Officers in North Texas for the first Texas Intelligence, Cyber, & Counterterrorism Conference watched a demonstration of a drone assisting in a mock active shooter situation. The drone hovered a few feet in front of officers as they made their way down a hallway, offering live feedback to the officers about what they were about to encounter.
Technology Install Partners, a provider of video surveillance, access control, fire/security alarms, nurse call, fiber and structured cabling, has announced the acquisition of Security Designs Inc., a 30-year-old provider of commercial access control and security systems, based in Livonia, Mich.
Sascha Kylau, vice president of sales at OneTel Security, was awarded The Monitoring Association (TMA)’s President’s Award for service to the alarm industry on October 11 at the 2017 Annual Meeting in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Research Nester, a market analysis organization, released a report, “IT Managed Services Market: Global Demand Analysis & Opportunity Outlook 2023,” which revealed that increasing demand for CCTV and video surveillance systems is expected to be the main driver in in the growth of the global electronic security market.
PSA has expanded its Cybersecurity Solutions Providers through the inclusion of TechMIS, an end-to-end cybersecurity company. TechMIS has provided cyber services to U.S. Department of Defense clients and brings that expertise to commercial clients, PSA described in a press release.
Gillmore Security Systems Inc., ranked No. 73 on the SDM 100, has acquired Buckeye Electronics & Security Technology (B.E.S.T.) of Kirtland, Ohio, its fifth acquisition this year.
Hikvision Corporate recently announced a $1.49 billion investment plan to construct four new R&D centers and two new industrial bases to expand surveillance equipment manufacturing and general R&D in various Chinese cities.
Best Buy, which announced a strategic partnership with Vivint Smart Home in May, has announced it will be expanding its smart home offerings by the end of October 2017.
Honeywell announced the results of its comprehensive portfolio review, including its intention to separately spin off its Homes product portfolio and ADI global distribution business, as well as its Transportation Systems business, into two stand-alone, publicly-traded companies.
