Articles Tagged with ''security industry''

Schaumburg, Ill.-based Convergint Technologies has made several acquisitions in Canada recently, demonstrating its expansion geographically and in its scope of services.

Access control company Paxton Access Inc. announced an investment and restructuring initiative to support long-term growth and innovation in the market. 

Mission 500, a non-profit charity focusing on the security industry and dedicated to serving the needs of children and communities in crisis, raised more than $55,000 at its second annual Security Softball Game on August 20 at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow, New York. 

The FBI has released the 2015 edition of its annual report Crime in the United States. Highlights of the report include a 2.6 percent drop in property crimes (the 13th straight year of decline in this area) and a 3.9 percent increase in violent crime in 2015. 

Securing New Ground (SNG) 2016, the security industry’s top executive conference, will be held Oct. 19-20 at the Grand Hyatt New York City. SNG 2016 is presented by the Security Industry Association (SIA).

ADT has joined the Partnership for Priority Verified Alarm Response (PPVAR), a public-private partnership comprised of electronic security stakeholders from law enforcement, the home and property insurance industries, and the security alarm industry, as a full industry member. 

The Security Industry Association (SIA) announced the selection of Fredrik Nilsson, vice president, Americas, Axis Communications Inc., to receive the 2016 George R. Lippert Memorial Award.

Hikvision USA, a provider of video products that has made its name in the SMB side of the industry, is upping its game by pursuing the high-end market and the larger integrators. 

A report released by the Brennan Center of Justice at the NYU School of Law found that crime in America has remained relatively flat. The report is based on an analysis of 30 of the largest U.S. cities. 
 

Readers of Coastal Style Magazine have named Vector Security, the provider of intelligent home automation and mobile security solutions, the best home security company in Sussex County, Delaware, for 2016.