Mark Sepulveda of USA Alarm Systems of Monrovia, Calif., will receive the California Alarm Association (CAA) George A. Weinstock Award for Lifetime Achievement and Service to the Industry at the 2018 CAA Winter Convention & Tribute Dinner at The Fairmont San Francisco on December 7, 2018. Sepulveda has been active in the industry and served in various leadership roles for the local and state association for nearly 40 years.
The Edmonds Group has completed a capital raise for DFW Security to support DFW’s launch of a dealer program. DFW, Based in Fort Worth, Texas, is an independently owned security company. Through the dealer program, DFW will purchase alarm agreements in Texas from independent professional alarm companies.
The Security Industry Association announced winners of the SIA New Product Showcase Awards Program. Winners were recognized on stage at ISC West 2018, North America’s largest security tradeshow, and IPConfigure took top honors as Best in Show.
Known for more than six decades as the ASIS International Annual Seminar and Exhibits, Global Security Exchange (GSX) is no stranger to the issues that matter most to today’s security professional. The event’s new name reflects the commitment from ASIS International to provide a forum where security professionals the world over can gather and learn from each other, discuss innovations and connect with allied organizations, companies and service providers.
ESA is organizing a nationwide advocacy movement on May 2 to connect people with their federal elected officials. The organization said it will arm people with information on important legislative issues and facilitate meetings with their members of Congress at their district office. ESA is doing this to facilitate taking an active stance for the industry.
Sigma Designs, a provider of intelligent system-on-chip (SoC) solutions for connected smart home IoT, announced a cumulative lifetime 100 million Z-Wave modules have shipped into the smart home market. Sigma Designs announced that the recipient of the 100 millionth module was the smart home service provider and long-time customer of Sigma Designs, Vivint Smart Home.
Memphis-based Electronic Security Specialists (ESSC), a licensed low voltage contractor that installs and services electronic security equipment spanning burglar and fire alarm systems, CCTV systems and access control systems, purchased required commercial fire alarm accounts from neighboring Frase Protection.
ISC West, which was sponsored by the Security Industry Association (SIA), concluded April 13 as the largest converged security event of the year. The show experienced its biggest and most successful year to-date.