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Iverify Awarded $39m Video Monitoring Contract
Tuesday, 03 May 2011
CHARLOTTE, N.C., USA, 29 April 2011- Industry leader Iverify announces that it has recently been awarded a 5-year contract valued at $39 million dollars to provide guard replacement and shrink reduction services for an NYSE National Retailer. Iverify has evolved as the industry leader providing remotely managed security services through interactive video and audio communication to National Retailers. The company has built a track record of reducing operating security costs by up to 75% for its clients over the costs of conventional guard services while delivering greatly improved security performance.Major New Viper SmartStart™ Release From Directed Electronics Offers Control of Home Alarms
Wednesday, 20 April 2011
VISTA, Calif., USA, 20 April 2011- Directed Electronics, maker of the award-winning Viper SmartStart, which lets users start, track and control their car from virtually anywhere with their smartphone, is pleased to announce the immediate availability of home control features on the Viper SmartStart app."By integrating interactive security services from Alarm.com in the Viper SmartStart app, users can not only control their car, but also arm and disarm their home alarm quickly and easily using their smartphone," said Mike Simmons, Executive Vice President of Directed Electronics. "With control of the things customers access on a daily basis in one convenient app, we are one step closer to replacing the keychain with the smartphone thanks to Viper SmartStart."
UTC Fire & Security Marks First Anniversary of GE Security Acquisition
Thursday, 07 April 2011
FARMINGTON, Conn., USA, 7 April 2011 - UTC Fire & Security is marking the first anniversary of its acquisition of GE Security with a strong presence at the ISC West exhibition, highlighting its commitment to innovation and expanded portfolio of fire and security solutions for customers. UTC Fire & Security is a business unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX).
"UTC is deeply committed to the fire and security industry as a core commercial business. Since 2003 and with the addition of GE Security, UTC has invested nearly $9 billion in building a strong position in the fire and security industry – a global industry with attractive fundamentals and significant long-term growth prospects," said Kelly Romano, Senior Vice President Sales & Marketing at UTC Fire & Security. "With a mix of well known brands, including Edwards and Interlogix bringing with them best-in-class products, the GE Security acquisition has enabled UTC Fire & Security to offer customers a superior value proposition."
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iControl Partners With C24 Interactive to Bring Home Management Solutions to DSC Security Systems Dealer and Partner Network
Wednesday, 06 April 2011
PALO ALTO, Calif., USA, 6 April 2011- iControl Networks, a leader in broadband home management, today announced its partnership with C24 Interactive, a brand within Connect24, which is under the Tyco Security Products Brand Portfolio. iControl will power an integrated solution that will enable the DSC Dealer and Central Station Monitoring partners to offer customers interactive home security and management features.
"We are very excited to have C24 join the iControl Partner Program. It allows us to bring the iControl OpenHome™ Software Platform to a large network of home security providers across the U.S., Canada and abroad, and allows C24 Interactive to offer its dealer and partner network the next generation of home management services that consumers are demanding," said Paul Dawes, co-CEO of iControl Networks.
Iomega Partners With Axis Communications for Cloud-based Hosted Video Surveillance in the SMB Market
Tuesday, 05 April 2011
SAN DIEGO, USA, 5 April 2011 - Iomega, an EMC company and a leading innovator in data storage solutions for small and medium businesses as well as distributed enterprises, today announced the integration of Iomega StorCenter™ network storage products with the AXIS Video Hosting System (AVHS) from Axis Communications, a market leader in network video. Iomega is now shipping the first of its StorCenter™ network attached storage (NAS) models with an integrated AVHS client that enables customers to store video files locally and at HDTV or megapixel resolution while simultaneously streaming video data to a secure off-site storage facility developed by their hosting provider.
