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PPVAR Announces TMA’s AVS-01 Received ANSI Accreditation
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.
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TMA Announces their AVS-01 2023 Alarm Validation Scoring Standard
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.
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Reversing Itself, Ninth Circuit Invalidates California’s Ban on Mandatory Employment Arbitration Agreements
In 2018, California passed a controversial law called AB-51 (now Labor Code Section 432.6) that prohibited California employers from requiring arbitration agreements as a condition of employment – on pain of jail time and civil penalties. AB-51 was immediately challenged and preliminarily enjoined under the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”), which was passed almost 100 years ago to combat judicial “hostility” towards arbitration and preempts any law that discriminates against arbitration agreements.
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TMA Welcomes Dynamark Monitoring to its ASAP-to-PSAP Service
The Monitoring Association (TMA) welcomed Dynamark Monitoring, Inc. to its growing list of ASAP-to-PSAP connected monitoring centers – bringing the total number to 29. Launched in 2011 as a public-private partnership, TMA’s ASAP service is designed to increase the accuracy and efficiency of calls for service from alarm monitoring centers to Emergency Communication Centers (ECCs)/PSAPs.
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TDSi Teams Up with Altronix to Offer UL294 Listed Trove Access & Power Integration Solutions
Altronix, the recognized leader in power and data transmission products for the professional security industry has partnered with TDSi, a leading supplier of integrated access control solutions to offer new streamlined access and power integration solutions that are UL294 listed for access control systems.
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CAFAA Announces New Program: The Bill Hopple Educational Scholarship Award
Willian (Bill) Hopple has been in the Fire Alarm industry for over 50 years and has played an integral role in the CAFAA organization, guiding it with a focus on education.
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Snap One Honors Partner Award Winners at ISE 2023
Snap One, provider of smart living products, services, and software to professional integrators, officially unveiled the winners of its prestigious Partner Awards at ISE 2023 last week.
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Napco Offers New Choices in Real-Time Integration & Security Management for their Top-Rated Alarm Lock Wireless Access Locks
Napco Offers New Choices in Real-Time Integration & Security Management for their Top-Rated Alarm Lock Wireless Access Locks.
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SIAC Briefs on Recent Joint Meeting Between North and South Carolina PD Committee
Recently, the Security Industry Alarm Coalition (SIAC) coordinated a joint meeting of the North and South Carolina Police Chiefs Alarm Management Committees.
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Snap One Announces Worldwide Availability of ClareVision ‘Color Night’ IP Surveillance Cameras at ISE 2023
Snap One has announced the international availability of the ClareVision Color At Night series high-performance IP surveillance cameras that leverage wider apertures, Sony® Starvis™ sensors and integrated LED lighting to deliver improved nighttime performance and visibility.
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Snap One’s New Luma x20 Family of Surveillance Products are now Shipping to Partners Across the US and Canada
Snap One has announced that the new Luma x20 family of surveillance products is now available to Partners online and at Snap One Partner Stores. Previewed at CEDIA 2022, the x20 family features products that are fully NDAA-compliant, deliver the latest AIpowered security features and provide customers greater peace of mind while simplifying installation and long-term maintenance through full OvrC integration.
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Bosch Receives Recognition as ADI Announces 2022 Supplier Award Recipients
ADI Global Distribution, a leading wholesale distributor of security, AV and low-voltage products, announced the recipients of its 2022 Supplier Awards. ADI selected HID as Supplier of the Year for North America. ADI also recognized suppliers in the categories of Operations, Marketing, Digital Marketing, Sales Support, New Product of the Year and Rookie of the Year.
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