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ESA Summit Preps Companies to Thrive

February 13, 2014
The seventh annual ESA Leadership Summit wrapped up a few weeks ago, sending the more than 250 security industry professionals who attended back to their companies will their minds full of information, strategies, new contacts and more — all of which ESA carefully crafted to help security businesses not just survive, but thrive.
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ESA Honors D’Ascoli With Weinstock Award

February 13, 2014
At the 2014 ESA Leadership Summit, the Electronic Security Association (ESA) recognized Charles “Dom” D’Ascoli, founder and vice president of Smoky Mountain Systems in Franklin, N.C., as its 2013 Morris F. Weinstock Person of the Year Award winner.
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Leadership Earns Fiske ESA’s Jackson Award

February 13, 2014
Sam Fiske, general manager and chief operating officer for Franklin, N.C.-based Smoky Mountain Systems, was honored with the Electronic Security Association’s (ESA) Sara E. Jackson Award during the 2014 ESA Leadership Summit in Orlando, Fla. The award is named in honor of ESA’s president from 1950-51.
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The Big Game Secured With Solutions From Mobile Pro Systems & Fluidmesh

February 4, 2014
Amidst a sea of sports fans swarming MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., the Seahawks were not the only ones exhaling. For the scads of security personnel charged with ensuring the safety of NFL players, fans and the many other people behind-the-scenes at the first outdoor, cold-weather Super Bowl, the real win was in pulling off the mega sporting event without incident.
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Widup Takes the Reins as New ASIS President

February 4, 2014
Richard “Rich” Widup Jr., CPP, has been named president of ASIS International. A longtime ASIS member, Widup joined the organization in 2000 and joined the ASIS CIO Roundtable in 2008. He currently serves as senior director, corporate security, for Stamford, Conn.-based Purdue Pharma.
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10 Secure Identity Trends to Watch

February 4, 2014
If you work with secure identity solutions, listen up. HID Global has released its annual list of the trends the company feels will have the most impact on that space this year.
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ADT Study Shows Strong Tie Between Physical & Digital Security

ADT and McAfee released the results of a survey that looked at the parallels between personal and online security.
January 29, 2014

On the heels of ADT’s announcement at CES regarding its partnership with McAfee to release collaborated products that offer both physical and digital security protection for its customers, the No. 1 ranked company on the 2013 SDM 100 released a study that reinforces the new partnership and ADT’s direction into total security for the home, personal lives and on-the-go.


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Central Stations Embrace Mobility

Customers want to interact with their security systems using their smartphones. Central stations play a key role in supporting this capability.
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January 23, 2014

More than half (56 percent) of Americans have smartphones today, according to the Pew Internet & American Life Project. And that number most likely is higher among people who have security systems.


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Mission 500 Seeking Nominations for 2014 Awards

January 21, 2014
Mission 500 is seeking nominations for two awards, the 2014 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Award and the Humanitarian Award, both of which will be presented at a special cocktail reception during ISC West in Las Vegas, in April.
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