Monitronics
Monitronics International, Inc.
|
| Type |
Private |
| Industry |
Fire alarm system, Fire suppression, Security systems, Communication systems, Video surveillance, Access control, Radio frequency identification, Electronic article surveillance |
| Founded |
1994 |
| Headquarters |
Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Key people |
Mike Haislip (President & CEO)
Michael Meyers (CFO)
Kelly Habbas (CIO)
Mitch Clarke (VP, Marketing)
Bruce Mungiguerra (V.P. Sales)
Rick Hudson (V.P. Security Svcs)
Bruce Mungiguerra (V.P. Field Ops)
John Mejia (V.P. Customer Care) |
| Website |
http://www.monitronics.com |
Monitronics International was founded in 1994 and is one of the three largest security alarm monitoring companies in the United States. Headquartered in Dallas, the company provides burglar and fire alarm monitored security system services approximately 800,000 residential and commercial customers throughout the United States.[1][2]
Monitronics offers telephone land line alarm monitoring as well as cellular phone alarm monitoring.[3] Approximately 800 authorized dealers sell, install, and service its security systems and related equipment to residential and commercial customers. Monitronics monitors its clients' accounts at the company's central supervising station in Dallas.[4][5]
History
Monitronics moved into its current headquarters at the One Valley View Place located at 2350 Valley View Lane in Dallas, Texas, just off of the Stemmons Freeway.[6]
Investment firm ABRY Partners owned more than half of Monitronics[4] until it was sold to Ascent Media Corporation in December 2010.[7]
Operations
Monitronics' national monitoring operations center is located at the Valley View Tech Center, 2300 Valley View Lane, Dallas, Texas, located south and west of the headquarters office building.[6]
Awards and recognition
Monitronics was cited by SDM Magazine as a Top 100 company consistently since 2002, ranking it as one of the three largest security alarm monitoring companies in the United States.[8]
Frost & Sullivan awarded Monitronics International the 2008 North American Frost & Sullivan Award for Service Provider of the Year for operational skill and for attracting and retaining key dealer accounts,[9] as well as the 2010 award for Company of the Year.[10]
Celebrity spokespersons
Chuck Liddell has appeared at Monitronics booths at industry conferences, and more recently, NFL greats Deion Sanders and Michael Strahan served as spokespersons for Monitronics at ISC West.[11]
Products and services
- Home Security Systems (including Fire and Life Safety)
- Custom Home Security Systems (including Fire and Life Safety)
- Small Business Intrusion Detection
- Health Monitoring
- Medium & Large Business Intrusion Detection
- Medium & Large Business Fire & Life Safety
- Medium & Large Business Electronic Article Surveillance and Smart Electronic Article Surveillance
- Medium & Large Business Preferred Services
- Medium & Large Business Security Monitoring Services
- Government Fire & Life Safety
- Government Intrusion Detection and Control
See also
References
- ^ Dun & Bradstreet. "Monitronics International, Inc.". http://dnb.powerprofiles.com/profile/196457873/MONITRONICS+INTERNATIONAL,+INC.-DALLAS-TX.
- ^ Dahl, Jonathan (2009). 1,001 Things They Won't Tell You: An Insider's Guide to Spending, Saving, and Living Wisely. p150: Workman Publishing. pp. 536. ISBN 0761151370, 9780761151371.
- ^ Romano, Jay (April 1, 2007). "Security Systems: Your Eyes and Ears". The New York Times (New York, NY: The New York Times). http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/01/realestate/01HOME.html. Retrieved July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Yahoo! Finance. "Monitronics International, Inc. Company Profile". http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/106/106935.html.
- ^ Hoover's (2007). Hoover's Handbook of Private Companies. p336: Hoover's Incorporated. pp. 588. ISBN 1573111155, 9781573111157. http://books.google.com/books?id=p1yYKDcu0boC&q=monitronics&dq=monitronics&hl=en&ei=_ZA3TMTcCoH_8Ab1mvWlBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAA.
- ^ a b SDM New Directions for Security Systems & Integration Magazine. "New Headquarters, 10th Anniversary for Monitronics". http://www.sdmmag.com/Articles/Industry_News/ae5502a91eb38010VgnVCM100000f932a8c0____. Retrieved July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Ascent Media Corporation Acquires Monitronics". The Wall Street Journal. Dec 17, 2010. http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20101217-907194.html. Retrieved March 15, 2011.
- ^ SDM New Directions for Security Systems & Integration Magazine. "2010 SDM 100: The List". http://www.sdmmag.com/Articles/sdm100/BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A_10000000000000818420. Retrieved July 9, 2010.
- ^ Frost & Sullivan. "Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Monitronics International for Exceptional Service and Growth in the Alarm Monitoring Services Market". http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/press-release.pag?docid=138358449&ctxixpLink=FcmCtx11&ctxixpLabel=FcmCtx12. Retrieved July 18, 2008.
- ^ Frost & Sullivan (December 20, 2010). "Monitronics Receives Prestigious Industry Award". http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/press-release.pag?docid=219456789. Retrieved March 15, 2008.
- ^ The Street. "Monitronics Welcomes NFL Stars At ISC West". http://www.thestreet.com/story/10710186/monitronics-welcomes-nfl-stars-at-isc-west.html.
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