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CANASA names Karen McGee new president
Tuesday, 27 October 2009
Long-time volunteer and former 1st vice-president Karen McGee was named the new president of the Canadian Security Association during the Security...
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Champagne named executive director at CANASA
Wednesday, 22 July 2009
After a year-long search, a familiar face is returning to the position of executive director at CANASA. Jean-Francois Champagne, who once served in...
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Security integrators losing ground
Tuesday, 18 November 2008
Bill BozemanBill Bozeman, president and CEO of the PSA Security Network, called out the security industry on the “cliché of convergence” at the...
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Toronto police chief extends olive branch to security industry
Tuesday, 28 October 2008
Toronto’s top cop Bill Blair called for greater co-operation between police and the security industry at Security Canada Central in Toronto Oct. 23.
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Fire
Université Laval upgrades fire protection systems
Wednesday, 01 September 2010
Established in 1852 in the City of Quebec, Canada, Université Laval was the first French-speaking university in North America. In 1950, construction...
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GE Security in Canada becomes Chubb Edwards
Tuesday, 18 May 2010
Customers of GE Security in Canada will now know the company as Chubb Edwards and the vice-president in charge says there is little overlap between...
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Sleeman finds integration recipe for success
Friday, 25 September 2009
In 1933, during the last year of prohibition, relatives of George A. Sleeman were caught smuggling beer in Detroit, Michigan and given the option to...
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GE Security looking for buyers
Thursday, 27 August 2009
General Electric Co. has reportedly put the company’s security division up for sale and speculation is the fire portion of the business could draw...
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Networking
SIA, CANASA seek security exemption from energy efficiency standards
Wednesday, 25 August 2010
Canadian officials should exempt electronic security and life safety devices from energy efficiency requirements that cannot sensibly be applied to...
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Dealers look to non-traditional sectors to boost business
Tuesday, 18 May 2010
In a market dominated by a major competitor, Virgil Reed is trying to carve out a niche for his business, Reed Security, in Saskatoon, offering...
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BICSI forging ties with security industry
Tuesday, 18 May 2010
BICSI, a professional organization that supports the IT services industry, is reaching out to the security community, according to its new president,...
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Storing video off-site is one way to handle the integrity issue
Wednesday, 03 March 2010
Any organization with a lot of video and demands to keep that video for a longer period of time is facing the question of how to best store it all...
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Home Automation
Home automation: There’s an app for that
Thursday, 25 February 2010
While dealers have been offering home automation to clients for several years, it tends to be somewhat exclusive — but that’s changing as...
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Cairn Control Systems announces new operations manager
Friday, 31 July 2009
Cairn Control Systems Inc., a security and automation systems integrator, recently announced the appointment of Don Maxey to the position of...
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iControl Networks raises $23 million from investors ADT, Cisco, Comcast, GE and Intel Capital
Friday, 24 July 2009
iControl Networks announced July 22 the completion of a $23 million Series C investment, bringing its total venture and strategic capital funding to...
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Developer to sell "security smart" homes
Monday, 30 March 2009
A Toronto developer has opened sales offices at Mountain Trails in Collingwood, touting the development as the first smart neighbourhood in Canada...
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CCTV
Genetec CEO: Why we're the Switzerland of security
Wednesday, 01 September 2010
Genetec was launched in 1997 — about four years after Pierre Racz first started the company in the basement of his Montreal home. The company...
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HD and megapixel will be 50 per cent of IP market by 2014
Wednesday, 25 August 2010
According to a report released this week by IMS Research, more than half of network IP cameras sold around the world will be HD or megapixel...
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Genesis Integration opens Montreal office to serve Quebec market
Friday, 13 August 2010
Genesis Integration Inc. announced that it is opening its sixth office in Montreal on Sept. 7, 2010. The office will initially provide Audio and...
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Dealer/installer brings cutting-edge system to Niagara College
Wednesday, 04 August 2010
An Ontario post-secondary institution where security was practically an afterthought has, in a few short years, become a showcase of ingenuity.
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IT Security
SaaS and new tech industry players to dominate landscape next year
Wednesday, 11 November 2009
Access control is expected to be the growth leader through 2015 and Software as a Service (SaaS) will emerge as a popular model for organizations...
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Casino implements facial recognition to spot problem gamblers
Monday, 30 March 2009
Casino security personnel are facing a growing concern about how to keep self-confessed gambling addicts away from the tables and slot machines.
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Toronto airport deploys ID management, access control
Thursday, 05 February 2009
Quantum Secure has announced it has deployed its SAFE software suite for Toronto Pearson International Airport, the busiest airport in Canada.
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IBM to develop packaged security systems
Friday, 28 March 2008
IBM has restructured the way it is selling its Smart Surveillance analytics product in Canada, saying it will produce pre-packaged “cookie...
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Monitoring
SecurTek acquires Maximum Monitoring
Tuesday, 24 August 2010
SecurTek Monitoring Solutions Inc. has acquired approximately 7,500 wholesale and retail accounts from Aurora, Ont.-based Maximum Monitoring Services...
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Senstar appoints Gord Loney v.p. of product sales
Monday, 16 August 2010
Senstar Corp. announced the appointment of Gord Loney as Vice-President of Product Sales.   According to the company, this new position has been...
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Landlines disappearing from monitored accounts
Tuesday, 20 July 2010
According to a new report from IMS Research, monitored alarm accounts using telephone landline transmission accounted for nearly 90 per cent of...
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Q&A with Iain Morton, Vice-president, ADT Advanced Integration, Intercon Security Services
Monday, 05 July 2010
Iain Morton first joined Intercon in 1992 and took on his current position in April after the departure of John Van Schepen. Morton is no stranger to...
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Access Control
Excellium appoints new director of sales
Tuesday, 24 August 2010
Excellium Technologies has apppointed Avi Sharma as its new Director of Sales for Ontario and Western Canada.   "Avi will lead our charge...
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Assa Abloy truck tour makes Toronto stop
Tuesday, 17 August 2010
Assa Abloy recently brought its Innovation Superhighway mobile showroom to the Toronto area July 8 and 9 at the Le Jardin Conference Centre in...
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Team at Canadian Natural Resources wins Integrator of the Year
Wednesday, 11 August 2010
The SP&T News advisory board has named Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. as this year’s recipient of the Security Integrator of the Year,...
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Market for security sensors to see sharp growth
Wednesday, 04 August 2010
The world market for perimeter security sensors is projected to exceed $440 million by 2014. The growth of this market will primarily be driven by...
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Articles
Tela-Link dealers scramble to replace alarm units
Thursday, 10 January 2008
Security installers and resellers that have purchased wireless radio alarm units from Calgary-based Tela-Link Communications are paying thousands of...
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