The Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association (CEDIA) announced on April 30, 2014 that Mike Fasulo, president and COO of Sony Electronics Inc., will deliver the 2014 CEDIA EXPO opening keynote address.

This purchase comes shortly after the acquisition of two Alabama security companies in March and continues the company’s pursuit of growth across the Southeast.

The acquisition of Protectron will significantly strengthen ADT’s Canadian operations and create a combined security industry leader in Canada, differentiated by its ability to reach consumers and provide them with better service and more choice across a variety of traditional security and automation technologies.

Milwaukee-based Johnson Controls has agreed to acquire Air Distribution Technologies from the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board for approximately $1.6 billion.

Security systems and integration provider S1 Corporation, Seoul, South Korea, and physical security information management (PSIM) software provider VidSys, Vienna, Va., have formed a strategic partnership agreement, which the two announced at ISC West.

Zenitel AS, manufacturer of the STENTOFON and VINGTOR security and safety communications systems, has partnered with SKIDATA, an access solution and visitor management provider.

In a move the company says will better represent the products and services it offers, Acadian Monitoring Services announced it’s changing its name to Acadian Security Group at ISC West.

Building on day one’s packed aisles and almost constant sound of multiple conversations, day two at ISC West continued to see heavy foot traffic and that same cicada-like buzz of voices doing business.

Thursday morning, hundreds of attendees hit the streets for the annual Security 5K/2K run/walk to benefit Mission 500, an organization that supports children and communities in crisis through WorldVision.

From the moment the beach balls appeared, followed by cheerleaders from nearby UNLV shortly afterward, yesterday’s Grand Opening ceremony was an exercise in excitement, energy and enthusiasm.