july 2026 // sdmmag.com
Alarm & Monitoring News
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RAD & Immix Introduce ‘SARA Alive Operating Inside Immix’
Artificial Intelligence Technology Solutions Inc. (AITXD), along with its wholly owned subsidiary Robotic Assistance Devices Inc. (RAD), and Immix introduced SARA Alive Operating Inside Immix, a solution that enables SARA (Speaking Autonomous Responsive Agent) to execute monitoring workflows directly within the Immix platform in real time.
The announcement follows SARA Alive Operating Inside Immix being named a winner in the Commercial Monitoring Solutions category at the Security Industry Association’s New Product Showcase Awards at ISC West 2026.
SARA Alive Operating Inside Immix introduces a complementary model, operating within the platform to process events in parallel, verify activity, engage when appropriate and execute escalation protocols in real time.
By reducing reliance on linear processing and enabling parallel execution of routine events, monitoring centers can improve response times, increase consistency and expand capacity without proportional increases in staffing.
“Our industry has spent years talking about automation inside the monitoring center,” said Steve Reinharz, CEO/CTO and founder, AITX and RAD. “SARA Alive Operating Inside Immix demonstrates that this is no longer theoretical. It handles real monitoring workflows with speed and consistency, executing tasks directly within the platform. This is a meaningful step toward a more scalable and efficient operating model for monitoring centers.”
Chris Brown, CEO, Immix, added, “It’s meaningful to see this recognized by the industry, especially given how thoughtfully monitoring centers approach change. Our customers are navigating real operational challenges every day, and they need solutions that give them flexibility in how they adapt. This is about enabling them to evolve at their own pace, introducing automation where it makes sense, while maintaining the level of human involvement they expect.”
By handling events more efficiently as they occur, SARA is designed to improve response times and consistency while reducing bottlenecks in traditional processing. The solution is designed for seamless adoption, requiring no new infrastructure and no disruption to existing monitoring operations, while supporting secure, cloud-based deployment and integration with RAD’s AI-driven device ecosystem.
“What makes this unique is how SARA operates within the platform itself,” said Mark Kenna, CTO, Immix. “By leveraging an API-less integration model, SARA can be deployed into existing environments much like onboarding a new operator, without requiring infrastructure changes. This makes it a practical and controlled way for customers to adopt automation without disruption.”
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Everon Launches Active Video Monitoring Services for Proactive Threat Detection & Response
Everon expanded its remote video monitoring portfolio with an enhanced active video monitoring service designed to deliver proactive threat detection and response for commercial environments at its UL-listed redundant monitoring centers.
Leveraging existing camera systems and infrastructure, the solution enables real-time intervention to help deter unauthorized activity before incidents escalate. When suspicious behavior is detected, whether indoors or outdoors at a protected facility, Everon monitoring agents can activate lights and audio alerts, issue personalized voice warnings, and, if necessary, dispatch authorities or guards, ultimately helping prevent crime and ensuring a faster, more effective response across a wide range of commercial applications.
“This is a truly differentiating service offering that builds on a long-standing industry trend: harnessing the power of video to enable a more proactive approach to customers’ security programs,” said David Charney, senior vice president, video, Everon. “After all, why have cameras if nobody’s watching them? With active video monitoring, businesses can supplement traditional alarm devices to enhance protection and help reduce false alarms — or, in some environments, use it as an effective alternative — by relying on our monitoring experts for advanced threat detection and deterrence, after hours and around the clock. It’s a level of active monitoring engagement that delivers true peace of mind, protecting your properties and assets by helping to prevent unwanted activity and facilitating a more effective response if an incident occurs.”
Active video monitoring expands on Everon’s growing set of remote video monitoring services, which includes video tours, help-assist response, video alarm verification, video audits, video escort and more.
Alarm Detection Systems Launches AI-Powered Remote Video Monitoring Platform SEEKER
Alarm Detection Systems (ADS) announced the launch of SEEKER, a next-generation, AI-powered remote video monitoring platform designed to make security smarter, faster and more responsive in real time.
SEEKER builds on the security systems many businesses already have in place, enhancing cameras and infrastructure with intelligent analytics and live, human-interaction monitoring. By combining AI technology with highly trained video analysts, the SEEKER platform detects, verifies and responds to potential threats before they escalate, helping stop incidents in real time.
“Security challenges today are no longer static, and businesses need solutions that can respond during an event, not after,” said Jason Tague, director of remote video monitoring, ADS. “SEEKER enables our customers to identify risks in real time and take immediate action, delivering a smarter and more effective approach to protecting people, property and operations.”
SEEKER proactively monitors environments as events unfold. AI-enabled cameras identify activity, intelligent software filters out non-threatening events, and trained professionals step in immediately when intervention is needed.
SEEKER also incorporates advanced, customized capabilities such as remote guard tours, video verification, event-based analytic response that activates additional cameras across a property when a threat is identified, and voice-down technology that allows operators to directly address and deter intruders in real time. Each incident is documented with time-stamped video and reporting, providing both immediate visibility and long-term insight.
Designed to adapt to each client’s environment, SEEKER offers a fully customizable, rule-based standard operating procedure framework that enables businesses to define virtual perimeters and set specific triggers tailored to their needs. The platform can distinguish between people, vehicles and non-threatening environmental and seasonal activity, reducing unnecessary alerts while ensuring critical risks are addressed.
AMAROK Invests in Evolon, Unites Industry Leaders to Redefine Commercial Security
AMAROK, a perimeter security company, completed a strategic investment in Evolon Technology Inc., acquiring a 45% ownership stake in the company. Evolon provides AI-powered video monitoring and virtual guarding solutions for commercial businesses. The partnership brings together proven perimeter defense and AI-powered monitoring to stop threats earlier, reduce losses and deliver stronger outcomes for customers.
By integrating AMAROK’s electric fencing systems with Evolon’s AI-enabled video surveillance and virtual guarding technology, customers gain a perimeter security solution reinforced by real-time visibility and proactive threat detection, strengthening the ability to deliver a layered, intelligent security solution by unifying The Electric Guard Dog Fence, AI-powered camera detection, gate access and monitoring into one seamless customer experience.
The relationship between AMAROK and Evolon began through operational deployment, with AMAROK implementing Evolon’s technology within its own security ecosystem. After extensive technical evaluation and real-world application, AMAROK expanded the relationship through strategic investment.
“From day one, our focus has been clear: to build the ultimate perimeter security solution in North America,” said Mark Wesley, CEO, AMAROK. “Our investment in Evolon is a natural extension of that commitment. After experiencing the power of its AI-driven virtual guarding technology in our own operations, we recognized the critical role it will play in the future of commercial security. By combining our proven perimeter defense system with Evolon’s intelligent monitoring, we are strengthening our ability to protect customers from the outside in. Just as important, this investment allows us to continue raising the bar for the customer experience by delivering smarter, more proactive protection and greater peace of mind.”