Monitronics was awarded the 2013 Annual Police Dispatch Quality (PDQ) Award from the Security Industry Alarm Coalition (SIAC) and the False Alarm Reduction Association (FARA) at the Electronic Security Expo’s 2014 Icebreaker Luncheon held on June 24, 2014 at The Music City Center in Nashville, Tennessee.

 ONVIF, a leading global standardization initiative for IP-based physical security products, announced that it signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the U.S.-based Security Industry Association (SIA), signaling cooperation toward the further development of IP-based interoperability standards in access control. 

Security industry leader Pam Petrow was named Entrepreneur of the Year at this year’s EY Entrepreneur of the Year Western Pennsylvania/West Virginia Program gala. Ms. Petrow is currently president and CEO of Vector Security.

Eagle Eye Networks, Austin, Texas, announced the availability of its annual “Video Surveillance Report,” which produced interesting results regarding market trends in video surveillance. This year’s report was collected from video surveillance and information technology (IT) professionals, and the survey topics spanned the usage of video surveillance systems, cloud video surveillance, the role of IT departments and views regarding video surveillance systems’ vulnerability. 

ScanSource® Security announced a new relationship with Iomnis Surveillance Solutions, a provider of IP hardware, services and storage for video management, access control and data processing.   

Tri-Ed, a security distributor, is pleased to announce its further expansion with the acquisition of SecurityPro Warehouse (SPW), a wholesale security distributor in the Louisiana market.

Canon U.S.A. Inc. announced Canon Europe has signed an agreement to acquire Denmark-based Milestone Systems A/S, a provider of open platform video management software, via its subsidiary Canon Europa N.V. The new combination will create a formidable player in the fast growing network video surveillance market by combining the strengths of Canon’s innovative imaging technology with Milestone’s video management software expertise.

Jack McNamara of Bosch Security Systems Inc. has been named President of the Automatic Fire Alarm Association (AFAA), an organization dedicated to improving the quality, reliability and value of fire and life safety systems. 

Xentry Systems Integration, a systems integrator focused on delivering security solutions and healthcare technologies, announced the appointment of John Nemerofsky as President and CEO, effective immediately.