Tag: Security System News

LAS VEGAS—Brand awareness and embracing technological advances like video verification, home automation and the cloud are among the main challenges facing mid-size security dealers today, according to three dealers attending the DMP Owners Forum here.Those challenges, though, also present opportunities for companies to succeed in a very competitive and changing industry, the dealers told Security Systems News during an informal roundtable discussion after the annual DMP event. Differentiation...

PEARL RIVER, N.Y. - Video management software company OnSSI will acquire SeeTec AG, a privately held company based in Germany that provides VMS solutions in Europe.The acquisition agreement, announced April 7, combines the strengths of OnSSI and SeeTec by leveraging OnSSI's industry-leading Ocularis VMS platform with SeeTec's advanced logistics suite of products, the company said.“This acquisition is important for our growth, diversification and global presence strategies,” Gadi Piran,...

On Monday I'm headed out to ISC West. I'll have my boots—well, actually, my sandals because it is Vegas, after all—on the ground Tuesday through Friday. I'll be adding to this blog post each day, keeping you updated with the news I find and the people I talk to on the show floor. So check back here often. You may just read something you'll want to check out on your own while you're there. One of the best things about ISC West is the opportunity it gives me to meet with our readers. It's...

BELTSVILLE, Md.—Super-regional ASG Security added $150,000 in RMR via two acquisitions, one in New England and one in Texas.“Our story continues,” ASG Joe Nuccio told Security Systems News. “We continue to find very good, high quality companies that fit into our regions.”In a deal that brings 5,000 customers and $105,000 in RMR, ASG acquired Advanced Protection Systems of Corpus Christi, Texas. “The owners had the business for 30 years and built it brick by brick,”...