ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn.—Saying there’s a “glaring need for capital” among small and mid-sized alarm companies, another new lender has entered the security space: RMR Capital Group.
What may have seemed like a pipe dream to many a few years ago—getting the alarm industry, the law enforcement community and the insurance industry on the same page—is now reality with the Partnership for Priority Video Alarm Response.
LONGWOOD, Fla.—Criticom Monitoring Services, the largest wholesale monitoring center in the U.S. with over 800,000 subscribers and over 4,000 dealers, in May announced a partnership with Universal Power Group, a supplier and distributor of batteries and power accessories, as well as a provider of supply chain services.
NEW YORK—The transformed ISC East, now called ISC Solutions, opened here with a new look and crowded aisles yesterday.
Was it a function of more people being at the show this year as opposed to last? Or was it the skinny aisles that gave the illusion that there were more people? The official audited numbers won’t be available for more than a month, according to Ed Nichols of event organizer Reed Exhibitions, but attendees who spoke to
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said it didn’t matter. They were pleased with the number and quality of people attending the event.
LAWRENCE, Kan.—You certainly can’t fault Protection One for subtlety in its advertising. Web banners went up all over the industry last month with a simple message: “We’re buying.”