The Blog

By Wayne Ohlemeier, Chief Technical Officer, Sonitrol Pacific Posted August 7, 2008 Check out these tips by Joe Hiett, director of Matrix Systems in Dayton, Ohio from Security Systems magazine. These are great tips that building managers or security directors can implement today to assure a facility’s security/access control operations remain cutting edge for tomorrow. 1. Modify for a Lock … Read More

By Pamela Singleton, Director of Communications Posted July 31, 2008 I recently had a conversation with Trudy Dana from the Lynnwood Police Department and I have to say, I’m pretty impressed by the LPD’s Citizens’ Patrol program. Not only does it deliver a great benefit for the Lynnwood Washington community, it demonstrates the power of people pulling together to take … Read More

By Pamela Singleton, Director of Communications Posted July 23, 2008 DeJa Irving, Sonitrol Pacific Tacoma Customer Service Representative, received the Sonitrol Pacific Employee of the Quarter during the Tacoma office’s weekly team meeting July 23. The Board chose to give DeJa this honor to recognize her commitment to professional growth and development, the support she gives the team, the professional … Read More

By Pamela Singleton, Director of Communications Posted July 21, 2008 Okay, I’m really tired and my muscles are a bit sore, but the Relay for Life this weekend was fantastic! I’m so proud of my team, the Sonitrol Pacific SuperStars, for walking for 24 hours and raising more than $5,400 in donations. All the money goes to the American Cancer … Read More

By Pamela Singleton, Director of Communications Posted July 16, 2008 The Relay for Life is an overnight relay event to raise money for the American Cancer Society. It runs through the night because the fight against cancer never sleeps. Sonitrol Pacific is a proud sponsor of the Portland Relay and also has a team participating. So far our team has … Read More

By Heather Rosenthal, Sonitrol Pacific Tacoma General Manager Posted July 15, 2008 The gas and cash for tips program just launched last Friday and already two suspects are in custody. Read the Tribune’s article for complete details or visit Tacoma/Pierce County Crime Stoppers website.

By Heather Rosenthal, Sonitrol Pacific Tacoma General Manager Posted July 11, 2008 Tacoma-Pierce County Crime Stoppers is getting creative with their incentives for tips that put criminals behind bars. They’ve launched a new program that gives tipsters $250 gas cards in addition to the typical $1000 reward for information that leads to the arrest of 50 specific criminals. Check out … Read More

By Wayne Ohlemeier Posted July 10, 2008 This recent article in “Security Products” reinforces what we at Sonitrol Pacific have been telling anyone interested in a security camera system for a long time, in order for the technology to work and for a company to get a good return on their investment in video surveillance or cctv, you must clearly … Read More

By Pamela Singleton, Director of Communications Posted July 8, 2008 CDW-G posted their 2008 School Safety Index Self Assessment Tool on their website June 30. This tool allows education professionals to enter their information and receive a score showing how their school compares to national safety averages. Access the index at www.schoolsafetyindex.com. The index asks 12 questions about schools’ physical … Read More

By Tony Orso, Puget Sound Sales Manager Posted July 1, 2008 In my years as a sales manager I have heard many comments about cost. Often, people think price and cost are the same and come to the realization they are two very separate things after the commitment is made to purchase a product or service. Sometimes they realize too … Read More