IF YOU WERE TO ASK A SECURITY PROFESSIONAL what words come to mind with the phrase access control, terms like door solutions, readers and credentials would be a few of the likely responses. There’s one phrase, however, that they probably won’t say: sustainability.

Radar sensing technology isn’t new, but it’s yet to hit the mainstream in the security world. Based on radar waves, the technology was developed for military use around the 1940s, and soon started sneaking into other commercial markets.

21st Century Distributing, a consumer electronics distributor serving the Southeast and a PowerHouse Alliance member, has concluded its Annual Roadshow.

2020 has been a big year for innovation in the security industry — and entry control is far from exempt. The COVID-19 pandemic has put an increased focus on the entrance, as many companies had to restrict entry to a select few considered to be essential, and others found themselves paying closer attention to who was entering their buildings.

Tensions between the U.S. and China continue to rise in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, as the U.S. has issued a final rule revising the Federal Acquisition Regulation specifically to implement section 889(a)(1)(B), or “Part B.”

WESCO International Inc., a provider of business-to-business distribution, logistics services and supply chain solutions, has completed its merger with Anixter International Inc., creating a global B2B distribution and supply chain solutions company.

Alcatraz, a developer of secure frictionless access control products, has partnered with Intelligent Systems Marketing (ISM) to sell and market Alcatraz’s innovative security solutions. 

ProdataKey, a manufacturer of networked cloud-based access control products and services, released its new Touch app for Apple and Android devices.

AlarMax Distributors Inc. is the PowerHouse Alliance’s newest distributor member. As of Jan. 1, the new member will join the national distributor consortium bringing the total warehouse location count to 54 spanning over 850,000 square-feet nationwide.

Matrix Comsec, a manufacturer and provider of telecom and security solutions based out of Vadodara, India, was awarded the Best Electronics Company Award at the GESIA Annual Awards 2019, Ahmedabad.