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www.securitysystemsnews.com January 2016 SECurITy SySTEMS nEWS Monitoring 22 month in 2015. Numera, the Seattle-based PERS company, made headlines in 2015, when it was acquired by Nortek for $12 million, and when it rolled out EverThere. The EverThere platform proactively tracks PERS users' activity levels, compiles the data and allows family members to set alerts based on conditions like inactivity. Securus' name came up a lot, when it divided and sold its business. AvantGuard bought the PERS business— and renamed the division Freeus—and BrickHouse secu- rity acquired Securus' GPS business. An educational session at ESX underscored the fact that medical monitoring, while a great business, may not be for every central station. Attendees at AvantGuard's bi-annual PERS Summit in October debated the benefts and shortcomings of fall detec- tion technologies. AvantGuard CEO Josh Garner summed up opinions of the technology by saying, "Dealers need to have it in their repertoire to offer clients, but at the end of the day it's a very small use case. By and large, pushing a button is going to be the best, most effective way to get help." MAMA, the Medical Alert Monitoring Association, also gathered PERS dealers in Orlando to talk about mPERS, fall detection and the 2G sunset at its annual meeting. The PERS space also gained new entrants like Consumer Cellular and Blue Star, a veteran- focused PERS provider based in Maryland. The cloud came up a lot this year, starting with IBS getting the frst UL certifcation for a cloud-based central station automation platform—its SBN Cloud. Bold Technologies and Dice each released automation platforms in the cloud. SSN 2015 Continued from page 21 JUNE 8-10, 2016 Fort Worth Convention Center Fort Worth, Texas ESXweb.com The defnitive event for innovative professionals who are passionate about the business of electronic security and life safety. Where cutting edge business practices meet inspiration and where visionaries and industry infuencers get down to business. This conference and trade show for security and life safety dealers, integrators, and monitoring companies is the must-attend event for industry leaders who are serious about growing and competing at the next level. When this focused group comes together to share their ideas and solutions, the industry takes a bold leap forward in setting the pace for its future. Whether you are looking to: EXPLORE the latest tools, trends, and technology EXPAND your business and build relationships EXCHANGE ideas and strategies with like-minded peers and thought leaders EVOLVE to be prepared for the future ...this is an event you won't want to miss! @ ESXweb #ESXexpo facebook.com/ESXweb Electronic Security Expo (ESX) Alarm Center's president and CEO told Security Systems News. "But, there is a growing segment of the market that does not want to wait for a professional install, does not want to pay for a professional install, and are comfortable doing it themselves." My Alarm Center announced the division in early December. "This is a new venture for us, we haven't sold self-install systems directly to consumers before," Kothari, said. LivSecure uses Qolsys equipment, Alarm.com for home connectivity, and Rapid Response for its monitoring. "I'm really a believer in the life safety aspect of home security and home automation," Kothari said. LivSecure offers three packages, start- ing at $34.99 per month for monitoring with a $99 equipment fee, all of which come with fre and CO monitoring devices. "The beauty of a self-install product is that it ends up being a self-service product because the customer is more comfortable with their system, so with alternative customer support, we avoid a truck roll and are able to troubleshoot and fx over the phone with the My Alarm Center opens new DIY division, LivSecure Amy Kothari customer." Creating LivSecure meant "building out the site, fguring out the SEO and other tools for reaching consumers, coming up with the name … the branding … the offerings and packages," which took just under a year, Kothari said. Megan MacDonald, VP of strat- egy and business development at My Alarm Center, leads the divi- sion. MacDonald joined the My Alarm Center team specifcally to head LivSecure, Kothari said. SSN Continued from page 1