AMAG welcomed Third Millennium to the Symmetry Preferred Partner Program. Third Millennium’s OSDP reader with OC1 converter can now be used with the Symmetry Access Control system.

Samsung’s 5-Star Solutions program provides custom installers with a variety of services, including a CI-dedicated Web portal  with more functionality and content, partnerships with leading home automation companies, and expanded sales and distribution support. New this year, installers now have the option to become a Samsung Authorized Service Provider to service clients directly without involving a third-party servicer. Samsung has also has created a new role that’s dedicated exclusively to focusing on the needs of the CI channel.

Milestone Systems released Device Pack 9.9 for partners and customers using Milestone XProtect video solutions. The bi-monthly device packs contain software updates for XProtect VMS to support new hardware. This release introduces 209 new devices, bringing the total of supported devices to more than 7,500. 

 

Delta Scientific announced that, in a review of its top selling products to the government, the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has provided certification according to the Support Anti-terrorism by Fostering Effective Technology Act (SAFETY Act) of 2002. This certification minimizes insurance risks for organizations that deploy authorized Delta vehicle access control products to protect against terrorists and errant drivers. All products certified are covered retroactively back to 1984 and are now authorized to carry the SAFETY Act Designated mark.

Paxton’s Net2 controllers now integrate with Altronix’s Trove (Trove2PX2) enclosure, with or without Altronix power supplies and components. This is ideal for an eight-door system with power supply.

Further expanding its smart home ecosystem for custom installers, Nortek Security & Control (NSC) today announced the addition of nine new ELAN surveillance cameras leveraging advanced motion detection analytics from NSC’s IntelliVision. The new cameras feature advanced motion detection analytics and include both 2MP and 4MP indoor and outdoor dome cameras, with fixed and varifocal lens options.

Pivot3  announced that it has certified its infrastructure solutions for mission-critical IoT, safe cities and smart building environments operating with Milestone Systems video management software (VMS). This certification confirms that organizations can gain access to infrastructure that is proven to deliver the performance, resilience and scalability required in mission-critical environments.

The Connecticut Alarm & Systems Integrators Association (CASIA) in partnership with ESA’s National Training School will now launch instruction for the state’s L-6 Low Voltage Electrician Apprenticeship Program.


 

Code Blue Corp. announced that its products will now be available through ScanSource Networking & Security, a business unit of ScanSource, Inc., a global provider of technology products and solutions.

G4S introduced its G4S Security Risk Management Model, a risk-based, data-driven approach to oversee enterprise security management. To build this tool, G4S went outside the security industry and worked with an academic partner, the Georgia State University Center for Process Innovation, to help them look at the issue from a completely new perspective. Using an effects-based design planning method, G4S developed a comprehensive, consistent, and easy-to-use model that takes security risk management to a whole new level, the company reported.