The Electronic Security Association (ESA) announced that Axis Communications pledged its support as a Silver-level Executive Strategic Partner (ESP) for 2012.

The Pennsylvania Burglar and Fire Alarm Association (PBFAA) will host its 30th Annual Membership Meeting, Golf Outing and Exposition on June 6 and 7, 2012 at the Lancaster Host Resort in Lancaster, Penn.

Tony Byerly stepped down from his position as president of Stanley CSS, Naperville, Ill. Byerly had held the position since January 2011. He was with Stanley CSS since January 2007, serving as president, chief operating officer and senior vice president of sales at various points in his tenure.

Home Automation Inc. (HAI) now has stand-alone integration with an HAI MicroControl and Kwikset ZigBee wireless door locks. HAI’s MicroControl (part number 81A00-2WHZB) is a standalone remote control for ZigBee wireless door locks. This functionality means that a home or business owner, without any other automation equipment, can wirelessly lock and unlock individual doors with a simple button push.

Honeywell, Louisville, Ky., recently introduced MAXPRO® Cloud, a hosted service that gives organizations access to their video surveillance anywhere there is an Internet connection, and without the need for IT expertise or challenging firewall configurations, the company said. MAXPRO Cloud offers a new method for security dealers to drive long-term business value by offering these video services to their customers and generating recurring monthly revenue (RMR) with minimal investment and system complexity, according to Honeywell.

ADI, Melville, N.Y. plans to expand its access control product offering to include biometric IP-based products from Suprema Inc. This will give dealers in North America access to the full line of biometric fingerprint technologies to offer a complete, cost-effective, high-level access control system, ADI stated.

Mercury Security Corp., a provider of open platforms for access control and Tridium, a provider of open platforms for device-to-enterprise integration and building automation, announced a technology partnership to integrate their respective platforms. The collaboration of the two companies enables device-level integration between building automation and security functions based on an open architecture that allows for new levels of intelligent building solutions.

Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies, Carmel, Ind., manufacturer of Schlage® contactless smart credentials and readers, announced that, henceforth, it will only offer the Multi-Tech (MT) and Multi-Tech with Keypad (MTK) options for contactless credentials with the standard AD-Series platform.

Optex Co. Ltd. announced the integration of its Redscan laser sensor with Genetec’s Security Center, a unified platform that seamlessly blends IP license plate recognition, video surveillance and access control.

MorphoAccess VP from MorphoTrak Inc., Alexandria, Va., took the top honor at the Security Industry Association’s 2012 New Product Showcase (NPS), winning the Best New Product Award at the NPS awards ceremony during ISC West in March.