Tag: monitoring
Altus makes second acquisition in a week with Priority Fire and Security
June 1, 2023SSN Staff
NEW YORK – Altus Fire and Life Safety is on a roll with its second acquisition this week - Priority Fire and Security, a provider of design, installation, monitoring, maintenance and repair services for fire and security systems in locations across Massachusetts.
As with the acquisition of Crime Intervention Alarm (CIA) earlier this week, Altus will retain Priority Fire Founder and President Steve Prior in an active roll at the company. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
“We’re...
Vismo and Exlog Global partner to enhance risk management
May 30, 2023SSN Staff
SHORT HILLS, N.J. – Employee tracking, monitoring, and safety solutions provider Vismo is partnering with Exlog Global to help mitigate risk, protect assets and save lives.
A specialist provider in local knowledge and geographical reach, Exlog Global is utilizing Vismo’s tracking and security solution to enhance how its global operations team accounts for the whereabouts and safety of client employees and manages risks for their clients. They use the Vismo Secure Portal to...
Milestone introduces XProtect Hospital Assist
May 3, 2023SSN Staff
BRONDBY, Denmark – Milestone Systems has released a new tool to assist hospitals with remote patient monitoring while delivering high-quality care.
The XProtect Hospital Assist addresses the current and projected shortfalls in staffing by helping healthcare professionals do more with less. With its innovative remote patient monitoring Milestone said that it will help to improve overall patient safety, care, and experience while enhancing the situational awareness of staff.
“There...
Qognify becomes part of Hexagon division
April 7, 2023Ken Showers, Managing Editor
PEARL RIVER, N.Y. – Video management software (VMS) and enterprise incident management (EIM) provider Qognify announced that it has joined Hexagon as part of its Safety, Infrastructure & Geospatial Division.
Qognify was acquired by Hexagon from tech company Battery Ventures late last year on Dec. 19, 2022. Safety, Infrastructure & Geospatial Division President Steven Cost spoke about the acquisition in the company’s official release, saying, “Qognify extends our real-time...
Pye-Barker Fire & Safety acquires Shiver Security Systems, surpasses 150 locations
March 15, 2023SSN Staff
ATLANTA – Pye-Barker Fire & Safety has hit a milestone with the acquisition of Shiver Security Systems, expanding into Ohio and exceeding 150 locations.
The addition of the company gives Pye-Barker its 150th and 151st locations in southwestern Ohio and northern Kentucky. In a release on the acquisition Pye-Barker said that these milestones represent the company’s aggressive acquisition activity and geographic growth as the company moves into its 34th state.
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Darktrace announces availability of monitoring service
February 23, 2023SSN Staff
CAMBRIDGE, UK – Darktrace is combating cyber vulnerabilities through information with the general release of its Darktrace Newsroom capability.
The AI-driven system is part of Darktrace’s PREVENT product line and continuously monitors open-source intelligence sources for new critical vulnerabilities and assesses an organization’s exposure through its knowledge of their external attack surfaces. Darktrace says It uses its “knowledge of self” to quickly assess...
SimpliSafe beta tests new program with 24/7 live guard protection
February 2, 2023SSN Staff
BOSTON – SimpliSafe has announced that a select number of its qualifying customers are eligible to participate in a beta test of its 24/7 live guard feature.
24/7 live guard protection is described as a revolutionary professional monitoring innovation that allows monitoring agents to help prevent crime in real time, by allowing them to see and speak to intruders during an alarm event according to the company. The feature is possible thanks to the SimpliSafe Smart Alarm Wireless Indoor Security...
Nearly half of monitored homes want upgrades
November 23, 2020SSN Staff
DALLAS—Security research from Parks Associates finds COVID-19 is a key factor driving households with security monitoring to upgrade their system — 41 percent of monitored households with professional monitoring plan to upgrade their system in the next six months and an equal share plan to self-install an add-on device, with the majority citing the pandemic as a related factor.
The most popular add-on devices among these monitoring households are video cameras, smart lighting and video...
DICE and Tristar help central station affected by storm
August 10, 2020SSN Staff
BAY CITY, Mich.—DICE Corporation and Tristar Monitoring stepped in to help a central station that was without power and battling flooding due to Tropical Storm Isaias.“We got a call from DICE asking if we were willing to assist,” said Tim LeBlanc, president and co-founder of Tristar Monitoring. “My immediate response was, ‘Absolutely.’”Tristar had been in the same position before, aiding a central station in Florida for two months, while the company returned to full operations....
The value of pro monitoring still strong despite recent challenges
June 3, 2020Paul Ragusa
DALLAS—Parks Associates' Research Director Brad Russell shared some additional research with Security Systems News from Parks' “IoT: Extending Professional Monitoring for New Revenue” study that shows the value of professional monitoring is still strong despite recent challenges.The research addresses how innovative companies are driving new revenue by extending professional monitoring services and offerings within the connected home.Diving deeper into the numbers, monitoring revenue will...