As the nation’s principle commercial and manufacturing center and home to 3.74 million people, Guayaquil, Ecuador is the capital of the Ecuadorian province of Guayas. Security and safety initiatives are spearheaded by the Guayaquil Corporation for Public Safety (Corporación para la Seguridad Ciudadana de Guayaquil, or CSCG), a non-profit municipal corporation that coordinates public safety efforts throughout the area. Video surveillance plays a key role in helping the city of Guayaquil keep its citizens and tourists safe.

Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire all shares of Houston -based Video Insight Inc. 

Convergint Technologies, Schaumburg, Ill., ranked No. 6 on SDM’s Top Systems Integrators Report, announced its acquisition of Beacon Security and Communications Solutions, a provider of physical security systems and services in the United Kingdom and throughout Europe.

This version provides additional support for sister division, Alarm Lock’s Trilogy Networx locks, in both cylindrical and mortise models, with the utilization of a door position contact and “request-to-exit” button feature.