The IQ Certification Board recently elected Ron Petrarca, operations director of Huntington, N.Y.-based Electronix Systems Central Station Alarms Inc. as the newest member to join the board. He will serve a two-year term.

On Thursday, April 21, Sight & Sound Systems, featured on the August 2015 SDM cover story about working with builders, held its fourth annual event called “A Taste of Technology.” Sight & Sound President Kris Kaymanesh started the event as a way to educate builders and other customers about security, home entertainment and other home automation solutions.

Safran announced it has reached an agreement to sell Morpho Detection LLC, a U.S.-based subsidiary of Safran, and other detection-related activities to Smiths Group plc for an enterprise value of $710 million.

Volutone is celebrating the expansion of its Irvine, Calif., location, additional stock availability and increased training capabilities, with a party on April 29, 2016.

Boon Edam Inc. will be a featured technology in an upcoming episode of “Machines: How They Work” on the Discovery Science Channel.

Convergint Technologies, a global provider of service-based systems integration, announced the acquisition of Enion AG Integrated Security Solutions.

The 2016 edition of ISC West attracted the largest attendance and hosted the largest number and square feet of exhibits in the history of ISC West.

Bosch Security Systems Inc., Genetec Inc., and SecureXperts have collaborated in the design and development of an IP video solution that is resilient against unauthorized access, malware, brute force cracking and other exploit techniques. It uses Credentialed High Assurance Video Encryption (CHAVE) technology to provide highly secure identification and authentication through multi-factor smart card credentials. This makes it ideal for mission critical applications and infrastructure protection.