As the saying goes, “You can never say thank you enough.” So let’s say it now to the Electronic Security Association of Ohio: “THANK YOU!” In the most recent issue of their state newsletter, ESA of Ohio gave SIAC front page coverage, touting our organization’s...
A couple of years ago, Ron Walters was doing a presentation on two-call verification, also tagged Enhanced Call Verification, or ECV. At the time, SIAC members had probably been on the road touting the benefits of ECV for at least three or four years. During that...
Any award in the electronic security industry gets a patented response: We don’t have the time or resources to apply. We’re all busy these days. If you run an alarm company, you’re looking at new avenues to expand your sales. You may be trying to figure out how to...
The Texas Police Chiefs and key members of the state’s alarm industry – Chris Russell, Jeff Bright and Rodney Hooker – took a big step recently in agreeing on some key provisions to reduce unnecessary alarm signals. It wasn’t easy. An alarm committee was formed in...
Two recent actions in the state of Illinois point to a disturbing situation that the security industry needs to pay close attention to: Fire departments setting up monitoring centers for signaling services. Our industry should oppose this move for several reasons. We...
Cities and suburbs are slashing services. This newspaper or Internet headline could have been written for Anywhere, USA over the past two years or so. The trickle-down effect from the financial services industry implosion hit the housing industry, and in turn the...
The FBI recently released its 2009 statistics on crime in the United States. There’s a lot to read. If you dig into the material, you’ll find several statistics that indicate violent crime is decreasing. Property crimes, of interest to us in the security industry,...
The City of Fontana and the alarm industry, through the Inland Empire Alarm Association (IEAA), have reached an agreement to resolve their dispute over the City of Fontana’s 2008 alarm ordinance. The agreement ends on-going litigation and allows both sides to move...
There are multiple ways to improve policing. The security industry can be at the forefront of many of these new solutions. Recently, the North Texas Alarm Association listened to the new Dallas Police Chief, David Brown, discuss how his department is using new tools...
Out of sight often means out of mind. We don’t see someone, so we forget about that person. It happens in relationships and in business. One good principal for developing sound business relationships is to spend time with those organizations and individuals that are...