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ASSA ABLOY Door Security Solutions offers a wide range of comprehensive educational courses for architects seeking continuing education units (CEUs) and those looking to develop an expertise in a particular door security solutions offering.

SureView Systems showcased the capabilities of its Immix Command Center (CC) physical security information management (PSIM) platform at ISC West 2017.

The command and control room and public safety answering point (PSAP) market is expected to reach $7.6 billion by 2020, according to IHS Markit.

Brad Duffy, president of the security officer division for Per Mar Security Services, is the recipient of the 2017 Wayne J. Wunder Memorial Award from the National Council of Investigation & Security Services (NCISS).

Synopsys Inc. released the results of the study “Medical Device Security: An Industry Under Attack and Unprepared to Defend,” which found that 67 percent of medical device manufacturers and 56 percent of healthcare delivery organizations (HDOs) believe an attack on a medical device built or in use by their organizations is likely to occur over the next 12 months. 

ESA’s annual Day on Capitol Hill took place May 16 and 17, during which time security industry representatives visited nearly 100 U.S. House and U.S. Senate Congressional offices to discuss topics pertinent to the security issue and develop communication and relationships with lawmakers. 
 

CANASA announced Marc Mineau, CANASA president from 1989-1990, died May 25, 2017.

In a May 2017 letter to its customers, Tyco announced that over the coming months it would be transitioning the brand identity of its Tyco business units, including the fire alarm, suppression, security and healthcare communications businesses of Tyco SimplexGrinnell, to Johnson Controls.

American Alarm and Communications, ranked No. 27 on the SDM 100, acquired Security Design Consultants (SDC) of Westwood, Mass., further solidifying American Alarm’s security and life-safety customer coverage in eastern Massachusetts, the company reported.

Affiliated Monitoring's second annual Catalyst Conference was held in Adventura, Fla., at the Turnberry Isle Resort & Hotel May 15-17, focusing on sales and marketing techniques for dealers within the PERS industry, as well as providing a healthy amount of time for attendees to relax, network and enjoy all that south Florida has to offer.