A round-up of industry events (the 2011 CAA Convention and the First Alert Professional Convention), a look at ASG’s growth in 2011, and more.

Acquisitions are down among dealer companies, but that's not necessarily bad; Tyco closes Visonic deal; Honeywell partners with luxury homebuilder in the U.S; Harkins takes over Schovich; Industry says goodbye to John W. Mabry Jr.; and more.

Get a closer look at the FBI's newest crime report, a report from CSAA's annual meeting, SIA's new president, and more.

Verizon launches Monitoring & Home Control offering, Avigilon to go public, Smith & Wesson's perimeter security business to be sold, Stanley CSS brings out new cloud services and mobile applications, and more.

Read about appointments, user conferences, acquisitions and new product lines in this month's Insider.

Read about expansions, certifications and other security industry news.

Read about recent monitoring trends, announcements and expansions in the security industry.

Read about the latest growth, acquisitions, awards and appointments throughout the security industry.

Come see the commercial side of ADT, 1099 tax reporting requirement repealed, UTC Fire & Security one year after acquiring GE, FARA honors Monitronics, Vector and Homesafe Security for false alarm reduction efforts, and more.

New Product Showcase Winners, UTC rebrands, ADT acquires Proximex, ISC West's State of the Industry,Honeywell names Dealer of Year, Optelecom-NKF becomes TKH Security Solutions in the Americas, and more.