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Industry Pulse COMPANY NEWS ADS Security Enters Mississippi With Acquisition ADS Security has acquired the accounts and related assets of Golden Triangle Security Alliance in Columbus, Miss. T e acquisition marks ADS' entry into the state of Mississippi, the seventh state ADS now services in the southeast. Terms of the deal were not released. "ADS continues to expand into new markets across the southeast by looking for companies with a tradition of out- standing service to their customers, " says ADS President and COO John Cerasuolo. "Golden Triangle has built a strong busi- ness through superior customer service and we are excited to have the opportunity to establish our fi rst offi ce in Mississippi with a company of this quality." Guardian Alarm Expands Michigan Footprint With 2 Buys Guardian Alarm Co. has acquired Alert Alarm of Royal Oak, Mich., and Allstate Alarm Systems of Detroit for an undis- closed amount. T e deals add more than 3,000 residential and commercial accounts to Guardian Alarm's client base and bring in $72,000 in recurring monthly revenue (RMR). "One of the things that made these deals really attractive to us is that both compa- nies off ered the same alarm equipment that we install and service, so we didn't have to conduct any training," Guardian Alarm President David Goldstein tells SSI. DIY Security Provider Partners With Installation Firm Do-it-yourself solutions fi rm Swann Se- curity has teamed up with Boston-based InstallerNet to provide nationwide instal- lation services for Swann's residential and commercial video surveillance product line. Realizing that some customers don't want to install security systems on their own prompted Swann to work with Install- erNet, says Guy Pitchie, vice president of sales, Swann Communications USA. "Our market research tells us there is untapped demand for our products from people who don't have the time or perceive they don't have the skill to do- it-themselves," he says. "InstallerNet will help us reach out to those consumers." PEOPLE ROBINSON Honeywell Security Group promotes Marek Robinson as president of authorized dealer groups. He will focus on the Tri-Ed/Northern Video staffers volunteered for a Habit for Humanity project in John Island, S.C. Tri-Ed/Northern Video Volunteers Build Home for Needy Family Tri-Ed/Northern Video Distribution recently teamed up with Habitat for Humanity to construct a house in John Is- land, S.C., for a single mother and her two children and handicapped grandmother. More than two dozen employees volun- teered for the week-long project. "[It's] a great way for our company to give back to the community. As Habitat says, they are a helping hand, not a hand- out. It was our privilege and pleasure to lend our support and helping hands to this very important cause, " Tri-Ed/Northern Video President Pat Comunale says. VOGEL Middle Atlantic Products Outfi ts High Tech Security Ops Center Workstations, video mounting solutions and rack systems by Middle Atlantic Prod- ucts will be included in General Dynamics Information Technology's Global Security Operations Center (GSOC) and Customer Integration Lab in Fairfax, Va. GSOC integrates multiple third-party security technologies to provide a scalable security solution that allows customers to monitor and protect people, property and assets using fewer resources. "General Dynamics' vision for a complete, scalable security solution is exactly what the market needs, and we look forward to providing our rack systems and techni- cal furniture for this important project, " says Middle Atlantic Products Director of Marketing Kevin Handerson. 18 / SECURITYSALES.COM / NOVEMBER 2012 First Alert Professional (FAP) and Commercial Security Systems (CSS) dealer programs. Robinson joined Honeywell in 1995, most recently serving as Western region director of sales for Honeywell Systems. YOUNG Securadyne Systems appoints Chris Young as its new CFO. He will lead the fi nance and accounting team and help position the company for future growth and expansion. Young previously served as the vice president of fi nancial planning and systems at SourceHOV. He formerly worked at GVI Security. Ayal Vogel has launched AMID Strategies, a company that represents leading industry manufacturers and is dedicated to serving the specifi c technology needs of A&Es; and security consultants. Vogel previously served as vice president of business development at Intransa, a leading provider of servers and storage for video surveillance. OWEN Galaxy Control Systems names David Owen as national sales director. Owen has more than 20 years of experience in the security industry. For the past 13 years, he has worked for Galaxy Control Systems in various roles, including regional sales director and southern region sales manager.