Companies

May 1, 2008 12:00 PM

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

Stanley Convergent Security Solutions Inc. (formerly HSM Electronic Protection Services Inc.), Naperville, Ill., a commercial security services company, has purchased A-1 Security Ltd., Las Vegas, a security company with expertise in maintaining and monitoring access control systems and video surveillance systems.

Tyco International Ltd., Bermuda, a provider of security products and services, has announced that its ADT Security business, Boca Raton, Fla., has reached an agreement to acquire FirstService Security, Collegeville, Pa., a division of FirstService Corp., for approximately $187 million. FirstService Security operates under the Security Services & Technologies (SST) brand name in the United States.

March Networks, Ottawa, Ontario, a provider of intelligent IP video applications, has acquired Cieffe S.p.A, Milan, Italy, and its related company, Insignis Technologies S.r.I., developers of high-performance IP video solutions.

AGREEMENTS

The Digital Pixim System technology from Pixim Inc., Mountain View, Calif., a provider of image sensors and processors, has been incorporated into the intelligent surveillance Camera with Video Recording (iCVR), from VideoIQ, Bedford, Mass.

Orsus, New York, a developer of situation management, is partnering with Adesta LLC, Omaha, Neb., a systems integrator for electrical security systems, to combine Orsus' security and safety situation management software with Adesta's systems integration expertise.

Mango DSP, Jerusalem, a provider of intelligent video servers for video surveillance market, and Steelbox Networks, Atlanta, a developer of media appliances, have signed a partnership agreement to present the industry with a comprehensive intelligent video, processing, distribution, storage and management solution.

Lumidigm Inc., Albuquerque, N.M., a multispectral imaging biometrics company, has announced a certified business partnership with BioGuard Components & Technologies Ltd., Israel, an international biometrics solutions developer.

Technology from ViaLogy LLC, Altadena, Calif., a provider of network-centric, real-time signal processing platforms, is being integrated into the Cisco Open Platform for Safety and Security.

Johnson Controls Inc., Milwaukee, an integrator of technologies, products and services, has selected the National Training Center (NTC), a training provider in the low voltage industry, to be its training source for NICET certification training.

Orsus, New York, has partnered with ioimage, Denton, Texas, a developer of intelligent video appliances, to allow integration of ioimage's video analytics devices into Orsus' Situator platform.

Adobe Systems Operations has chosen the SAFE Physical Identity Management System (PIDMS) from Quantum Secure Inc., San Jose, Calif., a provider of physical access and identity management systems convergence, to automate provisioning and enhance compliance management.

inFRONT, New Orleans, a developer of high-ROI applications to facility access control systems, will distribute CoreStreet, Cambridge, Mass., a developer of credential validation solutions, Card-Connected CHIPs for Lenel, the solution for Lenel's OnGuard access control system.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Dynamic Network Factory Inc., Hayward, Calif., a manufacturer of network attached storage and storage area networks, has formed DNF Security, a new business division that will handle the IP surveillance market.

Frost & Sullivan has recognized GE Security, Bradenton, Fla., with the 2008 North American Frost & Sullivan Award for Video Surveillance Solutions Company of the year.

Fire-Lite Alarms, Morris Township, N.J., a part of Honeywell's Life Safety Group and a manufacturer of commercial fire alarm systems, has launched a new firelite.com Web site.

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