ESA’s National Training School has updated requirements for obtaining its most popular certifications, including the Certified Alarm Technician Level II (CAT II), the Certified Fire Alarm Technician Level II (CFAT) and the Certified Fire Alarm Designer (CFAD) Level III. The changes allow for certifications to meet the evolving requirements of many states and make them more valuable for industry professionals.

Legrand unveiled a new Commercial AV go-to-market strategy to better serve its U.S. commercial integrator customers through the recently formed Legrand AV Division.

ISONAS Inc. and Genetec Inc. have announced a technology integration that will allow users to pair the s ISONAS Pure IP hardware with the enterprise functionality of the Genetec Security Center unified security platform. The open architecture of Security Center unifies IP-based video surveillance, access control, and automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) allowing customers to manage their platform all from a single interface. 

GreatAmerica Financial Services announced the release today of AV AMP, a new financial bundling product that incorporates monthly service fees into invoices from systems integrators and contractors. AV AMP simplifies the often confusing AV market transactions that separate the equipment purchase from the service agreement on separate invoices. Moreover, AV AMP helps those who aren’t consistently selling service agreements get started.

SecuraTrac, a provider of mobile health and safety solutions focused on senior safety, employee well-being and the healthcare industry, announces its MobileDefender Model S (MD-S) is now integrated into the EMERgency24 Mass Notification system. Users of EMERgency24 will now have new channels of communication during an emergency via the MD-S device.

HID Global, a worldwide leader in trusted identity solutions, recently announced the next step in its collaboration with Microsoft to deliver solutions that allow users to use smart cards to log into Microsoft Windows, devices and cloud-based apps, eliminating the sole reliance on username and password. A new FIDO 2.0-based authentication solution combines HID’s expertise in authentication with Microsoft’s expertise to add an extra layer of security to protect against more severe, emerging threats.

Learning is a lifelong pursuit, and when it comes to security — and the rapid changes in technology and solutions — it can be a daunting prospect to keep up. Three organizations recently introduced some new topics — and new methods — of keeping up with the times.

Dahua Technology, a solution provider in the global video surveillance industry, and Agent Video Intelligence (Agent Vi), a global provider of video analytics solutions, announced the integration of Agent Vi’s savVi video analytics software suite with Dahua’s Digital Surveillance System (DSS) line of video management systems (VMS).

Digital Watchdog, provider of digital recorders, surveillance cameras and related management software, and Connected Technologies LLC, provider of a powerful cloud-hosted security management interface, announced the release of the DW Spectrum integration with Connect ONE.

Arteco, a global provider of video event management solutions, has completed its integration with Paxton’s networked access control system, Net2. The combination of these two solutions enables users to gain additional levels of intelligence from their security infrastructure.