Security Systems Review

When your alarm system depends upon traditional telephone lines, your system is only as good as your telephone lines. If your telephone lines go down, your security system is worthless. Be sure to look for a system that does not require a working telephone line to be functional. Telephone lines can go down for a variety of reasons including but certainly not limited to having the phone cables cut by an intruder. This is clearly not a reliable means of providing home security.

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California startup iControl plans to combine energy management features with its home security software in an effort to break into the home energy management sector. The company’s ConnectedLife Energy Management software was introduced earlier this month.

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Security systems these days seem to be more high tech than ever. Just when you think a product can’t get any better, someone, somewhere finds a way to make improvements.

With that in mind, 3 On Your Side has discovered that home security is apparently becoming pretty advanced and consumers like it. With three kids, Deanna Jordon is a busy mom.

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uControl, a leading provider of next-generation home security and automation solutions, and SMC Networks, a specialist in providing high-quality, reliable Customer Premise Equipment to Service Providers, announced an industry-changing partnership today that will result in accelerated innovation and manufacturing efficiencies within the security, energy management and automation space. Through the partnership, SMC will manufacture, support and market the SMA TouchScreen to Broadband Service Providers worldwide. uControl will continue to focus on software development and support. The uControl Home Security, Monitoring and Automation (SMA) Platform enables Broadband Service Providers to deliver the next generation of services for the Connected Home.

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District of Columbia: For home security, contact your district police station. For fire prevention information, call 202-673-3331.

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Brink’s Home Security Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CFL) today announced that it is changing the name of its home and business security offering to Broadview Security. To celebrate the new brand name, President and CEO Bob Allen and select employees will ring the opening bell tomorrow at the New York Stock Exchange. The company noted that its NYSE ticker symbol, “CFL,” which represents its mission to create “Customers For Life,” will remain the same.
“Our new name, Broadview Security, reflects the wide range of security services we offer and the active protection we provide to families and businesses,” said Allen. “It represents our long-standing commitment to deliver peace of mind to our customers. Broadview Security provides a strong platform to continue our growth through the expansion of our security offerings.”

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Bradley County Mayor Gary Davis has issued a caution to elderly homeowners to be aware of a possible scam in the area involving home security systems.
County Mayor Davis said his office has received calls from citizens asking about a person trying to sell the systems with the backing of the county.

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Your Abilene Public Library wants to make sure everyone has a fun and safe summer. In order to do that we are providing a free program, “Vacation Home Security,” all about how to prepare your property, family and finances for when you go on a vacation this summer. No one wants to come home and find out that someone has been riffling through your stuff (or that there’s no stuff left)! Sue Heath, C.C.P.S., from the Crime Prevention Unit of the Abilene Police Department, will present “Vacation Home Security” at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Main Library auditorium.

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The best gift to give a loved one this Valentine’s Day is the gift of safety! WhiteFence.com, the leading online one-stop comparison shopping marketplace for comparing and ordering essential home services like home phone, Internet, TV, electricity and more, offers families looking for that extra pinch of home safety comprehensive security and alarm products from some of the biggest names in the home security business.

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Overgrown shrubbery towering over a window ledge may look unsightly to you, but to a burglar, it’s a virtual welcome mat.Prowlers can crouch behind large bushes. Sparsely-lit homes with lax locks and those that appear vacant or neglected are more likely to attract thieves than well-secured houses. The Gastonia Police Department is helping city residents decrease their chances of becoming burglary victims by providing home security tips and free inspections.

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