A recent 40 per cent spike in false dispatch fees levied by the City of Toronto Police Services has the Canadian Security Association (CANASA) concerned that it could be the tip of the iceberg for monitoring companies as municipalities review how they respond to false alarms from home security systems ... >> Read more
Most alarm dealers sell one business in a lifetime and the proceeds from that sale are crucial to their retirement. At the same time, most alarm dealers don’t know much about the process of selling a business and what to expect or ... >> Read more
Tyco International Inc. announced this week its acquisition of Irving, Tex.-based Broadview Security for about US$2 billion, but one Canadian competitor believes the deal will eliminate a major competitor and create more opportunities for smaller security ... >> Read more
Clearly the single most significant influence on the industry this past year had been the economy.
It, along with legislation, and standards will continue to reshape the customer, so in turn it will change what we provide and how we do business. ... >> Read more
Honeywell announced the release of the 5800PIR-RES Wireless Indoor Motion Detector, with 80 pound pet immunity and 35’ x 40’ coverage pattern.
Installation is easy, with no jumpers, switches or disassembly, fewer mounting restrictions and an automatic walk test mode that turns on the walk test LED for ten minutes, saving ... >> Read more
TOA Canada Corp. has released the D-2000 Series – Digital Mixing System.
The TOA D-2000 Series – Digital Mixing System consists of the D-2008SP Digital Mixing Processor Unit, the 4 channel D-2000AD1 Mic/Line Input Module, 4 channel D-2000DA1 Line Output Module, and the D-2000CB CobraNet Interface Module. The D-2008 is ... >> Read more
Digital Monitoring Products (DMP) has received authorization from Underwriters Laboratories to apply the UL Listed mark to its 1127 Wireless Passive Infrared Motion Detectors. These wall-mount detectors are available in both a curtain and wide-angle version. The 1127 PIR Detector further expands the long list of DMP wireless products that ... >> Read more
ADT has released the first Sensormatic pinless anti-shoplifting tag.
The Sensormatic UltraLite PT can help retailers protect a broad range of items including jeans, leather goods, shoes and handbags that might be more difficult to tag with traditional anti-theft tags, which are pinned to products.... >> Read more
Digital Monitoring Products (DMP) has introduced five new commercial fire sensors as part of its wireless security technology line: the 1165/1165H/1165HSCommercial Smoke Detectors, the 1181 Post Indicator Valve, and the 1182 OS&Y Switch.... >> Read more
