Barry J. Simmons

As a member of the Board of Directors for the NCBFAA, SSI's CEO Barry Simmons has served in the capacity as Regional Director, Secretary, Vice-President and President in 2001.Other owners and managers have served in various capacities on local Boards of Home Builders Associations as well as on numerous training and standards committees.

SSI's accomplishments have been recognized by the security industry, national magazines and area business organizations.SSI is proud to have received the Pinnacle Business Award in both 1999 and 2000 presented by the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce as a successful business exhibiting steady profitability and growth in the Triangle area.SDM Magazine also recognized SSI in its 10th Anniversary Edition as the 19th largest security company in the nation.SSI ranked 11th in residential sales and 26th in commercial sales.INC.Magazine ranks the top 500 privately held companies in America and SSI was pleased to be ranked the 190th largest privately held company in the nation.SSI is one of few companies inducted into the ADT Hall of Fame and its owner, Barry Simmons, was the first individual inducted into the Hall of Fame.

,When evaluating entry-level access control products, we looked at many different market-leading solutions that offered system flexibility and expansion for growth,, said Barry Simmons, President and CEO for SSI Inc. ,What we liked about MDI,s iTRUST solution was that its features and capabilities far outweighed the cost of the system, allowing us to provide our customers with fair and competitive pricing packages to meet their budget needs.

Barry Simmons, president/CEO of Security Solutions Inc., Raleigh, N.C., says the best advice he can offer about dealer programs is ensuring that the one you pick has the best-known brand name in your market. “You utilize that brand awareness and recognition,†he insists.
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Camaraderie is an important by-product of an ADT banquet attended by Barry Simmons (top row center) and his group.
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Simmons of Security Solutions said his program has trainers assigned to specific geographic areas. “I see a trainer in one of my offices every six to eight weeks and doing training with my folks constantly,†Simmons points out.

"When evaluating entry-level access control products, we looked at many different market-leading solutions that offered system flexibility and expansion for growth," said Barry Simmons, President and CEO for SSI Inc.

"When evaluating entry-level access control products, we looked at many different market-leading solutions that offered system flexibility and expansion for growth," Security Solutions President and CEO Barry Simmons says.

MDI's product also fit within the city's budget, he adds.

Now, most dealers are "settled in on what it is that (ADT is) willing to accept at this point," said Barry Simmons, chief executive officer of Security Solutions Inc., an ADT authorized dealer in Raleigh, N.C. and chairman of ADT's Authorized Dealer Council.That group comprises five ADT dealers selected by ADT to provide input to the company from the dealer perspective.At press time, Simmons was preparing an agenda for a quarterly ADT dealer conference in early December in Jacksonville, Fla.

"I think we will have a full agenda, let's put it that way," he said.Simmons said the dealer meetings are often the delivery method of changes that ADT is making to the dealer program, but said he didn't anticipate other major changes to be handed down.

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By recognizing change while continuing tradition says Barry Simmons, CEO of Security Solutions.
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"We are able to offer residential homeowners and small business owners a security system at no cost," says Simmons.

By recognizing change while continuing tradition says Barry Simmons, CEO of Security Solutions.

"The success Security Solutions has enjoyed over the last five years is due in part to having recognized a change in the way residential security systems are marketed throughout the United States and becoming one of the first participants and leaders in this area.However, as promising as this new marketing approach might have been, we did not abandon our existing custom approach to providing security services."

Security Solutions has maintained one of the largest and most productive commercial security departments in the southeast, with a heavy concentration in access control and CCTV sales and service.

A partnership with ADT has also given Security Solutions a competitive edge that allows it to address multiple markets.
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"We are able to offer residential homeowners and small business owners a security system at no cost," says Simmons.Customers are able to eliminate close to $700 in equipment and installation costs.This has allowed security to become an affordable investment for the average consumer and resulted in thousands of new customers each year."

#470: INTELLIGENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS Relentless devotion to client satisfaction has been the key to success for Intelligent Information Systems (IIS) of Durham, NC.Founded in 1992 by husband and wife team Shail and Sucheta Jain, IIS has experienced an increase in revenues of 603% over the five-year period of 1996 to 2000.

By recognizing change while continuing tradition says Barry Simmons, CEO of Security Solutions.

"The success Security Solutions has enjoyed over the last five years is due in part to having recognized a change in the way residential security systems are marketed throughout the United States and becoming one of the first participants and leaders in this area.However, as promising as this new marketing approach might have been, we did not abandon our existing custom approach to providing security services."

Security Solutions has maintained one of the largest and most productive commercial security departments in the southeast, with a heavy concentration in access control and CCTV sales and service.

A partnership with ADT has also given Security Solutions a competitive edge that allows it to address multiple markets.
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"We are able to offer residential homeowners and small business owners a security system at no cost," says Simmons.Customers are able to eliminate close to $700 in equipment and installation costs.This has allowed security to become an affordable investment for the average consumer and resulted in thousands of new customers each year."

#470: INTELLIGENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS Relentless devotion to client satisfaction has been the key to success for Intelligent Information Systems (IIS) of Durham, NC.Founded in 1992 by husband and wife team Shail and Sucheta Jain, IIS has experienced an increase in revenues of 603% over the five-year period of 1996 to 2000.

Barry J. Simmons, chief executive officer of Security Solutions Inc. in Raleigh and a former Raleigh police officer, said he is not "unsympathetic" to the increased burden that false alarms cause police but said the new ordinance could "unfairly penalize homeowners who have prudently used their systems."

One in five U.S. households has a burglar alarm, according to the National Burglar and Fire Alarm Association.

Simmons and Larey also complained that the police department hasn't given companies the proposed ordinance to review.