Consumer Electronics

Frontpoint Security Corporate Office

FrontPoint Security was founded in 2007 by a trio of friends, current CEO Chris Villar, his climbing partner Peter Rogers, and friend Aaron Schumaker. They wanted to build a security company that not only used the latest in technology, but didn’t use fear mongering as its main selling point.

The company was listed in 2012 as one of the best places to work in Virginia for a second straight year. The company is also won Angie’s List first ever Super Service Award in 2013. They have an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau.

FrontPoint Security offers image sensors, motion sensors, panic alarms, keychain remotes, wireless indoor and outdoor cameras, talking remote touchpad, as well as water and heat sensors, carbon monoxide sensors, and glass break sensors.

FrontPoint Security

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Link Interactive Corporate Office

Link Interactive was founded in 2010 in Ogden, Utah. The company is an offshoot of the Fire Protection Services Company and operates as a subsidiary. CEO Rodney Garner has been with the company since its inception in 1976. Link Interactive is a no frills home security system, frequently sold at Costco locations at a discount.

The company offers the usual alarm monitoring, video surveillance, motion detectors, fire alarms, and carbon monoxide alarms, as well as home automation systems. Customers can monitor and control their devices via their computer or smart phone. Link Interactive recently introduced their 2Gig GoControl panel, which monitors several items in one wireless control panel, including smoke alarms, water detection, freezing conditions, and fire notification.

Link Interactive announced that they plan to introduce a night vision camera with a built in microphone, later in 2016.

Link Interactive

Link Interactive announced that they plan to introduce a night vision camera with a built in microphone, later in 2016.

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LiveWatch Corporate Office

LiveWatch was founded in 2002 by a former paramedic, Chris Johnson. Originally named SafeSmart, the company sold and distributed third party security devices made by other companies, such as Honeywell. The name was changed to LiveWatch in 2010 when Johnson hired current CEO Brad Morehead.

The company offers a variety of wireless security devices, including cameras, motion sensors, emergency response units and home automation. In 2014, the company launched a new program called ASAPer, which is a proprietary emergency response system, allowing clients to communicate with their home security system and opens private chat rooms that enable clients to talk to their emergency contacts.

LiveWatch was purchased by Monitronics in March of 2015 for $67 million and acts as a stand alone subsidiary. Currently, the company has 200,000 clients and has 180 full time employees.

LiveWatch

LiveWatch was purchased by Monitronics in March of 2015 for $67 million and acts as a stand alone subsidiary. Currently, the company has 200,000 clients and has 180 full time employees.

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Protect America Corporate Office

Protect America was founded in 1992 in Austin, Texas. The company provides home and business security systems, burglar alarms, and video monitoring services.

The company founded the first monitored, self installed business security system in America in 2005. Mobile apps, where clients can monitor and change the settings of their systems, are also available. Protect America has approximately 500 full time employees and in 2012, the company expanded their outreach into Canada.

In addition to the usual burglar alarms, the company offers vehicle GPS tracking systems, home security monitoring services, which include cellular, two-way voice, landline, and broadband monitoring services, as well as video surveillance.

Protect America was recently ranked as #1 in SDM magazine as the Best Overall Home Security Companies.

Protect America

Protect America was founded in 1992 in Austin, Texas. The company provides home and business security systems, burglar alarms, and video monitoring services.

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Protect America was recently ranked as #1 in SDM magazine as the Best Overall Home Security Companies.

GetSafe Corporate Office

Founded in 2015 by current CEO Tim Westphal, the company specializes in a do-it-yourself type of home alarm or home security system. The company offers a no contract plan, where users can simply pay month by month. The equipment is purchased online and installed by the consumer. This makes the system perfect for renters.

GetSafe offers a basic type of home or small office security system with a monitoring hub that uses wifi to notify clients of alerts on their smart phone or computers. In case of a power outage, the system connects via 3G or 4G. In addition to flood sensors, smoke detectors, door opening monitors and motion detectors, the company also offers 85 decibel sirens and motion activated cameras.

The company is headquartered in Concord, California. It has plans to expand its camera line to include a wireless 720p HD camera later in 2016.

GetSafe

The company is headquartered in Concord, California. It has plans to expand its camera line to include a wireless 720p HD camera later in 2016.