Maranda Wright just won $10,000 in free products through a giveaway commemorating Linear’s 50th anniversary, the company announced. “I am shocked. Winning was completely unexpected,” said Wright, who is the business manager and technician at Controlled Access Systems, Fort Smith, Ark., an access control and security firm that designs and installs automatic gates, electronic entry and video surveillance systems for residential and commercial customers throughout Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma.
National Training Center (NTC) reminds fire alarm professionals that it’s time to register for the company’s National Training Conference 2012. The conference is scheduled for February 6 and 7, 2012 in Las Vegas at the Aliante Station – Hotel & Casino.
Bosch Security Systems announced that its new Safe & Sound Security and Audio Tour truck has been recognized with a prestigious 2011 Event Design Award in the category “Best Mobile Marketing Vehicle.”
The first annual Security Week will place in New York from Nov. 1 through 3. Comprised of three separate, yet inter-related events — Security 500 (Nov. 1, Roosevelt Hotel); Securing New Ground (Nov. 1-2, Roosevelt Hotel) and ISC Solutions (Nov, 2-3, Jacob Javits Convention Center) — Security Week will bring together the security distribution channel to focus on the business of security in the metropolitan New York area.
Iverify was awarded a five-year contract valued at $39 million dollars to provide guard replacement and shrink reduction services for an NYSE National Retailer.
The Independent Committee of the board of directors of Niscayah unanimously recommended last Friday that shareholders do not accept Securitas’ public takeover offer. The board previously made a positive recommendation for Stanley Black & Decker Inc.’s offer.
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc., a national security solutions provider, announced the completion of its acquisition of Integral Systems Inc. Kratos completed the acquisition through a reverse merger of a wholly owned subsidiary with and into Integral Systems.
After publicly endorsing the Obama Administration’s National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) for its recognition of real problems in identity management, privacy and security in our society today, the Smart Card Alliance submitted comments to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) regarding the establishment of NSTIC governance.