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6 days ago | 
securitysales.com | Amy Rock |Peter Smith
Following the 2018 mass shooting tragedy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, the family of victim Alyssa Alhadeff successfully fought to establish Alyssa’s Law, state-based legislation that mandates all public elementary and secondary school buildings be equipped with silent panic alarms that directly notify law enforcement of an incident. The legislation first became law in 2020 in New Jersey, Alyssa’s home state.
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2 weeks ago | 
securitysales.com | Amy Rock |Peter Smith
MIAMI — Malfunctioning elevators at Miami’s veterans hospital have injured at least 12 people over two years, according to a report. A 2023 assessment obtained by the Miami Herald determined all of the elevators at the 12-story Bruce W.
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1 month ago | 
securitysales.com | Arlen Schweiger |Peter Smith
The ADI Expo program enables participating suppliers to engage directly with dealer and integrator customers from across North America and showcase their latest product offerings, Cardazzi adds. ADI and Snap One provide educational seminars and CEU credits (where applicable) at each Expo, allowing suppliers to position themselves as thought leaders and influencers in the industry.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
securitysales.com | Amy Rock |Peter Smith
According to Campus Safety’s 2024 Video Surveillance Survey, 98% of K-12 schools, colleges, and healthcare facilities have one or more video surveillance systems on their campus — up from 94% in 2023. The survey also found that of the participants whose campuses don’t have a security camera system on campus, half said they were considering purchasing one in the next two years.
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Jan 6, 2025 | 
securitysales.com | Amy Rock |Peter Smith
Each year, Campus Safety conducts surveys on safety and security technologies commonly found on K-12, universities, and healthcare campuses. The data extracted from these surveys offers insights into how campuses are using these technologies and the challenges and successes they encounter along the way.
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Oct 10, 2024 | 
securitysales.com | Amy Rock |Peter Smith
On April 7, U.S. House of Representatives member Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Senator Maria Cantwell released a draft of a bipartisan federal privacy bill, the American Privacy Rights Act of 2024, which protects, among other things, student privacy. The proposed bill aims to “put people in control of their own personal data” and “eliminate the patchwork of state laws by setting one national privacy standard.”If adopted, the APRA would supersede state privacy laws.
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Oct 2, 2024 | 
securitysales.com | Arlen Schweiger |Peter Smith
SANDY, Utah — Extending the reach of its Smart Home as a Service (SHaaS) platform across the northern border, OliverIQ announced that it has signed Centrale D’Alarme De Bromont as its first security provider partner in Canada. Headquartered in Bromont, Quebec, the company offers security services against break-ins, fires, floods, and more.
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May 6, 2024 | 
securitysales.com | Arlen Schweiger |Peter Smith
CARLSBAD, Calif. — Global home and building management solutions provider Nice has filled an important position in its C-suite team with the appointment of Senthoor Navaratnam as the chief product officer for Nice North America. Navaratnam’s expertise in driving strategic growth across global markets is anticipated to be instrumental toward the company’s goal to deliver integrated and unified solutions to Nice partners and end users, it states.
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Apr 15, 2024 | 
securitysales.com | Arlen Schweiger |Peter Smith
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., and CHARLOTTE — Snap One is typically the company making news for acquiring name brands to add to its expansive portfolio, but this time the company is on the other side of the table as the big name being acquired, according to a joint announcement.
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Mar 21, 2024 | 
campussafetymagazine.com | Amy Rock |Peter Smith
A New Orleans school bus driver evacuated nine students from a bus last week right before it burst into flames. Kia Rousseve, a 28-year-old bus driver for Community Academies of New Orleans, was driving her usual route on March 13 when the vehicle started to lose power and smoke, Good Morning America reports. “The bus started acting crazy and started jerking and going real, real slow,” she recalled.
