It started out as a great concept. Maybe you remember walking up to certain porches that had large panels with dated speakers and a red button, announcing the fact that this home was equipped with Jetsons-like technology of a doorbell intercom.

This March, CSAA plans to officially change its name to The Monitoring Association, after members voted to change the name last June.

Hours after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) waiting period for the merging of Alarm.com and two units of Icontrol Networks ended, Honeywell filed suit on February 22, 2017 against Alarm.com and Icontrol for an alleged violation of antitrust laws.

It was the story of 2016: growth — sometimes stellar, sometimes slight, but mostly steady.

This March, CSAA plans to officially change its name to The Monitoring Association. SDM recently spoke with CSAA’s Vice President of Marketing and Communications, Elizabeth Lasko, about what the change means and how the association arrived at this juncture.

Unprecedented security measures were taken to ensure no security breaches occur in the nation’s capital during the inauguration of Donald Trump.

It’s a decision that every security dealer has made or is in the process of making: What is the best option for monitoring?

SIA successfully petitioned the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to include IP cameras in its “microprocessor/microcomputer” waiver for certain IT equipment under its “Buy America” requirements.

After a signal disruption affecting more than 10,000 ADS radio transceivers resulting from what ADS called a “bad packet” of data from AES technology, the two companies have taken steps to correct the issue and ensure the network does not experience further disruptions. 

The world of commercial alarms is changing, or rather has changed. With moves almost exclusively to cellular and IP communications, security dealers are tasked with determining what type of security system makes the most sense for each project.