ISC West, the largest security industry trade show in the U.S., will be held next month at the Sands Expo Convention Center in Las Vegas – but with the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in China, a few key changes will be made to this year’s event. 

Nortek Security & Control announced that Christopher Larocca has joined the organization as chief executive officer and Darren Learmonth as chief technology officer. 

ASSA ABLOY — a global provider of access solutions — is a long-time SIA corporate member that takes an active role in participating in SIA’s array of programs, products and services and supports its employees’ involvement in SIA committees, working groups and advisory boards. 

Founded in 2017 by CEO Aaron Zhang, CTO Clark Chen and CMO Joe Tham, Simshine provides customized AI vision solutions, combining software and hardware, to companies in various industries. 

The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has held a hearing on a lawsuit challenging an ordinance being enforced in Sandy Springs, Ga., which allows alarm companies to be fined for false alarms generated by their customers.

ADT Commercial announced its purchase of Alliant Integrators, Louisville, Ky., a provider of commercial fire alarm detection, installation, inspection and maintenance services in the Kentucky and southern Indiana region.

Is the cloud-based access control trend finally “hockey sticking?” For several years predictions that cloud will overtake on-premise access control solutions — particularly in the SMB market — have been swirling around the security industry.

To learn more about the rename, and the other ways in which Electric Guard Dog is changing, SDM spoke with CEO Mark Wesley and Vice President of Sales and Marketing Mike Dorrington. 

With a tight labor market making retention a priority, proper onboarding and training programs could be the difference between making 2020 a fantastic year or a flop.