Security Systems News

APR 2015

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advErtiSEr indEx QuotEd CoMpaNY pagE WEbSITE NaME CoMpaNY pagE MarKEtplacE Coming Up: May - Fire Systems June - PSIM July - Locking Systems D-Tools d-toolS MobilE QuotE ■ ■ Mobile Quote is a workfow- enhancing companion app for D-Tools SI 2015 ■ ■ Enables integrators to work with clients in the feld to secure an immediately deliverable quote www.d-tools.com oil town, safety is always a concern. "Houston revolves around the oil industry,'' Kaczmarek said. Haliburton is one of Firetron's big clients. Unfortunately, "It's really going to get tough, with the drop in oil prices" to sell some oil companies ECS if they have not been inclined to do more in that direction at this point, he said. The most active vertical markets these days, Kaczmarek said, are hospitals and schools, K-12. "We have had not as much luck with the college industry," he said. On the other hand, Kaczmarek sees changes in the regulatory landscape o p e n i n g d o o r s f o r p ro v i d e r s a n d installers of emergency communications systems. "We are going to see people spend more money on evacuation procedures and MNC," he said, due to revisions by the International Building Code, which is requiring more and more measures that look and sound like MNC and ECS. "Now people are looking at fire alarm continued from page 29 ECS systems differently," Kaczmarek said. "Fire alarm systems were a sacred cow. The new wave is going to be, 'I can give [customized alerts] for a tornado, a hurricane or a bomb scare.' " "Now, with voice activation, the walls surrounding the sacred cows are coming down," Kaczmarek said. According to international codes, he said, "You have to have work evacuation plans. It's mandated." C i t i e s , t o w n s a n d c o u n t i e s a re beginning to adapt and amend portions of the IBC for their own regulatory framework—a trend that could shift the thinking of businesses reluctant to install emergency communication systems. Businesses don't like being told what to do by government agencies, but the mandates may be more palatable when they originate from industry groups. Over the past five years, said Loren Schreiber, "What's different is that local jurisdictions are starting to enforce the 2010 codes [set by the National Fire Protection Agency, which are updated every three years]. "They're starting to catch up. 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Patrick CannonDesign 11 Martin, Stan SIAC 12 Masino, Ralph ASG 20 Matlin, Joel Think Protection 30 McCall, Mark Security Central 11 McLeod, Michael ISS 21 Monroe, Valentina Security Specialists 63 Morris, Todd BrickHouse 54 Nash, Ron Pivot3 57 Newhook, Chris American Alarm 24 Nuccio, Joe ASG 20 Orr, John Ascent Capital Group 1 Pedersen, Todd Vivint 1,35 Petersen, Kevin AT&T; Digital Life 30, 34 Rao-Russell, Joey Kimberlite 24 Resnick, Brad Riverside 26 Schreiber, Loren Silent Knight 28,29 Shaw, Barbara PSA 20 Shea, David Complete Home 30 Siller, Justin HIS 28,29 Sime, David CONTAVA 36 Thayer, Rodney RSG Modelworks 8 VanTill,Steve Brivo 11 Vautour SimplexGrinnell 28,29 Volatile, John SecurityRI.com 20 Wheaton, Doug Hikvision 10 White, Jeremy Pro-Vigil 26 Zeller, Brad BSN Security 6 Acadian Monitoring Services 49 www.acadianmonitoringservices.com Acquisition & Funding Services 62 www.afssmartfunding.com AES Corporation 50 www.aes-corp.com Affliated Monitoring 18-19 www.affliated.com Alarm.com 22 www.alarm.com Altronix 13 www.altronix.com Arecont Vision, LLC 9 www.arecontvision.com Assa Abloy 38,58 www.intelligentopenings.com Axis Communications 2 www.axis.com C.O.P.S. 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