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Join Us for the Inaugural NBFAA Emerging Technology Forum
Following a general member session and breakfast, NBFAA will host the inaugural NBFAA Emerging Technology Forum. The program will be held March 29, 2007 in Room 501 in the Venetian Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas from 9:00 a.m. to 9:55 a.m. and will be open to all ISC attendees.
The purpose of this event is to provide a venue for industry professionals to hear from chief executive officers and other senior leaders about their company’s emerging technology. Attendees will be introduced to new applications, markets, strategies and consumer trends, and gain technology insight with which they can grow their businesses. This year’s presenters are Jordan Serlin, president of Cenuco and Bob Diamond, CEO of Xanboo.
Each speaker will provide an overview of their company’s emerging technology, including the growth strategy, the market segmentation, the product or service applications and the distribution process. They will identify the trends that enable their products to be introduced successfully into the marketplace and provide a profile of their primary end user customers. They will also share their vision of industry trends for the next three to seven years including potential product offerings as well as challenges and opportunities.
About the Presenters:
Jordan Serlin is currently president of Cenuco Inc, a division of Ascendia Brands. Cenuco specializes in cellular software services, specifically live video transmission onto cellular handsets from closed circuit television systems. Serlin has served in this post since 2003. He is also currently a council member with the Gerson Lehrman Group, a leading think-tank comprised of executives, physicians, scientists, engineers, attorneys, and other professionals who deliver expertise and decision-making assistance to business, government and investment leaders globally.
Bob Diamond, CEO of Xanboo, served as chairman of the board of CIDCO Inc, a manufacturing company of telecommunication products that he co-founded. He is the holder of a Caller ID engineering patent and, in 1996, was the recipient of the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Prior to CIDCO, Diamond was president of Robert Diamond Inc, an engineering consulting and manufacturer's representative firm he founded in 1971. He was previously director of marketing for North American Philips' Broadcast T.V. Division and senior engineer at Philco Research.
NBFAA Announces New Member Benefit
Good News! NBFAA has teamed up with The Business Library to offer you 16 FREE reports (Members Only access) containing information to help you in your business and personal life.
The Business Library reports provide clear, comprehensive, practical, relevant, easy-to-apply and timely information. These reports provide answers to your most important big-dollar opportunities, concerns, and questions like:
- What is my business worth?
- How do I increase my retirement money and income?
- When do I sell out and how do I negotiate the best deal?
- How do I prepare a financing proposal to get that needed capital?
- Design a compensation package that gives me the most after-tax income?
- How do I assure business continuity?
- How do I increase and manage my cash flow and build more wealth?
The Business Library answers those questions and much more...with case studies to lead you to the right decisions that pay off for you, your family, and your company today and for many years to come.
Please feel free to access and download the reports at any time, and as frequently as you wish, from the Members Only section of www.alarm.org.
Go here for the listing and description of the reports and instructions for your free download.
We hope you take full advantage of The Business Library Information Service as a valuable new member benefit.
NBFAA Offers Members Tips for Early Daylight-Saving Time
Nearly two years ago the U.S. Congress passed the Energy Policy Act of 2005 which changes the start and end dates for Daylight-Saving Time (DST) in the United States. Those states that participate in DST must follow the new dates.
As a result, DST will start on March 11, 2007 at 2:00 a.m. (three weeks earlier than normal) and end November 4, 2007 at 2:00 a.m. (one week later than previously).
There are a number of potential issues with this change that you should be aware of, including:
- Applying updates to your computer. It is possible that the time zone settings for your computer's system clock may be incorrect during this four week period. In particular, you must make sure that both your Windows operating system and your calendar programs are updated.
- Business applications that record transactions could be affected. Billing programs that calculate elapsed time may be at risk. You should check all your software and hardware systems that rely on time stamps. If necessary, patch with software updates or modify to work properly.
- Try to understand all of the potential impacts to your business, including the computers, billing systems, software and any issues that may impact your customers. Then plan and execute processes to address the issue.
- Don’t forget the little things: Employees should check appliances, such as coffee makers, microwave ovens, DVDs, and videocassette recorders that have clocks. These items may have to be reset manually.
- Last, but not least, don’t forget to check with your manufacturers to make sure that products your customers are using won’t be affected by this change.
Listed below are links to articles and sites which may be useful, including the Microsoft site that contains specific information on this issue:
Articles of interest:
- http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,128719/article.html
- http://www.infoworld.nl/idgns/bericht.phtml?id=002570DE00740E180025728500070058
- http://www.phonescoop.com/news/item.php?n=2085
Alarm History 101: An Independent Headquarters
Editor’s Note: The Alarm Industry has an illustrious and interesting history going back more than 100 years. Many do not know the history of the industry that they have chosen as a profession. Because of this we have decided to include a brief look in Member Update at some of the events that have shaped the alarm industry into what it has become today. Alarm History 101 provides information on the path the industry has taken and of the ideas that have impacted it. If you have questions about our industry’s history you would like answered send an e-mail to communications@alarm.org.
After more than 20 years of relying on consultants or management firms to administer its affairs, NBFAA elected to establish its own independent headquarters in 1982.
 Two Locals lend a Hand - Tom and Pat Smith of Security, Inc. of hte Washington, D.C. area helped NBFAA set up independent offices in 1982. Here they pose with there prized collection of campain buttons. |
To lead the new staff, it persuaded Richard Bugbee, an ADT marketing and public relations executive who most recently had served as NBFAA treasurer, to become the executive vice president, a new position that made him NBFAA’s first full-time chief executive. For executive director, it recruited Robert Daugherty, whose management firm, Association Management Inc, had managed the Central Station Electrical Protective Association (CSEPA) for many years and NBFAA for a year and a half.
The new independent headquarters officially opened in 1984 with a full-time staff of five to manage both NBFAA and CSEPA. In order to afford the office, many of the largest NBFAA members doubled their dues payments for two years. Aritech and North Supply donated typewriters and a telephone system, and the local firm, Security Inc, installed an alarm system and otherwise helped the headquarters get started. Tom and Pat Smith, of Security Inc, in Washington D.C., contributed time, personnel and equipment.
Source: A History of Alarm Security Copyrighted by NBFAA 1979, 1980, and 1991.
Need an Edge? Become Certified
Competition in the alarm industry is fierce. It has been that way since the beginning. To stay in front of your competition, you need something the customer can feel good about when choosing your company.
Certified technicians show that you care about your trade and, more importantly, care about doing it well. When it comes down to picking between two equally competitive companies, the one most certified is the one most often picked.
NTS offers NBFAA members three certification opportunities for alarm technicians.
To become a Certified Alarm Technician (Level I), students must successfully complete the three-day Certified Alarm Technician course and pass the two-hour multiple choice examination.
To become a Certified Fire Alarm Technician, students must successfully complete the two-day Fire Alarm Installation Methods (FAIM) course and pass the two-hour multiple choice examination, and successfully complete the one day Life Safety Code course and pass the one-hour multiple choice examination.
To become a Certified Alarm Technician (Level II), students must hold the Level I certification, have successfully completed the FAIM course and passed the examination, and have successfully completed the two-day Advanced Burglar Alarm Technician course and passed the two-hour multiple choice examination.
For a complete list of training opportunities, course descriptions and dates available in your area visit NBFAA’s Web site at www.alarm.org.
One Order of Training with a Side of Certification Coming Right Up!
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Upcoming courses:
Advanced Burglar Alarm Technician
March 10 – 11 – Mobile, Ala.
March 14 – 15 – Atlanta, Ga.
March 14 – 16 – Elmsford, N.Y.
March 24 – 25 – Kenner, La.
Central Station Training
March 14 – Montevallo, Al.
Certified Alarm Technician (Level I)
March 9 – 11 – Johnson City, Tenn.
March 13 – 15 – Pittsburgh, Pa.
March 14 – 16 – Rochester, N.Y.
March 15 – 17 – Manchester, N.H.
March 19 – 21 – Boston, Mass.
March 20 – 22 – Detroit, Mich.
March 22 – 24 – Raleigh, N.C.
March 29 – 31 – Gulfport, Miss.
Fire Alarm Installation Methods
March 13 – 14 – Little Rock, Ark.
March 13 – 14 – Williamstown, N.J.
March 17 – 18 – Lafayette, La.
March 17 – 18 – Gulfport, Miss.
March 22 – 23 – Louisville, Ky.
Life Safety Code Workshop
March 31 – Memphis, Tenn.
Networking 101
March 20 – Miami South, Fla.
March 22 – Lantana, Fla.
March 22 – Raleigh, N.C.
Understanding Alarm Systems
March – 24 – Gulfport, Miss.
Continuing Education
March 13 – Johnson City, Tenn. – Alarmnet 7845gsm - offered (4 hours) by Honeywell Understanding VoIP - offered by AMG Photoelectric Beams - False Alarm Free Detection - offered by AMG
March 14 – Knoxville, Tenn. – Alarmnet 7845gsm - offered (4 hours) by Honeywell Understanding VoIP - offered by AMG Photoelectric Beams - False Alarm Free Detection - offered by AMG
March 14 – Elk Grove Village, Ill. – Fire Alarm Test and Inspection Course
March 15 – Chattanooga, Tenn – Alarmnet 7845gsm - offered (4 hours) by Honeywell Understanding VoIP - offered by AMG Photoelectric Beams - False Alarm Free Detection - offered by AMG
March 15 – Little Rock, Ark. – Practical Electronics
March 15 – 16 – Brookfield, Wis. – NICET II Test Prep Course
NBFAA & Chapter Calendar Highlights
Get Out Those Suit Cases, NBFAA’s Spring Conference is Just Around the Corner
If you haven’t already registered for the 2007 NBFAA Spring Conference you should do so today. The 2007 Spring Conference, which kicks off on March 25 in fabulous Las Vegas, will offer plenty of opportunities to network with key industry executives. Learn more about your industry, network and check out the latest technology at the many events planned, including a member reception, a member general session\breakfast, NBFAA Emerging Technology Forum, a day of golf and even skeet shooting.
The fourth annual AIREF/NBFAA Golf Without Guilt tournament will tee off on March 27, 2007 the Tuesday before the start of the ISC West Expo. Participants are encouraged to relax and enjoy a day of golf at the Troon’s Revere Golf Club — voted Las Vegas’ best golf course.
The tournament will be followed by The Evening Event, where the prestigious Morris F. Weinstock Person of the Year award and the Sara E. Jackson award will be presented. The event will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 pm at Treasure Island’s Kahunaville and will include heavy hors d’oeuvres and cocktails.
In addition to NBFAA’s 2007 Spring Conference, Calendar Highlights includes other events members will want to take advantage of, including the NBFAA Day on Capitol Hill (May 1 – 2) and the NBFAA Business Focus: Indy 2007 (Jun. 14-15).
To have an event placed on the calendar please e-mail it to communications@alarm.org. Be sure to include the date, time and location of the event and a short synopsis about the event.
Wisconsin Burglar & Fire Alarm Association
Member Meeting
March 25, 2007
Dady-Oh’s Restaurant
250 W. Broadway
Waukesha, Wis.
Join us for our quarterly meeting. Social Hour begins at 5:30 PM. Dinner begins at 6:30 PM followed by a short business and information meeting. The program topic is Prepare for Future Changes: Cellular Sunset. The presentation will center on how the analog cellular network shut-down, scheduled for February 18, 2008, will affect existing installations of cellular back-up systems for alarm transmissions. This is definitely a ‘Need to Know’ topic.
Members and non-members are encouraged to attend. Call 866-779-2322 for more information.
2007 NBFAA Spring Conference
March 25 – 30, 2007
Las Vegas, Nev.
Treasure Island Hotel and Casino
This five-day annual event to be held March 25 -29 in Las Vegas, features a Leadership Symposium, which includes a Chapter Workshop, Member Reception, meetings and social events. Take advantage of networking opportunities with the NBFAA board of directors, leaders of many state associations, committee members, and members at large. Register Now!
4th Annual AIREF/NBFAA Golf Without Guilt Tournament & The Evening Event
March 27, 2007
Las Vegas
Troon’s Revere Golf Club
The fourth annual AIREF/NBFAA Golf Without Guilt Tournament will tee off on March 27, 2007 the Tuesday before the start of the ISC West Expo. Participants are encouraged to relax and enjoy a day of golf at the Troon’s Revere Golf Club — voted best Las Vegas golf course. Register Now!
NBFAA’s Shootin’ Skeet 2007
March 27, 2007
Las Vegas
Las Vegas Gun Club
Golfing not really your thing? Want a little more bang for you buck? If so, join NBFAA at the first ever Shootin’ Skeet 2007. The event will be held at the Las Vegas Gun Club. With 14 trap fields, two skeet fields, a 10-station sporting clays course and two wobble trap fields the Las Vegas Gun Club is the premiere shooting range in Southern Nevada. Register Now!
The Evening Event
March 27, 2007
Las Vegas
Treasure Island Hotel and Casino
The Evening Event will take place on Tuesday evening and all members are welcome to attend. This event offers an exciting way to get your show-week off to a great start. Hosted at Treasure Island’s Kahunaville, it will include heavy hors d’oeuvres and cocktails. As the climax of the evening, the prestigious Morris F. Weinstock and Sara E. Jackson awards will be presented to two dedicated industry professionals.
2007 General Member Session \Breakfast
March 29, 2007
Las Vegas
NBFAA will host a general member session and breakfast on Thursday, March 29 for current and prospective members. This is a free, first-come, first-serve event. Register Now!
2007 NBFAA Emerging Technology Forum
March 29, 2007
Las Vegas
Following the general member session and breakfast, we will host the first-ever NBFAA Emerging Technology Forum. This new event will feature two keynote speakers; Jordan Serlin, president of Cenuco Wireless Division, and Robert Diamond, CEO and co-founder of Xanboo.
Growing Your Business to the Next Level Seminar
March, 30, 2007
Las Vegas
Business owners, executives, directors and key individuals focused on smooth and profitable business growth will want to attend this one day course offered on Friday, March 30, the final day of ISC West, from 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. The course focuses on operating a successful business and sustaining profitable growth. Three key platforms will provide the foundation for this session: attracting new business and customers, growing existing customers and securing a solid internal structure. It is through a concentrated effort in all three of these areas that businesses attain success and maintain a sustainable competitive advantage. Registration for the course is $298 per participant. Register Now!
SIA’s Fourth Annual Ride for Education
March 31, 2007
Las Vegas
Proceeds from the event benefit the Security Industry Association’s (SIA) Education Scholarship Fund. Registration fee is $45 per driver and $35 per rider. Registrants may participate on motorcycle or in an automobile. Visit www.siaonline.org for more information and to register.
NBFAA Day on Capitol Hill
May 1 – 2, 2007
Washington D.C.
NBFAA Government Relations Committee is planning a spring 2007 NBFAA Day on Capitol Hill May 1 and 2. This will be very helpful for our federal government relations initiatives and will allow us to address a variety of issues that will be “in play” at the beginning of 2007. We are planning a targeted, informative and worthwhile two days to serve as a model for an annual event. All members are encouraged to attend. For more information contact NBFAA at (888) 447-1689.
2007 CAA Summer Conference
May 10-12, 2007
Palm Springs, Calif.
Hilton Palm Springs Resort
CSAA Mid-Year Meeting
May 15-20, 2007
www.csaaul.org
NBFAA Business Focus: Indy 2007
Jun. 14-15, 2007
Indianapolis, Ind.
University Place Conference Center & Hotel
This two-day event which will be held June 14 and 15 in Indianapolis, in cooperation with our chartered state chapters, features business focused training courses designed to enhance business insight and management skills.
Attendees will hear from six keynote speakers; Keith Davis, senior dealer to builder manager for AVAD LLC; Cathey Rempel, founder and CEO of the Summit Group; Bob Harris, founder of The Attrition Busters; Allan Lambert, director of sales for TOA Electronics; Paul boucherle, a professional security consultant and president of Matterhorn Consulting Inc.; and Dan Dunkel, president of New Era Associations.
The event will take place at the University Place Conference Center & Hotel situated on the Indiana University-Purdue University Campus.
2007 NBFAA Fall Conference
Sept. 9-12, 2007
New York City, N.Y.
This three-day annual event to be held Sept. 9 – 11 in New York City, features a Leadership Symposium, which includes a Chapter Workshop, Member Reception, meetings and social events. Take advantage of networking opportunities with the NBFAA board of directors, leaders of many state associations, committee members, and members at large.
2007 Tri-Association Award Dinner
Sept. 11, 2007
New York City, N.Y.
The Lighthouse on Chelsea Pier 61
The 2007 Tri-Association Award Dinner Committee has announced that it has begun accepting nominations for the 2007 Triton Award. Any member of the NBFAA, Security Industry Association (SIA), and the Central Station Alarm Association (CSAA) may nominate an individual for consideration. The deadline for nominations is March 9, 2007. If you have any questions regarding the award nomination process, or the 2007 Tri-Association Awards Dinner, please contact Leigh McGuire at lmcguire@siaonline.org or call (703) 647-8493.
California Alarm Association
2007 Winter Convention
Dec. 6-8, 2007
San Francisco, Calif.
Crowne Plaza
Member News
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CPP Alarm Promotes Bill Watson to Operations Manager
CPP Alarm and Video Systems, a Sacramento, Calif. based company, has promoted Bill Watson to the position of operations manager. Bringing more than twenty years of experience in the alarm industry, Watson joined CPP’s installation/service department in January 2005.
Time Warner Security Runs with DICE CSMS
Time Warner Security, a division of Time Warner Cable’s Syracuse, N.Y. operation, has successfully completed its implementation of DICE Central Station Monitoring Software (CSMS).
Time Warner Security General Manager Kevin McCarthy said the company selected DICE CSMS because of the software’s stable and comprehensive approach to monitoring alarms. Since the implementation, Time Warner Security has increased operator efficiency and satisfaction with DICE’s streamlined usability.
Controlled Access and OnSSI to Provide Video in Philly Industrial Area
Controlled Access LLC and On-net Surveillance Systems Inc (OnSSI) have won the contract to design and install video surveillance to monitor Philadelphia’s revitalization of its developing Port Richmond industry area.
Port Richmond has been the scene of illegal dumping, vandalism and more serious crimes. As a result, business owners, police and city officials decided that video surveillance was necessary.
The contract was awarded by the Port Richmond Industrial Development Enterprise (PRIDE), a public-private partnership formed by owners and managers of industrial enterprises in the Port Richmond area who joined forces to improve the environment in which they operate, in an effort to increase profitability and retain and expand businesses and employment.
Bosch Support Enhanced with Customer Solution Support Team
Bosch Security Systems Inc announced in February the company has redesigned its customer support initiatives with the creation of a Customer Solutions Support Team to provide superior service and cutting-edge technical support to its customer base.
Part of a restructuring initiative at Bosch Security Systems to help support a broader solutions-based approach and better position the company for future growth, the Customer Support Solutions Team will be the new face of the now combined Training, Technical Support and Applications groups that have served Bosch customers for the past several years. The new team, which pools the resources and talents of the three previously independent disciplines, will work closely together across departmental lines, sharing information and providing phase-by-phase support to Bosch’s dealer and integrator customers.
Bosch’s Field Applications Specialists will teach training courses to Bosch customers in four national training centers in Fairport, N.Y.; Indianapolis; Lancaster, Pa.; and San Jose, Calif. These working labs provide a behind-the-scenes perspective of Bosch product lines and the benefits of integrating different products into more comprehensive solutions.
Services in Technical Support will also be enhanced to focus on solutions and important areas such as Internet Protocol (IP) video, electronic access control and integrated solutions. Solutions experts, part of the highly skilled Application Engineering team, will assist customers with software, hardware and network support for larger-scale installations.
Brink’s Home Security Wins National Award for Reducing False Alarms
Brink’s Home Security has been recognized for its program to reduce false alarms through an award sponsored by the Security Industry Alarm Coalition (SIAC), the False Alarm Reduction Association (FARA) and Security Sales & Integration. In the national competition, the company won the Police Dispatch Quality (PDQ) award for excellence in minimizing false dispatches in Montgomery County, Md.
The award cited a number of components in Brink’s Home Security’s alarm reduction program. These included: employing new equipment standard that make keypads easier for consumers to use; two calls to customers to confirm whether a break-in has occurred before dispatching police; intense training for sales and technical personnel to ensure customers understand how best to operate their alarm system; and involvement in industry association efforts to educate consumers and other companies on best methods to reduce false alarms.
In winning the 2007 PDQ award, Brink’s was cited for a very low dispatch rate. A dispatch rate signifies how frequently an alarm system requires a call for police dispatch in a year. The national average is close to 1.0, and Brink’s Home Security’s rate in Montgomery County was .17, which places it in the top one percent of lowest dispatch rates for companies with more than 50 customers.
The PDQ program was launched to stem the false alarm problem by recognizing those installing and monitoring companies that follow established industry practices and partner with law enforcement to reduce police dispatch requests.
Member Benefit Spotlight
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If you have used this or one of the other NBFAA Member Benefit programs, we’d like to know what you think. We are calling on members to send in their comments about these programs so that we may use them as testimonials in various NBFAA publications. If you have a comment please send it to communications@alarm.org. Be sure to include your name, company and location.
Industry News You Can Use
Homes of the Future – NAHB Takes a Guess
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) took a stab at envisioning the home of the future at its recently concluded annual convention in Orlando, Fla.
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Olympia Officials Win National Alarm Management Award
Two members of the Olympia, Wash. Police Department received a national award Feb. 20, for helping to improve alarm management practices in their city. The Award of Distinction for Excellence in Alarm Management is given by the Security Industry Alarm Coalition (SIAC) in recognition of innovative and successful practices that reduce the number of burglar alarm signals generating calls for police dispatch.
Dick Machlan and Laura Wohl of the Olympia Police Department (OPD) were recognized along with Chief Gary Michel and Commander Steve Nelson.
“These officials helped craft an ordinance that has reduced unnecessary police dispatches to alarms by over 70 percent – not just for a month or two, but for the entire 20 months of its existence,” said Ron Haner, Alarm Center, Inc., who presented the award for SIAC.
The successful Olympia ordinance incorporates SIAC’s “Best Practices” for reduction of unnecessary police dispatches to alarms. Those practices include annual registration, Enhanced Call Verification, adoption of the industry control panel (CP001) standard for all new installations, a fee for each response to an alarm and suspension of service for alarm sites that have more than four false alarms in a year
NICET Issues 20,000 Certifications to Fire Protection Professionals
The number of certifications for fire protection professionals passed 20,000 in Feb. 2007. The National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET) attributes this milestone to the fire protection industry’s commitment to public safety.
NICET joins all those who care about fire protection in congratulating each of these knowledgeable and experienced technicians for their professionalism and dedication to life safety. Attaining certification in Fire Alarm Systems, Automatic Sprinkler System Layout, Inspection and Testing of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems, or Special hazards Suppression Systems requires knowledge, experience, and initiative, and NICET salutes every one of these dedicated men and women.
Just one of the ways the fire protection industry uses to increase reliability is supporting, encouraging, and using certification through NICET. Certification provides a way to measure the workforce’s skills and knowledge against a national standard. NICET offers certification to engineering technicians and technologists in Fire Alarm Systems, Automatic Sprinkler System Layout, Special Hazards Suppression Systems, and Inspection and Testing of Water Based Systems. Fire protection industry experts developed the NICET Fire Protection programs with up to four levels based on work experience, written examination, and third-part evaluations. Additional information on NICET Fire Protection certification is available at www.nicet.org.
Member Product News
DICE to Release Inbound/Outbound Voice Automation
DICE Corporations will soon release a solution to improve clients’ operator efficiency and customer service. With the March release of the new text-to-speech DICE Inbound/Outbound Voice Automation, clients will be able to completely tailor the technology to meet their inbound and outbound communication needs.
The DICE Inbound/Outbound Voice Automation system, currently being beta tested, provides an automated structure using virtual attendants with natural sounding pleasant voices. Callers interact with the virtual attendant to perform tasks such as disabling and enabling an account, clear pending alarms, read back history and retrieve account balances.
Using the same text-to-speech technology, the system also allows clients to broadcast automated messages to end-users, whose accounts receive low battery and power failure signals. The text to speech messages can be modified and customized to the circumstance of the call, complying with the client’s company notification procedures.
DMP Wireless Two-Button Transmitter Receive UL Holdup Alarm Listing
Digital Monitoring Products (DMP) of Springfield, Mo. has received the UL636 Holdup Alarm Units and Systems listing by Underwriters Laboratories (UL) for the 1142 Two-Button Holdup Transmitter.
Specifically designed for installation under the counter, the 1142 is a powerful solution for transmitting silent alarms in retail, banking, and institutional applications.
NBFAA and Members in the News
NBFAA In the News
NBFAA to Present Business Training Event
SecurityInfoWatch.com
The NBFAA has announced a new program this summer on "How Smart Businesses Grow." The two-day seminar is scheduled for June 14-15 in Indianapolis, Ind., and will provide business focused training to increase business insights and management skills for attendees.
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Recent Press Releases
Security America Achieves Milestone of More Than 500 Policies
Security America Risk Retention Group (Security America) announced today that the insurance company has surpassed the 500th customer mark and is currently insuring more than 520 alarm dealer businesses.
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NBFAA Doubles Funding for Youth Scholarship Program
The NBFAA has announced that the association has doubled funding of its national Youth Scholarship Program to $20,000. Winners of the national awards will receive $10,000 for first place, $7,500 for second place and $2,500 for third place.
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NBFAA Offers Business Training at ISC West
The NBFAA is pleased to announce the launch of an innovative business training seminar – Growing Your Business to the Next Level – that is designed to deliver proven training and coaching to business owners, executives and managers intent on growing company profits.
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