Security Sales & Integration January 2022 - 6

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News Shapes
Views for 2022
2021 Top 10
News Stories
(editor's picks)
▶ Securitas Acquires Stanley
Security for $3.2B
▶ U.S. Capitol Attack: IDing
Domestic Terrorists Using
Facial Recognition and
Video Surveillance
▶ Verkada Breach Exposes
150,000 Security
Cameras
▶ FLIR Acquired by
Teledyne for $8B
▶ Hikvision, Dahua Among
China Firms FCC Deems
National Security Threat
▶ Allied Universal Finally
Seals $5.3B Deal for G4S
▶ DIY Security Installs
Rose 40% Since 2018
▶ Industry Copes With
Supply Chain Calamity
▶ 9/11 20th Anniversary:
Security Pros Share Reflections,
Observations
▶ ADT Enters Solar
Business With $825M
Acquisition of Sunpro
Solar
Editor-in-Chief and
Associate Publisher Scott
Goldfine, an Industry Hall
of Famer, has spent 20+
years with SSI.
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▶ I FIND THAT LOOKING BACK at the previous
year's (in this case, 2021) electronic security
news stories is vital to fully grasp in totality
the industry's most significant developments and
more accurately assess the paths of present trends.
The top topics on the tips of dealer/integrator
tongues of late are pandemic recovery, supply
chain slowdown, finding personnel and general
business operations. Amid it all, most are pleased
with where their company stands and are optimistic
about prospects. I share those sentiments.
For your consideration, here's my annual list of
the most impactful news headlines (pulled from
securitysales.com) and my key trends picks:
COVID Consequences: 5 Ways COVID-19
Is Impacting Alarm Business Transactions; ESX
Cancels In-Person Event, Will Pivot to Virtual
Experience; GSX 2021 Will Be Presented in Hybrid
Format; Milestone Systems Pulls Out of ISC
West, Citing COVID Precautions
Pandemic Products: Hanwha Releases New
Body Temperature Detection Camera; Rhombus
Adds Mask Detection to Smart Security Cameras;
ProdataKey Rolls Out 'Present-to-Open' Touchless
Option for Readers; Aiphone Introduces Touchless
Sensor for Gesture-Activated Calling; LenelS2 Extends
Touchless Visitor Management Experience
Sunset Scramble: Verizon Sets 3G Sunset
Date for Jan. 1, 2023; Alula Launches Training
Portal for 3G Sunset Solutions; Assuring Alarm
Panels Are All Set for 3G Sunset; How the Industry
Is Pressuring AT&T to Postpone Sunset
AI Ascent: What's Real in Artificial Intelligence:
Applications, Markets & Opportunities;
Convergint Technologies, Dragonfruit AI Partner
to Drive Business Intelligence; Brinks Home
Security Will Leverage AI to Drive Customer
Experience; Bosch's New Autodome IP starlight
5100i is a Moving Camera With Built-in AI
Cloudier Outlook: DMP Launches CloudBased
X1 Access Control System; Feenics Integrates
Cloud Access Control Platform With
Hanwha Wisenet VMS; Alarm Lock Debuts
AirAccess, an Access Control System as a Service;
3xLOGIC Rolls Out Mobile App for VIGIL
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CLOUD; IDIS Cloud Manager Enhances Control
of Surveillance Operations
Monitoring M&A: ADT Acquires Half of
Ackerman Security Account Base for $73M;
Kimberlite Completes Deal for Security First
Alarm King; B Safe Snaps Up $200K RMR With
BH Security Buy; COPS Acquires Wholesale
Monitoring Business From Security Partners;
Securitas Acquires N.J.-Based Supreme Security;
American Alarm Acquires Phoenix Security;
Alert 360 to Merge With My Alarm Center
Integrators Converge: Allied Universal Acquires
San Francisco Area-Based Security Integration;
The Protection Bureau Acquired by
CTSI; Paladin Technologies Acquires VTI Security;
Convergint Grows in Southeast With Simpson
Security Buy; Fedora Security, Intertech Ci
Merge to Become Fedora Intertech
Fire Sales: Carrier Sells Chubb Fire & Security
for $3.1B; Trident Fire & Security Expands
Denver Footprint With Secure Source Buy;
CTSI to Acquire Fire Leader AFA Protective; AE
Industrial Partners Acquires Cross-Fire & Security;
CertaSite Snaps Up Great Lakes Fire & Safety
Equipment; ADT Commercial Bolsters Carolinas
Footprint With Edwards Electronic Systems
Manufacturer M&A: ASSA ABLOY to Acquire
Kwikset, Rest of Spectrum Hardware and
Home Improvement Division for $4.3B; SnapAV
to Purchase Networking Solutions Provider
Access Networks; Motorola Solutions Acquires
Openpath to Expand Security Portfolio; Quantum
Acquires Pivot3's Surveillance Business;
March Networks Acquired by Vivotek Parent
Company Delta for $114M; Nortek Control Acquired
by Global Home Automation Giant Nice;
ACRE Expands Access and Security Portfolio
With Feenics, Matrix Buys
Distributors Deal: Synnex Strikes $7.2B
Merger Deal With Tech Data; SnapAV Builds
Out Branch Network With HCA Distributing
Buy; Resideo Acquires Norfolk Wire & Electronics
for ADI Business; WAVE Electronics Acquired
by Altamont Capital Partners
Industry Incites Investing: ACRE Acquired
by European PE Firm; Evolv Technology to Go
Public in $1.7B Merger With Investors; Lee Equity
Acquires Integrator Unlimited Technology;
Brivo to Merge With Crown PropTech, Go Public;
North Haven Capital Acquires Interstate Fire
Protection; BCD CEO Burgess Strikes PE Deal;
Immix Software Acquired by Norland Capital
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