John Romanowich, president and chief executive officer of SightLogix, Princeton, N.J., a manufacturer of outdoor intelligent video analytics camera systems for perimeter security applications, received the Security Industry Association (SIA) “Statesman Award” on June 21 during the SIA Public Policy Dinner as part of SIA’s 2011 Government Summit in Washington, D.C.

At the monthly board of directors meeting in July, the IQ Board approved the recertification of the following 13 companies.

DVTel Inc., Ridgefield Park, NJ, made several additional senior management appointments after announcing Yoav Stern is the new president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the company. New members of the management team include Ami Amir as the new executive vice president of marketing and products, Dan Hochberg as vice president of global business development leading all revenue generating activities, and Alice Roth as the vice president of research and development.

SecurityXchange, held this year in Park City, Utah, has come a long way since it was founded shortly after 9/11. Every year, the event gathers integrators and manufacturers together for targeted meetings focused on relationships, both establishing new ones and building into existing relationships, as well as finding new technology solutions. This year, more than 325 scheduled meetings occurred during the event — in addition to the impromptu meetings over lunch, dinner and drinks.

Honeywell, Melville, N.Y., announced that Delaware Valley-based JM Resources Inc. and Executive Electronics of Southwest Florida Inc. joined the Honeywell First Alert Professional Dealer Program, an independent security dealer network.

DICE Corporation, Bay City, Mich., held its 2011 Users Group Conference (DUG ‘11) in Bay City, August 8 -10. There were several changes to the structure of the conference this year as well as new projects.

The Kentucky Labor Cabinet’s Occupational Safety and Health (KY OSH) awarded ADI, a global wholesale distributor of security and low voltage products, certification under the Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP). The company’s Louisville distribution facility was recognized for taking extraordinary measures to ensure the safety and health of its employees.

The Georgia Electronic Life Safety and Security Association (GELSSA) came out of its recent Savannah, Ga. meeting with several new announcements and initiatives to help increase its positive impact on the Georgia security community and get its members involved once again. GELSSA saw more than a 60 percent decline in the membership over the last five years.

Winsted Corporation, Minneapolis, a provider of ergonomic console solutions, achieved the ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management System Certificate from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). The scope of its certification is for the design, marketing, distribution and installation of control room consoles, furniture and accessories.

Cincinnati Bell Inc. announced the signing of a definitive agreement to sell its Complete Protection security monitoring business to Guardian Alarm Company, Southfield, Mich. Cincinnati Bell will continue to offer Complete Protection services through a marketing agreement with Guardian.