Archive: February 2011
Matthew Schweiger Joins DMP as director of sales in eastern region
February 28, 2011SSN Staff
SPRINGFIELD, Mo.—Digital Monitoring Products (DMP) announced Feb. 25 it had named Matthew Schweiger as the director of sales in the organization's eastern region. In his new role, Schweiger will manage, guide, motivate, and lead DMP dealer development managers (DDMs) in the region to ensure that they meet or exceed both company objectives and customer expectations. The Eastern Region includes states east of the Mississippi.
Prior to joining DMP, Schweiger was the regional sales director at...
This Blog's on Fire (And Other Stuff)
Security “Oscar” goes to “Unstoppable.”
February 28, 2011Tess Nacelewicz
The envelope, please. And the winner in the category of a film that best depicts the realistic use of modern security technology in mainstream media is … “Unstoppable.”
OK, the 2010 movie, which stars Denzel Washington and Chris Pine as two railroad employees racing against the clock to try to stop an unmanned, half-mile-long train barreling toward a city before a catastrophe occurs, didn't win an Oscar. It actually didn't even get nominated for one.
But the movie took Moore Protection's...
Dynamark returns with new monitoring center
February 24, 2011Daniel Gelinas
HAGERSTOWN, Md.—Dynamark Security Centers, a well-known name in the security industry whose monitoring aspect disappeared through a series of acquisitions several years ago, is ready to make a monitoring comeback with a new central station slated to open here by the end of summer.
The newly launched Dynamark Monitoring invested $1.5 million of its own money to acquire a 26,000 square-foot space that initially will create jobs for at least 35 operators with plans to continue expansion in the...
Life Safety Designs campus safety partner
February 24, 2011Tess Nacelewicz
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—Life Safety Designs recently won a contract to provide a campus mass notification system for the University of South Florida, St. Petersburg.
That university is now the third campus in the Florida state university system for which Life Safety Designs is the mass notification provider, according to J.R. Sykes, head of contract sales & inspections for Life Safety Designs, which is based here and does about 60 percent of its business designing, installing and servicing fire...
Inovonics promotes David Foth to senior product manager
February 24, 2011SSN Staff
LOUISVILLE, Colo.—Inovonics, a provider of wireless sensor networks for commercial and life safety applications, on Feb. 22 announced the promotion of David Foth to senior product manager. Foth has been with Inovonics since 2008 and previously served as product manager. In his new position, Foth will continue to be responsible for product line management of wireless, 900MHz mesh network products and will help oversee go-to-market strategies for Inovonics' transmitters, transceivers and sensors...
Hawkeye joins Heartland to expand offerings
February 24, 2011Daniel Gelinas
CRESCO, Iowa—Heartland Security Services—a cooperative of rural electric companies that provide traditional, agricultural and medical security services—on Feb. 22 announced that another rural electric cooperative, or REC, had bought into the company, increasing each entity's footprint and list of available services.
Hawkeye REC now owns one share of Heartland and joins a list of
13 other RECs that comprise the company
. Hawkeye will bring its FirstCall medical alarm monitoring...
Protection 1 acquires more than 25 key national accounts in buy
February 24, 2011Martha Entwistle
ROMEOVILLE, Ill.—Protection 1, which said this fall it would increase “exponentially” its national accounts business, today announced it has acquired the national account client base of Sting Alarm, a regional security company based in Las Vegas.
“We acquired 25 to 35 key national account customers, some large food distributors, high-end retail and logistics companies, some very prominent names,” Jamie Haenggi, chief marketing officer for Protection 1, told Security...
The Protection Bureau announces Bill Fisher as assistant central station manager
February 24, 2011SSN Staff
EXTON, Pa.—Following closely on the announcement of its new central station manager, The Protection Bureau on Feb. 24 announced Bill Fisher was named assistant central station manager in January 2011. Fisher will be reporting to Brian Delphus, newly appointed central station manager.
Fisher started with The Protection Bureau in January 2008 as a central station operator and brought with him 10 years in sales and customer service experience.
In April 2010, he was promoted to central station...
Biometrics-based access control could be the next big thing...
February 24, 2011Daniel Gelinas
I was reading through my Google Alerts today and found a story from al.com on Ion 247 deploying the building-wide access control system SafeRise from Israeli security company FST21 at a senior housing facility. I wrote about FST21 a while back when they first came to the U.S. and their technology seemed, admitedly, a bit sci-fi...
Security Industry luminary and former Mace Security Services Division president Peter Giacalone said it best:
"It's rare when you come across technology that you get excited...
Honeywell announces new sales manager
February 24, 2011SSN Staff
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill.—Honeywell Systems on Feb. 24 announced Mark Sheehan has been promoted to sales manager, central region for Honeywell Systems. His primary focus will be growing core markets by leveraging the company's integrated security solutions and innovative products.
Sheehan has been with Honeywell since 1997 and has held various sales roles progressing from sensor representative, district manager, video regional sales manager, video key account manager and sales process leader.