Honeywell, Louisville, Ky., this week 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.
The Electronic Security Association (ESA), Irving, Texas, announced its list of Executive Strategic Partner (ESP) businesses for the 2012 calendar year, led once again by Interlogix, a UTC Fire & Security company, which is continuing its support as ESA’s exclusive Diamond Level ESP.
A San Jose, Calif. Police Department policy change, on a questionably fast track by police officials still sending out mixed signals to local alarm companies, ended in the institution of verified alarm response the first of this year.
Altronix, a manufacturer of low voltage power supplies and peripherals for the electronic security industry, introduced a high-performance and cost-effective solution that transmits IP video and data over coaxial cable more than 2,000 feet without the need for repeaters.
MorphoAccess® VP from MorphoTrak Inc. 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 at ISC West.
By virtualizing Cisco Video Surveillance software, available on Cisco’s Unified Computing System™ (Cisco UCS™) platform, Cisco is providing significantly improved levels of performance, scalability, agility and manageability.
First Alarm, Aptos, Calif., ranked No. 31 on the 2011 SDM 100, a jump from spot no. 36 in 2010. The super regional Bay area dealer worked hard at making strategic acquisitions and reevaluating its attrition programs to minimize the impact of the recession.
Walking through the aisles at the International Security Conference (ISC) West this year, attendees will notice some surprising new additions, starting with a new 20,000 square foot Convergence Pavillion hosted by Ingram Micro and its North America Physical Security Business Unit. As the physical security marketplace broadens to include more and more IT functions, convergence is top of mind for many in the industry and Ingram Micro and ISC West have partnered to lead this crusade in Las Vegas next week.
National Training Center (NTC) will be offering Live Advanced NICET Fire Alarm and Live Fire Alarm System Design courses in 2012 in selected U.S. cities.
In 2007, the Electronic Security Association (ESA) received approval for ESA's first standard, ANSI/ESA SRSS-01-2007, the Standard for Remote Supervising Station. This standard, developed by ESA, provided a guide for the monitoring of fire alarm systems at a remote station as identified in NFPA 72.