E., Joe Razza, P.E., Charles Joyce, P.E., Jeffrey Siegel
Fire & Life Safety

New York Fire Alarm Association celebrates two decades of fire & life safety excellence

Feb. 6, 2025
The association held a spectacular gala dinner on Thursday, January 23, 2025, at Giando on The Water in Brooklyn, New York, to commemorate this significant milestone.
RapidFire Safety & Security acquires Advanced Security Contractors
Integrators

RapidFire Safety & Security acquires Advanced Security Contractors

Feb. 6, 2025
The acquisition of ASC expands RapidFire’s Texas security and fire alarm service area to now include West Texas.
Marc Jaromin
Emergency Communications Equipment

Broadcast veteran Marc Jaromin joins Futuri to expand BEACON for public safety

Feb. 6, 2025
In this pivotal role, Jaromin will lead expansion of BEACON (The Broadcast Emergency Alerts and Communications Operations Network).