The Monitoring Association (TMA) is pleased to announce that Anita Ostrowski, Vice President of Central Station Services, Vector Security, and David Holl, Director of Public Safety, Lower Allen Township (PA), will serve as co-chairs of the ANSI-proposed TMA Monitoring Center Notification of Active Threat Standard (TMA-ATN-01) Committee.
The Security Industry Alarm Coalition (SIAC) is a national leader in helping reduce unnecessary calls for service from alarm systems. Today, SIAC issued a warning concerning false alarms created by the Apple iPhone 14 and Apple Watch.
Resideo Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: REZI), a leading global provider of home comfort and security solutions and distributor of commercial and residential security and audio-visual products, announced it has completed the acquisition of privately held distributor BTX Technologies, Inc.
New York State became one of the first in the country to enact a “right to repair” law. The Digital Fair Repair Act is set to go into effect on July 1, 2023. New York’s regulation requires manufacturers to provide owners and independent repair shops the manuals, parts, diagnostics and diagrams necessary to repair consumer devices. Read the full Chapter amendment below.
COPS Monitoring, an industry leading professional alarm monitoring service provider in North America, is proud to welcome its first K9 assistant to its workforce.
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New York State requires that anyone installing, maintaining or servicing, an access control system, alarm system, CCTV, burg system, fire system, security cameras, or security system be licensed.
January 2023. The Monitoring Association (TMA) Standards Committee has received confirmation that its TMA-AVS-01 Alarm Validation Standard has received official ANSI accreditation. Initiated in 2020 in a joint effort between PPVAR and TMA, the standard provides a method of creating an alarm scoring or classification metric for unauthorized human activity detected by alarm systems.
TMA-AVS-01 provides a standardized method of creating an alarm scoring or classification metric for unauthorized human activity detected by alarm systems that will assist law enforcement with resource allocation and Call for Service prioritization.
The NYLESA is looking for instructors. This a great opportunity to assist in strengthening the work force in your industry!
