SECURITY WATCH
14 Security Dealer & Integrator / www.SecurityInfoWatch.com June 2017
Inside Vivint's
Best Buy Partnership
Electronics retail giant Best
Buy has entered into a part-
nership with Vivint to launch a
new smart home service that
will enable customers to con-
sult with a smart home expert
inside the retail stores, design a
system that fits their needs, and
have it installed and monitored.
SecurityInfoWatch.com edi-
tor Joel Griffin
sat down with
Colby Winegar,
VP of strate-
gic business
development
for Vivint, to learn more about
partnership and the poten-
tial advantages of the new
go-to-market strategy in this
exclusive interview:
www.SecurityInfoWatch.com/12336077
Stopping Vehicular
Terror Attacks
Vehicle-based attacks like the
one that occurred this April in
Stockholm are becoming more
common. This article looks at
some of the mitigating technol-
ogies that integrators can rec-
ommend in a variety of markets.
www.SecurityInfoWatch.com/12332209
Post-Hire Background
Checks?
According to background
screening services pro-
vider HireRight's 10th annual
Employment Screening
Benchmark Report, less than
half of surveyed organizations
re-screen employees post-
hire – despite the risk of insider
threats and the ability of rogue
workers to walk out of the door
with a treasure trove of propri-
etary data.
www.SecurityInfoWatch.com/12331436
Video Surveillance
∞ Dahua unveils end-to-end solution
portfolio for the transportation industry
www.SecurityInfoWatch.com/12334073
∞ Axis introduces store optimization
and loss prevention solutions
www.SecurityInfoWatch.com/12334060
∞ Hikvision and Cisco hold joint
meeting on cybersecurity collaboration
www.SecurityInfoWatch.com/12333336
∞ Bosch launches free VMS viewer
for small & medium businesses
www.SecurityInfoWatch.com/12336866
Residential Alarms &
Monitoring
∞ Doyle Security Systems and Monroe
County 911 Center adopt ASAP
www.SecurityInfoWatch.com/12336860
∞ Amazon Echo and Echo Dot now
available with ADT Pulse system
www.SecurityInfoWatch.com/12331441
Distributors
∞ Anixter, Tri-Ed and CLARK announce
2017 U.S. stadium tour schedule
www.SecurityInfoWatch.com/12331445
∞ SYNNEX to carry Symantec's
complete product portfolio
www.SecurityInfoWatch.com/12336877
Access Control
∞ Genetec announces distribution
partnership with STid
www.SecurityInfoWatch.com/12329582
∞ EyeLock, Stanley Security partner to
deliver iris biometric access control
www.SecurityInfoWatch.com/12335749
Industry Associations & Events
∞ PSA Security Network acquires USAV
and CI Edge to launch A/V portfolio
www.SecurityInfoWatch.com/12330908
∞ TMA announces keynote speaker for its
2017 Annual Meeting
www.SecurityInfoWatch.com/12336864
∞ ONVIF holds 16th Developers Plugfest
for interoperability testing
www.SecurityInfoWatch.com/12336871
∞ Campus Security Coalition launches
grant program to help schools
www.SecurityInfoWatch.com/12335633
∞ Vector Security announces 2017 Loss
Prevention Foundation scholarships
www.SecurityInfoWatch.com/12335635
Dealers & Integrators
∞ Securitas acquires Mexico-based
security provider
www.SecurityInfoWatch.com/12336855
∞ BICSI honors integrator CEC with its
Presidential Eagle Award
www.SecurityInfoWatch.com/12336861
∞ Will Electronics to install security
system for Missouri Justice Center
www.SecurityInfoWatch.com/12336858
∞ Security 101 opens a new franchise
office in Philadelphia
www.SecurityInfoWatch.com/12335612
∞ Low Voltage Contractors announces
rebrand to LVC Companies
www.SecurityInfoWatch.com/12335330
∞ Tacoma Public Schools honor Red
Hawk Fire & Security technicians
www.SecurityInfoWatch.com/12330855
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