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SafeXone, a leading provider of home automation and wireless home security, has recently seen a significant increase in consumer demand for the companys interactive home automation services. SafeXones sales team has noticed a major uptick in Illinois with consumers inquiring about the companys high-tech automation products. The recently revamped SafeXone website has also seen a noteworthy surge in traffic over the past several weeks.

With innovative automation systems and interactive equipment, SafeXone helps clients save time and money with its unique Smart Schedule Activity Patterns. This one-of-a-kind wireless home automation feature not only provides users with remote access to their propertys system and settings, but it also allows them to create preprogrammed schedules that make automatic adjustments, providing unprecedented convenience and energy management.

It is very exciting to see residents of Illinois, and Chicago specifically, beginning to recognize the immense value of our advanced home automation systems, said SafeXone Vice President Frank Vivirito. At SafeXone, we aim to provide consumers with a state-of-the-art Xone of security and comfort around their home or business, and we are constantly innovating to provide industry-leading automation technology that saves our customers money, time and worry.

As a top home security provider, SafeXone has recently launched a company blog and collection of social media pages to help educate interested consumers and the general public about wireless home security and home automation systems. SafeXone provides valuable home monitoring and automation information on its Facebook and Twitter pages, as well as on the company website.

About SafeXone SafeXone is an industry-leading provider of wireless home security and home automation systems. Based in East Dundee, Illinois, SafeXone offers a variety of plans and services tailored to fit each clients unique needs and budget. From home alarms to energy automation to Personal Emergency response, SafeXone effectively safeguards your home or business with the ultimate Xone of state-of-the-art protection. Learn more at safexone.com and follow the company on Facebook and Twitter.

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With plans for a new app designed for security on-the-go, ADT and Life360 are setting their sights on securing the mobile generation.

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Home security giant ADT has announced a partnership with family-tracking app Life360, along with plans for joint development of a subscription-based mobile security smart phone app, to be released in late 2014.

The partnership comes by way of an initial investment of $25 million that gives ADT a minority ownership stake in Life360. ADT senior vice president and chief innovation officer Arthur Ordua called the partnership "a perfect pairing," and emphasized the two companies' shared vision for providing peace of mind to families, wherever they may be.

Life360's current subscription services stand to get a boost from ADT. Life360

Interestingly, as ADT looks to be expanding its home security offerings outside of the home, Life360 looks to be doing just the opposite. Life360's founder and chief executive officer Chris Hulls described the partnership as an opportunity for his company to deepen its reach back into the smart home, and to anchor its network with a strongly established home security and automation provider.

This means that Life360's current subscription offerings -- which already include family-wide geofencing, roadside assistance, and 24/7 access to a "live advisor" capable of talking users through a crisis or calling the authorities on their behalf -- stand to expand further in the coming months. ADT is already promising to provide access to its own live monitoring network, along with remote control over home security systems.

Life360's IFTTT channel might open up some interesting possibilities for ADT. IFTTT

Something else worth noting is that Life360 has its own dedicated channel on IFTTT, the popular web automation service. This means that Life360 is capable of syncing up with a wide range of online services, along with a bevy of smart home gadgets ranging from Philips Hue LEDs to SmartThings sensors to Belkin WeMo Switches. That opens up a world of new possibilities for ADT -- and may help it to compete with the emerging field of do-it-yourself kits.

The move fits in with what we've already seen from ADT this year, which announced some rather bold strategic moves at last January's Consumer Electronics Showcase in Las Vegas. These include partnerships with McAfee and Ford, as well as the surprising announcement that ATD would be making its monitoring services available to third party security providers. As rapidly as the home security market is evolving, bold moves probably make sense, as those who refuse to evolve risk getting left behind.

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Do you act differently when you know you're under the watchful lens of a security camera? How would you feel if you visited friends with a surveillance system in their living room? Today, that's possible in more homes as cameras that are relatively inexpensive and easy to install are letting homeowners view live streams on their smartphones from almost anywhere. It's one thing to monitor for security, but how does it change things when you're peeking in on friends and family? Channel 4's jennifer waugh investigates. 3 0 - 8 9 - 14 103 - 109 131 - 136 239 - 243 KEN HALL INSTALLED A SMALL SECURITY CAMERA IN HIS HOME WHEN HIS DAUGHTER, GRACIE, WAS BORN. "It's nice to have that sense of comfort, the sense of security to know that at any time during the day I can peek in and see what's going on, making sure that everything's good."ALL HE HAS TO DO IS OPEN THE APP ON HIS SMARTPHONE AND HE CAN SEE AND HEAR HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS. HE SAYS IT TOOK A LITTLE TIME FOR HIS WIFE TO ADJUST TO ALWAYS BEING ON CAMERA WHEN SHE'S AT HOME."In the beginning it was a little strange, but think she's become used to it."PRIVACY ATTORNY SARAH DOWNEY SAYS THE EXPLOSION OF THESE SURVEILLANCE DEVICES ON THE MARKET IS A CONCERN. "Surveillance is everywhere. It's on the streets, it's on our computers, so the home is really the last safe zone and with many of these home surveillance devices, even that sanctity is in trouble."SHE BELIEVES SECURITY CAMERAS CAN SERVE A USEFUL PURPOSE, BUT WILL FORCE US TO FACE SOME INTERESTING ETIQUETTE ISSUES."You can use it for children. You can use it as a baby monitor.You can keep an eye on pets. But, you can also know in extreme detail what your guests are doing, your adult guests, and that's something that they probably wouldn't expect. So that's a really huge change for society and for our culture and it's going to have a major, major impact."RUSSELL URE HEADS UP BLACKSUMAC, THE MAKER OF SOME OF THESE CAMERAS. HE SEES THESE SMALLER MONITORING SYSTEMS AS MORE THAN SECURITY.HE SAYS THEY'RE PORTHOLES OF SORTS INTO OUR HOMES."Sort of a new notion of being a family public space inside your home. So this is not, this is not a space that is public to everybody, but it's public to a close member of your family."AND HE BELIEVES THE SYSTEMS ALLOW PARENTS TO ACTUALLY BE CLOSER TO THEIR CHILDREN IN SOME WAYS."Our lifestyles have forced us so far apart. It's allowing us to, to start to reconnect to our kids."THAT'S HOW KEN FEELS, TOO."It was nice to be able to be connected to my daughter and to my wife while I was at work. So, I can peek in on them and and see, oh they're playing."BUT WHAT IF YOU END UP PEEKING IN ON YOUR GUESTS?"If you're going to use these tools, you have to be courteous about them. And, it's a whole new world of, of etiquette with technology that we haven't really had to deal with yet."KEN MAKES PEOPLE AWARE OF HIS CAMERAS BY POSTING A SECURITY SIGN AT HIS DOOR. HE ALSO NOTIFIES ALL BABYSITTERS."We usually try to tell people, but sometimes, if they're just friends and they're coming over and, you know, it's like no big deal. We don't, you know, we don't say anything. I mean it's not a policy. We don't hand them a card and say, 'You know, you're under surveillance.'" EXPERTS SAY THAT MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE INVESTING IN THESE KINDS OF SECURITY DEVICES .AND RUSSELL URE SUGGESTS - BE SURE TO TELL YOUR GUESTS YOU HAVE CAMERAS LIKE THIS ONE IN YOUR HOME.. JENNIFER WAUGH CHANNEL 4, THE

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Mumbai, May 13: Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde's MLA daughter enjoys "Z-plus category security", an RTI query has revealed.

According to PTI report, 812 police officials and security forces have been deployed for 84 VVIPs in Maharashtra.

Out of total 812 security officials, 52 have been especially deployed for the security of Shinde's daughter, Praniti.

A Pune-based RTI activist Vihar Durve had filed a query seeking information on the security personnel deployed for political and apolitical purposes.

Shinde's daughter Praniti enjoys Z plus security with 52 personnel and his wife, Ujjwala Shinde enjoys Y category security with 14 personnel.

However, Praniti, while speaking to PTI said the security provided to her family was "unnecessary" and they want their security withdrawn.

"We are provided security as per protocol, but we have not asked for any security. We do not even use the security provided to us. I have even written a letter to the state Home Minister and the Director General of Police to withdraw our security. We want it to be used for better purposes," she said.

The 12 VIPs that are entitled to Z-plus category security include Maharashtra Governer K. Sankaranarayanan, Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, Home Minister R.R. Patil and Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar.

While there are a total of 46 security personnel guarding Mr. Chavan, there are 31 for Ajit Pawar. 25 personnel are deployed for the security of PWD minister Chhagan Bhujbal.

Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan, Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray, MNS chief Raj Thackeray and Mumbai Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria are among the 18 persons that have been granted Z-category security and have 15-22 personnel guarding them. A total of 19 VIPs in Maharashtra that have been provided with Y-category security include Former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, Samajwadi Party Maharashtra Unit President Abu Azmi, sitting Congress MP Milind Deora and former Petroleum Minister Murli Deora.

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Chicago (PRWEB) May 12, 2014

Protection 1, the largest full-service business and home security company in the U.S., today announced it has won four awards at this years SAMMY Awards held in April at the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino in Las Vegas. In addition to being recognized as Installer of the Year, Protection 1 took home three more awards, Best Overall Integrated Marketing Campaign, Best TV Broadcast Advertisement and Best Community Outreach Program.

Our marketing team has a passion for communicating what we do because we believe in our products and services, said Jamie Haenggi, Chief Marketing & Customer Experience Officer for Protection 1. We strive to represent the work of our nearly 3,000 employees in a way that makes them proud, but at the end of the day, the real marketing is in the customer experience and our customers are the ones that tell us if we win or not.

Protection 1s win for Best Overall Integrated Marketing Campaign featured its partnership with ESPNs Mike & Mike, leveraging all potential marketing channels including television, radio, social media and public relations.

The companys win for Best TV Broadcast Advertisement recognized Protection 1 for its :30 spot featuring ESPNs Mike & Mike. The commercial was designed to reach a highly-targeted male audience in a campaign that used humor and Mike Golic and Mike Greenbergs personalities to engage viewers. The Protect Your Cookies campaign communicated the companys core messages while keeping the attention of its key audience.

The award for Best Community Outreach Program acknowledged the company for its 1 For All Program that supported the donation of volunteer time to more than 25 organizations including Habitat for Humanity, the American Red Cross and Wounded Warriors Family Support. The company also initiated a Food for All program for the holidays that collected and donated more than 25,000 pounds of food to 45 organizations in communities across the country.

Protection 1 was nominated as a finalist for 6 of 14 possible categories. The company has also recently been named winner of the Better Business Bureaus Integrity Award for 2013, the IQPC Call Center Excellence & Culture Award for 2013 and SDM Magazines Dealer of the Year Award for 2012.

About Protection 1 Protection 1, the largest full service business and home security company in the U.S., provides installation, maintenance, and monitoring of single-family home security systems, business security systems and multifamily security systems. In keeping with the companys unwavering focus on customer service, the automated phone attendant has been removed, allowing customers to interact immediately with customer care personnel. In addition, Protection 1 has introduced its Tech Tracker service as well as same-day service in most cases.

Since 2012, the company has been recognized by leading industry publications SDM Magazine and Security Sales and Integration as Dealer of the Year and Installer of the Year respectively for the companys commitment to its customers, the industry and the communities it serves.

Protection 1 is the nation's largest provider of wholesale monitoring services through its CMS division, and the leading provider of multifamily security systems installation, maintenance and monitoring through its Network Multifamily division.

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