OREM, UT–(Marketwire – Jul 12, 2011) – Pinnacle Security, a leader in the North American residential security market, today released its 2011 Home Security System Selection Advisory. As family travel increases during July and August, so do the number of burglaries, according to the FBI’s recently released Preliminary Annual Uniform Crime Report 2010. Even when families are at home, the tendency to leave doors and windows open during hotter weather can make a home more attractive to burglars, and more vulnerable to break-ins.

This makes choosing the right residential security system, and the right provider, a timely and valuable investment. Recent studies indicate that homes without security systems are almost three times more likely to be broken into, and incur greater financial and property losses from the burglaries they suffer. In addition, homes with security systems may qualify homeowners for extra deductions on their insurance premiums.

“Pinnacle recommends meeting face-to-face with trained and licensed security consultants so they can individually and visually assess the specific needs in a home-security system,” said Stuart Dean, Vice President of Corporate Communications, Pinnacle Security. “Safety and peace of mind is our primary concern for customers. We strongly urge homeowners to take the necessary steps when selecting a security system.”

Pinnacle Security advises homeowners to follow some important steps to ensure that they get the quality system they need, from a reputable provider they can trust, to properly secure their home.

Select your provider carefully: Right now, a lot of salespeople are going door-to-door to offer residential security systems, and you need to know you can trust them, and the company that employs them. Pinnacle Security provides its Rep Verification system so homeowners can instantly view a Pinnacle representative’s license status and verify their identification, simply by visiting the Pinnacle website.

Ensure you get the right system: Comprehensive, established security companies like Pinnacle Security offer a wide range of residential security solutions. A face-to-face meeting with a security consultant is recommended, so the consultant can visually assess your needs based on your home and neighborhood.
Make sure it works: Once you decide to invest in the security of your home, you want to make sure you’re getting the most reliable system you can. Pinnacle Security is an authorized dealer of GE Security, the North American leader of security, fire, automation, environmental monitoring, and medical emergency notification. In fact, Pinnacle’s new Image Sensor, a motion-activated security sensor, incorporates a built-in camera and transmits via a cellular connection, allowing customers mobile access to their system.

Find out what others think: Any company can tell you they’re great. What homeowners want is information from other users of the system you’re considering. For instance, Pinnacle posts testimonials on its website, and also polls its customers to assess their levels of satisfaction. Currently, our customers rate us four out of five stars in overall satisfaction, and an overwhelming majority say they would refer a friend to Pinnacle Security.

Know your rights: You have the right to change your mind, for any reason. In fact, the FTC’s Cooling-Off Rule means you have three business days to cancel if the contract does not meet your needs. Pinnacle Security goes further than this, offering homeowners over 70 years of age 30 days to use the system and decide how much they like it.

Pinnacle Security has implemented an industry-leading code of conduct, to create an effective personal and consultative sales approach, so our face-to-face security consultants can immediately assess customer needs and provide insight into choosing appropriate state-of-the-art security systems, a relationship model that drives the success of our business. For more information, please visit pinnaclesecurity.com.

Because the majority of alarms received at monitoring stations are medical alerts triggered by panic buttons, Security Plus is now offered as the standard for customers over age 70. Prior to the release of this feature, a customer’s inability to answer the phone, having triggered an alarm, would make it difficult to prepare emergency personnel for the situation prior to arrival.

“We are pleased to provide this service as a standard option for these customers,” said Kelly Walker, CEO, Pinnacle Security. “This suite of features, in combination with a 30 day trial period, allows our customers the best innovations and customer protections in the industry, letting seniors become familiar with the functionality of the services and giving them flexibility they want.”

Pinnacle Security’s alert service has already enabled thousands of individuals to get the medical assistance needed and this latest package will provide even more powerful options for security in the home. In addition, Pinnacle Security has extended the government mandated three day right of rescission to 30 days to ensure customers are comfortable with the operation of their new system.

“Pinnacle is sensitive to the needs of its customers and we strive to incorporate feedback into our products and services,” said Stuart Dean, Vice President of Corporate Communications, Pinnacle Security. “With Security Plus, we’re responding to the unique security needs of seniors, and delivering a package they themselves helped us customize.”

Smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors are offered in alignment with local licensing and installation requirements and may not be available in all areas. For more information about Security Plus, please visit www.pinnaclesecurity.com.

“We’re pleased to be the first to offer the Image Sensor across the country, in partnership with
Alarm.com,” said Kelly Walker, CEO, Pinnacle Security. “By continuing to innovate and
provide best-in-class technology and features to complement our industry-leading customer
service, we provide an affordable and advanced portfolio of home security solutions our
customers can trust.”

Placed anywhere a motion sensor might typically be mounted, the Image Sensor will not only
detect motion but will also automatically upload an image of a potential intruder to the Pinnacle
Mobile Control interface. These alarm-triggered images are then forwarded to user’s cell phones
by text message or email. The Image Sensor also captures pictures of the first in-property event
after the security system is disarmed from Armed Away. This novel capability allows the
property owner to literally see the person who just disarmed their system on their iPhone,
BlackBerry, Android device, the web, or any device accepting MMS messages. Customers can
also remotely request on-demand images at any time to keep track of children at home, pets left
alone during the work day, an elderly parent or even a vacation property.

“The Image Sensor is a simple, uncomplicated solution that provides another pair eyes within the
home or business,” said Steve Trundle, President and CEO, Alarm.com. “By fusing a robust
image processing engine into a completely wireless device that is smaller than a standard motion
detector, we are able to provide a window that allows the user to maintain a persistent awareness of what is happening at their property. Pinnacle is a trusted partner and we look forward to
continue working with them to help protect the things that our customers hold most dear.”

Pinnacle Security will immediately launch the Image Sensor to markets within the United States.
For more information on the Image Sensor please visit the sites below:
http://pinnaclesecurity.com/imagesensor.php
www.facebook.com/pinnaclesecurity
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LA1So0U60wE

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About Pinnacle Security
Pinnacle Security is an industry leader in providing quality residential and commercial security solutions
that help individuals realize the peace-of-mind that comes from protecting the things that matter most.
Founded in 2001, Pinnacle is headquartered in Orem, Utah and has sales offices throughout North
America. For more information, please visit www.pinnaclesecurity.com.

About Alarm.com
Alarm.com is the leading technology provider of interactive security solutions. Through wireless and
web-based services, Alarm.com enables better security, interactive services, video monitoring, and energy
management. Alarm.com services are offered exclusively through authorized Security Dealers.

Media Contacts:
Stuart Dean
Pinnacle Security
801-616-4388
sdean@pinnaclesecurity.com

Jennifer Webb
Coltrin & Associates (on behalf of Pinnacle)
801-350-9412
jennifer_webb@coltrin.com

Think Like an Intruder

Look at your home or business and think of ways you would get in to your home or business. Then figure out the best way to protect and detour attention in those areas. The most common intrusion is through the front door. It’s surprising to many that burglars can easily smash their way past a deadbolt locking system.  Always remember to double lock your doors. Another way intruders have found to get into homes is called Lock-bumping. Burglars use a small tool kit to essentially bump all of the locking pins in the lock into place. An appropriate home security system will stop both of these threats before they materialize. Homes with an alarm systems are four times less likely to have a burglary.

The Right Company

It’s easy to become overwhelmed at the various choices for home or business alarm systems.  Choose a company that will install a system that will meet the needs of your home. An alarm company should work with you to determine the most important components for your system and licensed technicians should ensure that the system is installed and functions to meet your needs.

Standard System

A standard alarm system should have sensors on all the doors and windows so that if a door or window is opened, the alarm sounds.  The next level of security should offer motion sensors throughout the house that can be activated during times when you’re away.  This will catch any movement within the house and sound the alarm.

Added Benefits

Most security systems should also support fire detection and medical alert. These are valuable added benefits to have in the home. Fire detectors are able to immediately alert the fire station of a situation whether you are at home or away. Medical monitoring has been incorporated into many systems in order to provide emergency aid to senior citizens when they are in need. The latest and most technologically advanced systems allow remote activation and status monitoring via internet and cellular phones. For more information on the latest systems go to pinnacle security.

Monitoring

Just as important as the sensors and devices in the home, is the monitoring network which supports it. A quality monitoring network will be aware not just of intrusions, but system problems and attempts to disable the system without authorization. Today’s more sophisticated monitoring services are able to quickly contact you to confirm an emergency, or even monitor additional devices, like smoke alarms and medical-alarm pendants. Many of the system will offer two-way voice technology. After the alarm has been triggered the monitoring agent can communicate or hear what is going on in the home in order to get a better idea of the emergency at hand.

When buying a system, ask about what monitoring services are available. Additionally, be sure to choose a company that has a partnership with an alarm monitoring facility that will ensure your family’s protection around the clock.

Estimate

To get started, choose a company that is willing to install a system to your specifications.  The company will likely set up a consultation during which a technician will come to your home, take measurements, scope out sensor locations, windows, and doors, and will then prepare an estimate.  If you are satisfied with the price, installation can usually begin immediately.

SAN FRANCISCO—Golden Gate Capital, a quiet, behind-the-scenes player in recent years, made news with its recent acquisition of Devcon Security, and it’s likely to be making more news soon, operating executive Christopher B. Munday told Security Systems News.

Noting that Golden Gate, an $8 billion private equity firm, still has $4.5 billion of available capital, Munday said the “plan here is to keep building out and ultimately to build a global, fully integrated security company.” Golden Gate, he said, wants to be “in control of everything, creating accounts, [providing] equipment, holding, servicing and monitoring accounts.”

Golden Gate in June of 2008 acquired Pinnacle Security, a summer-model company based in Utah. A September 2008 $150 million credit facility (with LaSalle/Bank of America) enabled Pinnacle to keep its accounts. Operations were beefed up there in October 2008, when Pinnacle bought the sales force and technical department of Icon Security, a smaller summer-model company in Utah.

Two weeks ago, Golden Gate acquired Devcon Security. Munday and Robert Farenhem (CEO and president of Devcon) have said that there are no immediate plans to combine the two companies. However, Munday, who serves as chairman and CEO of Pinnacle Security, will join the board of Devcon as chairman, with the goal of looking at the synergies between the two companies.

“We’ll get the relevant people involved from both companies … to explore areas of cooperation,” he said. “We don’t know how it will shake out,” Munday explained. “We may find nothing, some things, or a lot of things” that can be done to “improve the synergies at the back end of the businesses.”

While Pinnacle, a summer-model company, and Devcon a traditional security company, have starkly different sales methods, there are likely lessons the companies can learn from each other, he said. In addition, Pinnacle will clearly be interested in Devcon’s monitoring capabilities, Munday said.

On the acquisition front, what kinds of security companies might Golden Gate be in the market for? Munday said another alarm company, a monitoring company, or a small technology company are all possibilities.

John Gilligan, Golden Gate Capital principal added, “We tend to be very long-term, strategic-oriented investors; we seek out management teams to partner with and tend to acquire a number of businesses in the space.” For example, Golden Gate acquired 70 different software companies in nine years. “We acquire competitors to scale the company, [to acquire] new product lines, to spread into new geographies. All of those obviously are applicable to the security space.”

(Originally posted at http://www.securitysystemsnews.com/?p=article&id=ss2009104N8G9c )

OREM, UTAH (May 2009) – Pinnacle Security, an Orem based home and commercial security alarm company,
recently took their mantra “Your Life. Secure.” to a very literal level with the implementation of their Employee Wellness Program.

“The program was developed with our employees in mind,” explains Christopher B. Munday, Chairman and
CEO of Pinnacle Security. “Establishing a healthy work environment starts at the core. If our employees are
happy and healthy they will feel and perform better,” adds Munday.

Pinnacle’s wellness program facilities are located under one roof with their corporate headquarters and include a full gym, weight room, sauna, showers, lockers and full-length basketball court.

Adam Christian, a Compliance Manager who has been with Pinnacle for nearly a year, has discovered the
benefits of the wellness program. “I have more energy at work,” says Adam. “With a busy lifestyle it is hard to fit working out into my schedule. Having an on-site fitness facility makes it easy for me to get a full workout and shower within my lunch hour,” Adam adds.

An additional asset to Pinnacle’s program is its renowned professional trainer, David Stroshine. Not only is
David a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning
Association, but he has also trained such professional athletes as Fahu Tahi (Minnesota Vikings) and Fui
Vakapuna (Cincinnati Bengals). “My vision for Pinnacle employees is to empower them with the knowledge and tools that will help them accomplish their health and fitness goals,” explains David. “Overall, I want to create a lifestyle at Pinnacle that promotes health and productivity,” adds David.

All Pinnacle employees and their immediate families are eligible for voluntary participation in the new wellness program. Free one-hour health and wellness workshops are also conducted each month. From nutrition to exercise to general body wellness, the workshops provide something for everyone.

In the near future a second phase of the wellness program will be implemented, which includes massage therapy and employee field trips that foster general activity and wellness.

In a time where many companies are cutting costs and employees, Pinnacle Security is flourishing, hiring more staff and providing additional benefits to help improve the overall workplace and experience of its employees.

About Pinnacle Security

Pinnacle Security is an industry leader in providing quality residential and commercial security solutions that
help individuals realize the peace-of-mind that comes from protecting the things that matter most. Pinnacle is headquartered in Orem, Utah and has sales offices throughout North America. Founded in 2001, Pinnacle is a long-standing partner of GE Security, a wholly owned subsidiary of the General Electric Company (NYSE: GE). For more information, please visit www.pinnaclesecurity.com.

- Successful Utah company gives back to the community through sponsorships -

OREM, UTAH (February 2009) – Pinnacle Security, a Utah based company that provides residential and commercial alarm systems, is giving back to its employees and the community by sponsoring Universities through academics and athletics, most recently becoming the premiere athletic sponsor at Utah State University.

“Our partnership with Pinnacle Security has been a tremendous benefit to our campus and student population,” said Landon Day, General Manager for Aggies Sports Properties. “The overall appearance of our sports facilities has improved; plus, Pinnacle’s presence has really benefited our students on the great summer employment opportunities provided through Pinnacle.”

But Athletics isn’t the only area in which Pinnacle is helping out; the company realizes that school can become as busy as a full-time job for many of its employees.

“We do everything we can to provide students the opportunity to achieve enough success in the summer to provide for themselves financially throughout the school year,” explains Christopher B. Munday, CEO of Pinnacle. “Overall, we recognize that college campuses benefit from more committed and responsible students as much as we do, and we are pleased with the opportunity to help with this endeavor,” Munday adds.

Additionally, many of Pinnacle’s employees participate in Utah Valley University’s Intramurals resulting in Pinnacle’s recent donation of 350 high-quality jerseys as part of an effort to give back to its employees.

UVU Intramural Director Beau Earls was thrilled by the donation and what it meant to his program.

“I have never heard of another intramural league that is able to supply jerseys of this high quality to every participant,” said Earls. “It’s made things so much easier for the officiators and the teams were ecstatic to have these.”

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Pinnacle Security – Supporting Employees Through University Sponsorships

“We owe much of our success to our employees and the Utah community as a whole. Participating in community events and sponsorships like these provide a nice opportunity for Pinnacle to reciprocate,” said Munday.

Additional Universities supported by Pinnacle Security include Idaho State, BYU-Idaho, and Southern Virginia University.

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About Pinnacle Security
Pinnacle Security is an industry leader in providing quality residential and commercial security solutions that help individuals realize the peace-of-mind that comes from protecting the things that matter most. Pinnacle is headquartered in Orem, Utah, and has sales offices throughout North America. For more information, please visit:
http://www.pinnaclesecurity.com

Local company wants consumers and employees to feel “secure”
OREM, UTAH (January 2009) – Utah-based Pinnacle Security, one of the nation’s top residential and commercial security corporations, headquartered in Orem, Utah, is launching an updated version of the Pinnacle brand in an effort to further strengthen brand awareness and focus as the company looks to continue its expansion across the United States and Canada in the coming year.

“We’ve achieved consistent growth through the years and we’re excited about the future,” said Christopher B. Munday, CEO of Pinnacle. “We felt like it was a great time to refresh the brand and grow further our brand awareness with a new look and slogan as we continue forward.”

Pinnacle executives said the new slogan, “Your life. Secure.”, is the result of two questions: “How do we want our consumers to feel when they purchase a security system?” And, “How do we want our potential recruits to feel when they adopt Pinnacle’s employment opportunity?”

Munday said he hopes the new Pinnacle brand will deliver a message of assurance and confidence to Pinnacle consumers and employees alike.

“We’re still the same company we were before, but more than ever we want our customers to know we are watching out for them and they should feel safe with Pinnacle behind them,” said Munday. “On the same note, we want our employees to know we are here to help them develop and secure their future.”

In addition to updated messaging, Pinnacle has recently posted a new state-of-the-art digital sign on Interstate-15 next to the corporate office in Orem.

Pinnacle Security is an industry leader in providing quality residential and commercial security solutions that help individuals realize the peace-of-mind that comes from protecting the things that matter most. Pinnacle is headquartered in Orem, Utah, and has sales offices throughout North America. For more information, please visit:
http://www.pinnaclesecurity.com.

“We are trying to combat the stress students are feeling in their pocketbooks as the cost of higher education continues to increase,” said Christopher B. Munday, CEO for Pinnacle.“ A college education is important – especially during times of economic pressure – and  students shouldn’t have to sacrifice a degree to try to stay afloat.”

According to the National Survey of Student Engagement, 66 percent of college seniors are working for pay off-campus. Although research shows working 15 or fewer hours a week can be positive for students, the American Council of Education found that working more than 20 hours tends to detract from the academic experience and jeopardize successful completion of a degree or certificate. Pinnacle strives to decrease that pressure with a summer direct sales program that can help students highly subsidize or totally pay
for their educational costs in just a few months of work.

“I always knew that I wanted to complete my college degree,” said Puck Herriford, a third-year Pinnacle sales representative and student at Utah Valley University, “and Pinnacle has provided me with the opportunity to do so debt free. I don’t know of too many students who can say that.”

In addition to helping students pay for college, Pinnacle is also investing more into educating its sales representatives – mostly college-age students – about setting and reaching financial and career-oriented goals, and continues to see growth company-wide.

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Pinnacle Security is an industry leader in providing quality residential and commercial security solutions that help individuals realize the peace-of-mind that comes from protecting the things that matter most. Pinnacle is headquartered in Orem, Utah, and has sales offices throughout North America. For more information, please visit
www.pinnaclesecurity.com.

But some Utah companies are still seeing positive results, including Utah-based Pinnacle Security, and hoping to help turn things around.

“At Pinnacle we feel like we’ve actually been able to help during these hard economic times,” said Christopher B. Munday, CEO of Pinnacle. “We’ve been creating more jobs and bringing more people on board and hopefully that helps the local economy during these difficult times.”

Throughout 2008, Pinnacle employed more than 500 employees at their corporate office in Utah and another 1,500 sales personnel throughout the United States and Canada. Continued growth coupled with growth projections in 2009 have the company currently committing to additional facilities in Utah County.

“While it is difficult to fully understand the impact the economic downturn will have on our business, we remain very optimistic that Pinnacle will experience significant growth in 2009,” said Steve Hafen, COO of Pinnacle. “With this growth, it is likely that Pinnacle will be increasing hiring in the coming months.”

Pinnacle Security is an industry leader in providing quality residential and commercial security solutions that help individuals realize the peace-of-mind that comes from protecting the things that matter most. Pinnacle is headquartered in Orem, Utah, and has sales offices throughout North America. For more information, please visit: http://www.pinnaclesecurity.com.