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Industry Pulse COMPANY NEWS IR Helps Streamline School Grant-Funding Services Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies offers a cloud-based database to help schools locate federal and state grant funding information. Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies (IR) has augmented its grant-funding ser- vices to school superintendents, princi- pals, facility managers, maintenance and locksmith personnel, and grant writers by creating a 24/7 cloud-based database of federal and state grant funding infor- mation. Among its benefi ts, the database details who in the school must write the grant and relays the type of equipment that the grant will help purchase. An estimated $11.5 billion in federal, state, private foundation and corporate grants are available, but can be hard to discover. "It is part of our commitment to the nation's schools that when it comes to safety and security, [IR] will continue to be their best partner in helping locate the money they need," says April Dalton- Noblitt, director of vertical marketing, IR. ASSA ABLOY Extends Market Reach With Alarm Controls Buy ASSA ABLOY has acquired Alarm Controls Corp., a Deer Park, N. Private Equity Firm Buys Stake in Convergint Technologies Convergint Technologies will recapital- ize its current debt after striking a deal with KRG Capital Partners, which has taken an equity stake in the Schaumburg, Ill.-based systems integrator. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. T e deal will help Convergint increase its organic growth and pursue acquisitions that will bolster the fi rm's geographic coverage, Convergint Co-founder and CEO Dan Moceri tells SSI. "While Convergint will continue to fund growth from operations, KRG gives us the ability to pursue larger invest- ments, " he says. "Additionally, we will be able to expand our IT-based off erings to our customers and provide more holistic security protection." SW24 to Introduce Monthly Residential Monitoring Contracts New York-based SecureWatch24 (SW24) is launching several intrusion packages without long-term monitoring contracts to provide additional convenience for residential customers. T e packages will allow customers to make monitoring payments on a month-to-month basis and remove the system when they see fi t. Consumers must pay an upfront fee that covers installation and other costs and purchase their own wireless equipment. "We believe consumers will willingly Y.-based provider of access control accessories. T e company will join ASSA ABLOY Group brands Securitron and HES. T e fi rm's suite of products include door con- trol consoles, push plates, keypads, zone annunciators and magnetic locks. "Alarm Controls is a very exciting addition to the ASSA ABLOY Americas division. T is acquisition will allow us to further enhance our ability to serve our customers in this very important mar- ket, " says T anasis Molokotos, president and CEO of the Americas Division at ASSA ABLOY. pay for this technology and the freedom from long-term monitoring contracts at the time of sale, " says SW24 Vice President Jay Stuck. "T ey will stick with us due to our customer service and the convenience we bring to the table. " Securadyne Acquires Integration Specialist in Biopharma Dallas-based Securadyne Systems, which launched in February, has entered the Northeast market following its acquisition of Surveillance Special- ties (SURV). While SURV's technical prowess and strong focus on customer service drew Securadyne and its fi nancial partner Pamlico Capital to the fi rm, 18 / SECURITYSALES.COM / OCTOBER 2012 Securadyne President and CEO Carey Boethel tells SSI it was SURV's expertise in the health-care and biopharmaceuti- cal markets that helped seal the deal. "Our strategy is so that if we acquire, we would only acquire the best-in-breed platform-type companies, " Boethel says. "In our opinion, SURV is the top systems integrator in the New England region — nobody else comes close. So this deal made a lot of sense for us. " PHOTOGRAPHY ©ISTOCKPHOTO.COM/MBROWE PEOPLE HAYDEN Future Security Controls, an Ottawa, Canada-based systems integrator and member of Security-Net, appoints Carolyn Hayden as an account manager for the National Capital Region (NCR). She will be responsible for all sales related activities in Ottawa and NCR, including integrated security solutions. HAUZEN AMAG Technology appoints Jacob Hauzen as the new central south regional sales manager, providing sales support to existing systems integrators and generating new business opportunities throughout his territory: Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. Hauzen previously served at Lenel Systems Int'l. POORTMAN PALMQUIST Milestone Systems appoints Cees Poortman and Tim Palmquist as vice president-EMEA and vice president- Americas, respectively. Both men have been promoted from sales and operations management positions within the organization. Poortman is now responsible for commercial operations. Palmquist is now responsible for business generated throughout the North and South American continents.