Is a Securitas/Niscayah reunion imminent?
Mack says reunited companies better positioned to compete with the likes of G4S05/19/2011Martha EntwistleSTOCKHOLM, Sweden—Is it strange that guarding giant Securitas, which divested itself of its...
View ArticleASIS 2011: News and notes from the show floor
09/22/2011SSN Staff ORLANDO, Fla.—There was plenty of news being made at ASIS 2011, which took place at the Orange County Convention Center Sept. 19-21. Below are some editor round-ups from ventured...
View ArticleVance in Vegas; Five Diamonds for Johnson Controls
Monitor This!Rich Miller01/18/2012The last time SSN caught up with Mary Jo Vance, in April 2011, she was contemplating taking the summer off to “ride cross-country on my Harley” after leaving...
View Article'20 under 40' 2012 - Bijal Thakkar
05/22/2012Tess NacelewiczBijal Thakkar, 38Director, global product managementJohnson ControlsMilwaukee, Wis.How did you get into the security industry?I had come to the United States (from India) to do...
View ArticleASIS 2012, Pro 1 buys again, mobility and the financial vertical
On the Editor's DeskMartha Entwistle09/12/2012It’s been a busy two days for Amy Canfield (the new lead editor for our sister publication Security Director News) and I here in Philly at the ASIS...
View ArticleTyco Security Products secures hospital
04/26/2013WESTFORD, Mass.—Tyco Security Products announced this week that Yale-New Haven Hospital (YNHH), based in New Haven, Conn., has chosen an integrated security solution from the company’s...
View ArticleIris scanning enters mainstream market
‘Access cards can be forged, irises can’t’07/24/2013Amy CanfieldROCK HILL, S.C.— Iris scanning technology is typically used by the government, the military and in hospitals. However, as prices have...
View ArticleFive questions: Andre Greco
10/08/2014Tess NacelewiczAndre Greco is the new VP of sales and marketing for Columbus, Ohio-based systems integrator Xentry Systems Integration. He’ll focus on driving strategic sales and marketing...
View ArticleJohnson Controls to sell JCSS to Versar for $20m
McManus: JCSS will have a ‘better home’ at Versar09/11/2015Martha EntwistleSPRINGFIELD, Va.—Johnson Controls (JCI), which has shed a number of businesses in recent months, on Sept. 4 signed an...
View ArticleJohnson Controls to merge with Tyco
Deal brings security capabilities to building automation strategy, tax inversion benefit01/25/2016Martha EntwistleMILWAUKEE and CORK, Ireland—In a deal that brings strategic security capabilities and...
View ArticleTyco closes ShopperTrak acquisition
01/27/2016Martha EntwistleCORK, Ireland—Tyco on Jan. 26 announced that it has completed the $175 million cash acquisition of ShopperTrak, a Chicago-based global provider of analytics for the retail...
View ArticleMegamergers: benefit or pitfall?
Industry leans toward ‘benefit,’ but debate continues03/16/2016Spencer IvesYARMOUTH, Maine—Industry consolidation will accelerate this year with two megamergers—the Tyco/JCI deal and the ADT/Protection...
View ArticleJCI and Tyco announce post-merger executive line-up
Five of seven future corporate executive officers are from JCI05/27/2016Martha EntwistleMILWAUKEE and CORK, Ireland—Johnson Controls and Tyco International, which announced plans to merge in January,...
View ArticleJohnson Controls and Tyco merger final
Deal marks historic turning point for both companies09/07/2016SSN StaffCORK, Ireland—Johnson Controls this week completed its merger with Tyco, marking a historic turning point for both companies.By...
View ArticleJohnson Controls publishes cybersecurity 'call to action'
Paul Ragusa02/22/2017CORK, Ireland—Johnson Controls released a “call to action” whitepaper on cybersecurity this week in an effort to help the industry to better protect all of the data that is being...
View ArticlePost merger, Johnson Controls emerges even stronger
Company has greater depth of expertise, resources on both product and integration side of business08/15/2017Paul RagusaCORK, Ireland—Since the Tyco-Johnson Controls merger was completed in September...
View ArticleVideoEdge NVR from JCI first to earn UL cyber certification
04/04/2018Paul RagusaMILWAUKEE—Johnson Controls announced recently that its VideoEdge network video recording platform from American Dynamics is the first product to be officially certified as meeting...
View ArticleJohnson Controls acquires cloud provider
Purchase of Smartvue adds global IoT platform to JCI portfolio04/04/2018Paul RagusaMILWAUKEE—Johnson Controls announced this week that it has acquired Smartvue, an IoT and video provider that empowers...
View ArticlePivot3 announces large-scale surveillance solution
New solution delivers extreme scale to support enterprise-class video deployments07/18/2018Paul RagusaAUSTIN, Texas—Pivot3, a hyperconverged infrastructure performance and technology company based...
View ArticleJohnson Controls acquires Lux Products Corp.
10/03/2018SSN StaffMILWAUKEE—Johnson Controls announced this week that it has acquired the assets of Lux Products Corporation (LUX), a company that specializes in residential thermostats and smart home...
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