Camera manufacturer Canon, Tokyo, is seeking to expand even further into the security market, with a $2.8 billion cash offer to purchase Axis Communications, Lund, Sweden.
Louroe Electronics, Van Nuys, Calif., a specialist in audio monitoring within the security industry, announced that its CEO, Richard Brent, has been named the 2014 Security Industry Association (SIA) Committee Chair of the Year.
The Security Industry Association, Silver Spring, Md., will recognize the outstanding contributions of four of its members to the security industry with the Sandy Jones Volunteer of the Year Award in an awards ceremony at ISC West, Las Vegas, on April 14, 2015.
Sponsored by SDM magazine, the CSAA Excellence Awards recognize outstanding FM Global, Intertek/ETL or UL-listed central stations and their exemplary personnel.
In January of each year, the President of the United States delivers the annual State of the Union address, without fail declaring the union to be strong. In security, the same can be said for the state of the video surveillance industry in recent years. Strong growth has become a hallmark of this segment for the last several years, and there’s no reason to think that won’t continue to be the case.
Technology around the door has never been simpler — or more complicated — depending on your perspective. The time-honored method of locksmiths covering the door and hardware aspect and integrators doing the back-end electronic components no longer applies with the advent of the integrated lock and other electronic or electrified lock components. Wireless technology, Power over Ethernet (PoE), smart IP and edge devices, and Wi-Fi locks are a game changer for everyone.
Vector Security, Pittsburgh, announced the one year anniversary of its home security blog. The Intelligent Home Security Blog offers insight into home security solutions, as well as a look at residential security trends, products and news.
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