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8 On Your Side investigates why company charges thousands for …

11.21.18 – WGAL Lancaster – Smoke alarms in your home can save lives, but the cost of an alarm system being offered for sale in the Susquehanna Valley has fire officials asking: Is it worth it? News 8 On Your Side consumer reporter Brian Roche went looking...

How to Boost Sales and RMR With Smart Home Services

11.21.18 – SSI – Scott Goldfine Three experts reveal how embracing the latest trends and technology from the front porch to garage can drive more sales and RMR. The on-demand economy is here to stay. This is creating an on-demand environment for managing...

How Do Location Services Work?

11.23.18 – SSI – Morgan Hertel What exactly are location services and how do they work? Here’s how GPS, WiFi, cell towers and beacons work to pinpoint a location. Location technology seems to be one of the most confusing aspects in the alarm monitoring and...

Should You Add Surcharge to Clients Who Pay by Credit Card?

11.20.18 – CEPro – Jason Knott Legal expert Ken Kirschenbaum advises integrators to be careful about adding credit card surcharges. More than ever, integrators likely find themselves engaged with clients who want to pay by credit card. It’s quick and easy...

Real words or buzzwords?: High-Performance

A definition for “high-performance” must account for the fact that high-performance characteristics will vary considerably from one type of physical security product or system to another. Thus, it would necessarily have to be an abstract definition that...

New Contact Law Became Effective Nov 1

NEW LAW There is a new law in Oklahoma that can affect some in our industry and for over the past 18 months, there have been a number of discussions at ODOL, with the Alarm, Locksmith Committee and at the OKBFAA annual meeting (December 2017) and board meetings,...