The Alliance was forged in order to take advantage of each company's expertise and develop a new, custom-manufactured hardware component

New York, NY (PRWEB) July 10, 2009 -- New York City-based Virtual Service, creator of Virtual Doorman, the pioneer and leading provider of high-tech electronic doorman services, is pleased to announce it is collaborating with Bellevue, Washington-based Aiphone USA, one of the world's most respected and reliable manufacturers of communication systems.

It made both aesthetic and economic sense to develop a special product solution that combines our Virtual Doorman system with Aiphone's intercom systems  This enables Virtual Service and our Authorized Dealer Networks to promote, sell and install a streamlined solution with this special custom module.  

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New Orleans, LA - June 26, 2009 -- HAI will demonstrate the new Clipsal integration in Booth 126 at the CEDIA EXPO Australia in Sydney, Australia, July 15-17, 2009.

Home Automation, Inc. (HAI), leading manufacturer of integrated security and home automation products since 1985, announced the development of Version 3.2 controller firmware for its Omni and Lumina home control systems, which adds the Square D® Clipsal® integration. Square D Clipsal is the number one brand of electrical accessories in Australia and Asia, and provides advanced lighting control for the 220/240V 50Hz market.

Integrating any lighting control system, including HAI Lighting Control, enhances the enjoyment and value of the home, adds security for peace of mind, and contributes to savings on energy bills. Additionally, integrating with an HAI home control system provides the ability to change light settings by time of day, a set schedule, triggering of events (including motion or alarm), telephone call, Touchscreen, web-enabled cell phone, or a computer connected to the Internet.

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New Orleans, LA - June 26, 2009 -- Home Automation, Inc. (HAI), leading manufacturer of integrated security and home automation products since 1985, announced that the Italian-Language product suite is now shipping.

The product suite includes the Italian OmniPro II Board Only (HAI part number 20A00-38), Italian Omni IIe Board Only (HAI part number 20A00-39), Italian Omni LT Board Only (HAI part number 21A00-28), Italian PC Access (HAI part number 1105W), and OmniTouch Italian 5.7 Touchscreen (HAI part number 53A00-10). The Omni controllers are also available on a structured wiring mounting plate or an enclosure.

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McLean, VA (June 29, 2009) -- MATE-Intelligent Video, the technology leader in intelligent video surveillance systems and video analytics announces a new partnership with Tubular Intelligent Solutions - a major security, IT and network systems integrator in South Africa to market, sell and deploy MATE's intelligent video products for pro active video surveillance, behavior recognition, people and vehicle counting.
 
"There is a real need for intelligent video technology in South Africa. We were impressed with MATE's product offerings and are confident that their solutions will help respond to the security challenges we face." says Dieter Venter, sales director at Tubular Intelligent Solutions. "Here the situation is different from the US or Israel.  In South Africa, we fight crime rather than terror".

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July 1, 2009 (Washington, DC) – The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) commends the House of Representatives for passing landmark energy and climate legislation Friday that includes several significant provisions to incentivize and accelerate the benefits of green building across the country. 

“From programs that would generate billions of dollars to spur and scale green retrofitting of our existing building stock to inclusion of the GREEN Act, which would create new opportunities for green affordable housing, this bill recognizes that green building is a major part of the solution to our economic and energy challenges,” said Rick Fedrizzi, President, CEO & Founding Chair, USGBC.  “With this federal commitment, green building can help propel the new green economy by creating enormous energy and cost savings for millions of Americans while accelerating unprecedented job creation.”

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National Training Center

NICET Fire Alarm Training for July, 2009

Your employees will learn:

* Study and testing skills for the NICET exam  
* How to use the codes and understand the code requirements  
* Instruction on exam subjects for level 1 & 2  
$695.00 per person

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The United States Fire Administration (USFA) is recruiting students and instructor candidates to attend pilot classes for its new six-day off-campus or State enfranchised course Water-Based Fire Protection System Plan Review.  The pilot will be offered August 23 to 28, 2009 in Champaign, Illinois. The pilot delivery is a partnership with the Illinois Fire Service Institute. Students will arrive Saturday August 22 and depart Saturday, August 29.

The course will enable students to perform a plan review to evaluate the suitability of the fire sprinkler, pump and standpipe plans and calculations in accordance with nationally recognized standards for design and installation.  Course content covers fire protection standards, plan reading, water supplies, building envelope features, fire protection hydraulics mathematics, fire pumps, sprinkler systems, and standpipe systems.

MORRIS TOWNSHIP, N.J., June 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Honeywell (NYSE: HON) will issue its second quarter results before the opening of The New York Stock Exchange on Monday, July 27. The company will also hold a conference call with investors at 8:00 a.m. EDT.

Presentation Materials
Related presentation materials will be posted to the "Investor Relations" section of the company's Website (http://www.honeywell.com/investor) prior to the investor call. The presentation materials will be in Adobe Acrobat format.

July (One of the Highest Vehicle Theft Months of the Year) is "National Vehicle Theft Protection Month"

WESTWOOD, Mass., June 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In today's tough economy, owners of cars, trucks, motorcycles and heavy equipment need to do everything possible to protect their vehicles from today's clever, professional thieves- particularly during the summer months when vehicle theft rates are at their highest and when many families are on the road enjoying summer vacations.

To help keep vehicles safe, LoJack Corporation (NASDAQ: LOJN) and the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) are embarking on their third annual education initiative, which includes naming July as "National Vehicle Theft Protection Month," and providing valuable theft protection information to vehicle owners.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 24, 2009) – The U.S. Green Building Council announced this week that Christopher Pyke, Ph. D. has been appointed Research Director. Dr. Pyke joins USGBC from CTG Energetics in Irvine, Calif., where he was National Director of Climate Change Services.  

He brings a strong background of leadership in green building research to USGBC, underscoring its commitment to raising the bar on research related to green building science and technology, including the performance of LEED-certified buildings. This research will be vital to the ongoing development of the LEED green building certification program.

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TechWeb's Internet Evolution Debuts 'Digital-Physical Convergence' Video Tutorial

NEW YORK, June 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Converging IT networks and assets with other in-house systems will give companies a profound new level of visibility, control, and automation, says Doug Brown, Vice President of Marketing for the Tivoli brand of the Software Group at IBM. And this "digital-physical convergence" will accelerate service delivery and execution of key business processes, Brown adds, in a video tutorial posted today on the Internet Evolution Website.

"We're accustomed to thinking about how to instrument our IT systems and assets, but we need to be equally adept in thinking about how we instrument and extract insight from our physical assets," Brown advises. Organizations like city governments, overnight delivery services, and manufacturers are already reaping the benefits of networked traffic signals, bar-coded inventory, and GPS devices that feed data back for analysis and fast action.

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Richmond, Va. and Intergraph(R) First to Automate Security Alarm 9-1-1 Calls

Interoperability program transmits alarm alerts directly to computer aided dispatch system saving response time; becomes a new national standard

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The City of Richmond, Va. and Intergraph(R) are the first to automate the transmission of security alarm alerts directly to the appropriate public safety answering point's (PSAP) Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) system and reduce response time by at least two to three minutes, saving precious time and lives.

Richmond's two-year pilot External Alarm Interface Exchange project, incorporating Intergraph public safety incident management and reporting solutions, eliminated approximately 6,000 telephone calls from residential and commercial security companies. This reduction means more efficient utilization of 9-1-1 call taker resources in the PSAP.

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