The Electronic Security Association (ESA) announced professor of criminology and criminal justice Dr. Joe B. Kuhns, Ph.D., will be the keynote speaker for the inaugural general session, sponsored by Security America RRG, at the 2017 ESA Leadership Summit Feb. 12-15 in Tampa, Fla.
COPS Monitoring reported it was able to service customers in the areas affected by Hurricane Matthew in an average of 12.4 seconds, thanks to its load-sharing network of backup sites.
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) announced publication of two new standards: ANSI/CTA/NSF-2052.1, Definitions and Characteristics for Wearable Sleep Monitors and ANSI/CTA-2056, Physical Activity Monitoring for Fitness Wearables: Step Counting. These standards define terms and functionality for step counting wearables and sleep measuring devices.
Lutron Electronics, a provider of energy-saving wireless lighting and shade control, has announced the winners of its annual Excellence Award competition as well as the newest additions to the Lutron Hall of Fame. The announcements were made on Thursday, Sept. 15th, in Dallas, in conjunction with the CEDIA tradeshow.
Having participated in 25 CEDIA Expos in a variety of roles — attendee, installation business owner, instructor, exhibitor and press, I have many stories to tell. What began as small get-togethers in the early years with fewer than 1,000 attendees eventually grew to the extravagant events, awards banquet and late-night parties we now see. With amazing new technologies, CEDIA Expos never disappoint.
The Security Industry Association (SIA) named Dr. Lou Marciani, director of the National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS4) at The University of Southern Mississippi, the 2016 recipient of its SIA Insightful Practitioner Award.
As a new entrant to the market in 2011 Securadyne Systems saw an opportunity to build something different, fill an existing “gap” in the market, and create a company that would be both unfailingly consistent in its focus and forward-thinking in its approach. Just five years on these efforts have earned it SDM’s 2016 Systems Integrator of the Year award.
SDM’s Systems Integrator of the Year honoree is just four years old, but in that time has grown its annual revenue remarkably, received SAFETY Act designation, and is about to move into a brand new headquarters building.
The SDM Systems Integrator of the Year award is based on a host of criteria including unmistakable success, a high level of innovation, best practices, growth and the unique ways they’ve approached their business, the industry, and the community around them.