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LYNN, Mass. — Wayne Alarm Systems , a family-owned life safety and security provider with UL/FM central station monitoring, has announced that it has acquired Red Alert Alarm Systems of Topsfield, Massachusetts. The purchase further increases Wayne Alarm’s share in the greater Boston area. “The combination of Red Alert Alarm Systems with our company increases our market share, adds to our geographic presence, and provides our new clients with even greater access to new security technologies including video, access control, fire, intrusion, and managed services,” says Ralph Wayne Sevinor, president of Wayne Alarm Systems. Related: Wayne Alarm Systems Acquires North Shore Protection Red Alert Alarm Systems was founded by David Martin and has focused on premier security services for more than 45 years. The company serves more than 700 customers in the Boston area. Wayne Alarm has provided Red Alert Alarm Systems with monitoring services since the company began. Red Alert will con...

LAS VEGAS – At ISC West , Security Sales & Integration announced the winners of the 2023 SSI Most Valuable Products (MVP) Awards, recognizing those manufacturers’ products and technologies that make a substantial impact on integrators. This year awards went to 12 recipients in nine categories: Access Control, Business Operations, Fire/Life Safety, Home Controls, Installation Aids, Intrusion Detection, Miscellaneous Security Products, Security Apps and Video Surveillance. All entries for the Most Valuable Products Awards were judged on innovation, functionality, competitive advantages and benefits to the installer by industry leaders, along with the editors of SSI . Jason Knott, Chief Content Officer for SSI, says: “2023 has been an amazing year as the security industry battled through supply chain issues and surging demand, yet the manufacturers responded with incredible ingenuity and perseverance. End users rely on integrators to identify and install the right solutions to me...

LAS VEGAS – Security Sales & Integration held the 2023 SAMMY Awards, Most Valuable Product Awards and the Hall of Fame Inductee ceremony in a ceremony at The Venetian Hotel during ISC West . The SAMMY Awards recognize installing security integrators, dealers and monitoring providers for their marketing, installation and overall business excellence. The SAMMYs program raises the bar for the entire electronic security industry by sharing the best ideas and practices with all. A panel of judges selected the top nominees in each of 12 categories among security dealers and integrators that exemplify professionalism in their sales, marketing and installation efforts. Winners of this award receive exposure in SSI ’s magazine, website and electronic communications. Related: SAMMY Finalists and Winners Ceremony Details for ISC West Revealed Congratulations to our 2023 SAMMY Award winners: Best Overall Marketing Program ADT Commercial Community Outreach Program Acadian Total...

Las Vegas – Altronix has introduced new additions to its product roster at ISC West 2023 , including the OA2 Occupancy Alert System and COMMBATT Power and Backup for Emergency Responder Communication Enhancement Systems. “Altronix continues to offer new products that make professional security installations easier, faster and more cost-efficient. This year at ISC West, we are further expanding our portfolio with new products that ensure sustained emergency communications and help facilities reduce risks and liabilities in public facing secured areas. We are also displaying new enhancements to our leading lines of products for critical security applications,” says Alan Forman, president, Altronix Corporation. New Altronix products at its ISC West booth #11073 include: The Altronix OA2 Occupancy Alert System provides notifications when unauthorized activity or loitering occurs in up to two protected areas. A stand-alone solution, it’s ideal for deployment in public-facing areas such ...

The Security Industry Association (SIA) presented seven new members to the SIA Board of Directors at The Advance, SIA’s annual membership gathering, held during ISC West 2023 , and the association’s Board of Directors confirmed new officers during its Board meeting. The new SIA Board of Directors members, who will serve an initial two-year term, from 2023 to 2025, are: Charles Burns, vice president of security, Miami Dolphins and Hard Rock Stadium; Tom Cook, executive vice president of sales and operations, North America, Hanwha Vision; Tara Dunning, vice president, global security sales and strategy, Wesco; David Ilardi, senior vice president and president, Allegion Americas; John Nemerofsky, chief operating officer, SAGE Integration; Angela Parker, chief financial officer, Allied Universal Technology Services; and Steve Reinharz, CEO and chief technology officer, Robotic Assistance Devices and Artificial Intelligence Technology Solutions. The SIA Executive Committee for 2...

OCEANPORT, N.J. – AeroDefense, provider of fixed and mobile Radio Frequency (RF) spectrum sensing drone and pilot detection solutions, has announced its integration of Observation Without Limits (O.W.L.) radar ground and air detection capability with the company’s AirWarden system. An AeroDefense AirWarden RF spectrum sensing system integrated with O.W.L.’s radar technology detects both RF-based and radio-silent, small to large, low speed to high speed drones and their operators as soon as the drone is turned on, the company states. In addition, to meet sophisticated drone detection users’ requests for as much data as possible to help guide their security teams’ responses, the integrated system presents each detection type and method in an easily identifiable manner on the AirWarden intuitive user interface. “By combining the strengths of both systems, AirWarden offers our correctional-facility customers a contraband prevention platform to detect and prevent airborne contraband deli...

PITTSBURGH – AlarMax Distributors has announced the acquisition of Northern Sound & Light (NSL), a Pittsburgh-based national supplier of sound, lighting and production equipment for use in concert venues, schools, houses of worship and live production houses. Northern Sound & Light , also known as NSL, has been in business more than 30 years, under the ownership and direction of Steve Raslevich. Northern is known for their deep industry roots, service awards, over a decade of live production service experience, and knowledge of the industry. NSL will maintain its own identity and business under the AlarMax financial umbrella, the companies report. “We welcome NSL to the AlarMax family of companies and are pleased to be working with Steve on our shared vision of expanding Northern Sound & Light’s local presence across the country, says Roger Graf, president of AlarMax. “Additionally, we look forward to expanded opportunities between our customer bases, with these increasin...

STOCKHOLM — Securitas, following its acquisition of STANLEY Security in July 2022, has launched its new brand in the electronic security services space: Securitas Technology. The new brand brings together STANLEY Security – which Securitas purchased from Stanley Black & Decker for a reported $3.2 billion last summer – and Securitas’ electronic security operations division. The newly launched Securitas Technology employs approximately 13,000 people across the globe, 5,100 of which are field technicians. Around 500 colleagues are based in the UK. The business provides bespoke design, installation, monitoring and analytics solutions across the video, access, intrusion, fire and integrated systems spaces. At the time of the purchase of STANLEY Security, Reuters reported how Securitas was looking to reduce its reliance on guarding services and increase its market share in the electronic security services sector. “We’re thrilled to officially launch Securitas Technology and share wit...

LAS VEGAS—Kaadas Group, a global manufacturer with over 30 years of security industry experience, has announced that it has expanded its operations into North America and in doing so, also launched its authorized security dealer program at ISC West 2023. The company boasts that as a testament to its recent growth, the North American market expansion announcement makes the full line of Kaadas traditional electronic locks, as well as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Z-Wave connected smart lock solutions available to security professionals nationwide. “Kaadas is one of the largest, and most popular electronic lock providers you’ve never heard of—until now,” says Nick English, CEO North America for Kaadas . “We’re here to change that. Decades of experience in the lock industry has permitted Kaadas to push the envelope of technology offerings within electronic lock solutions to offer a wide variety of options and styles, all at affordable price points that satisfy customer demand. We’ve achieved th...

SILVER SPRING, Md. – The latest Security Industry Association (SIA) Security Market Index has found that four out of five security leaders surveyed have a positive view of the sector’s current condition. The SIA Security Market Index, sponsored by Wesco, is a bimonthly measure of industry confidence that surveys a select group of security professionals regarding their business’ current and expected state and activity. The SIA Security Market Index, sponsored by Wesco, is a bimonthly measure of industry confidence that surveys a select group of security professionals regarding their business’ current and expected state and activity. Nearly half of respondents – 48%– described the current conditions of their companies as “good,” while another 32% characterized conditions as “excellent.” Looking forward, 83% of industry professionals surveyed anticipate growth during the upcoming quarter, with 64% saying conditions will get “a little better” during the next three months and 19% expecti...

COPPELL, Tex. – IDIS Co., the largest manufacturer of  South Korean-made video tech, has announced that it will acquire Costar Technologies, the Texas-based developer, designer, manufacturer and distributor of surveillance cameras, lenses, digital video recorders and high-speed domes. IDIS will continue using the Costar name, with Costar becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of IDIS. The present Costar management team and employees are expected to join IDIS following the closing of the acquisition, with Scott Switzer continuing in his role as CEO, the company reports. “Leveraging Costar’s established distribution networks and sales channels in the U.S. gives a significant boost to IDIS’ growth strategy, which is founded on building long-term relationships with systems integrators,” says Kim Young-Dal, IDIS CEO. “With this acquisition, IDIS will diversify and synergize its presence in the government sector and intelligent transportation systems,” he continues. “Driving our business ...

TEANECK N.J. –Hanwha Vision America is bringing its full line of intelligent video security and surveillance solutions to the show floor at ISC West 2023 in Las Vegas. Hanwha Vision is highlighting a new serverless surveillance system with onboard solid state drive storage, AI-powered four-channel multi-sensor cameras for accurate object detection and classification, AI PTZ cameras, cloud solutions, audio technologies, the latest Wisenet WAVE 5.1 platform enhancements, and specialty devices to fit diverse applications across vertical markets. The company is also demonstrating its expanded portfolio of next-generation global vision solutions. “We’re always working to achieve the perfect technology mix to address customers’ current surveillance requirements and their future business needs,” says Miguel Lazatin, senior director of marketing at Hanwha Vision. “ISC West attendees will see first-hand Hanwha Vision’s high-performance products for surveillance monitoring, post-event search ...

Woodbridge, N.J. – ISS (Intelligent Security Systems) has entered into distribution partnership with TD SYNNEX, a global distributor and solutions aggregator for the IT ecosystem. Under the terms of the agreement, TD SYNNEX will provide the full suite of ISS high-trust video analytics and associated intelligent hardware and software products to its network of integrator customers across North America. This is the fourth distribution agreement announced by ISS in 2023. In January, the company announced a partnership with Utilicom Supply Associates that will equip contractors across the southeastern U.S. with ISS solutions designed to address the needs of the intelligent transportation systems (ITS) market. Earlier this month, ISS also announced partnerships with The PSA Network and Computacenter . “TD SYNNEX allows us to bring our solutions to segments of the market that previously haven’t had access to video intelligence-based products – such as AI, analytics and automated decision...

LEESBURG, Va. – Omnilert has announced that Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) in Maryland have selected the company’s Gun Detect active shooter solution to monitor external cameras throughout CCPS campuses. One of the fastest-growing school systems in the state, CCPS is home to 27,598 students located across 22 elementary and nine middle schools, seven high schools and five education centers. With 3,755 employees, CCPS is the largest employer in Charles County. CCPS has already begun installing Omnilert Gun Detect with outside building cameras and plans to have it activated systemwide by the end of the current school year, Omnilert reports. “With 2022 breaking new records for the most school shootings, districts around the country are looking for ways to mitigate the threat and our visual AI technology turns their existing security cameras into a preventative system that detects guns and immediately initiates a life-saving response,” says Dave Fraser, Omnilert CEO. “In the majorit...

GREENVILLE, S.C. – Paxton has announced the appointment of Steve Taylor to its leadership team as the company’s new chief technical officer. In his new role, the company notes, Taylor will be responsible for leading Paxton’s engineering department, driving further innovation, and heading-up the company’s modern product design. “As a technology company, the products that we design ultimately define us. Our engineering department is the source of all that flows from Paxton,” says Adam Stroud, Paxton CEO. “The appointment of Steve Taylor as CTO will build upon the department’s ability to design world-class products by utilizing the best technologies to create innovative security solutions that our customers want.” Taylor brings experience in technology and engineering from the renewable energy sector: He has previously held leadership positions at Statkraft, Solarcentury and Future Electronics. “I’m thrilled to be part of a company that is at the forefront of innovation in the securit...

SILVER SPRING, Md. – The nonprofit Partner Alliance for Safer Schools (PASS) has released the sixth edition of its Safety and Security Guidelines for K-12 Schools , which offers comprehensive information on nationwide best practices for securing school facilities. The sixth-edition release – including updates to the Safety and Security Guidelines and the School Safety and Security Checklist – improves on previous versions of the PASS guidance, making it “more streamlined, easier to use and more reflective of K-12 schools’ evolving security needs and challenges,” the organization notes. New to the sixth-edition guidelines are the following features: More focused best practice recommendations to identify needed areas of improvement by separating the tier continuum practices that are already required by federal law or regulation or are already uniformly implemented throughout the United States. Redesignated tiers for clarity, which recommend that all schools and districts work towar...

AMITYVILLE, N.Y. — NAPCO Security Technologies has been very busy lately, and we haven’t even gotten to the annual ISC West show in Las Vegas, where the company will highlight numerous innovations in booth #12031 at the Venetian Expo, March 28-31, 2023. After the company recently expanded its technical support department, joined the PASS (Partner Alliance for Safer Schools) K-12 program and continued posting record quarters , NAPCO’s Peter Lowenstein, vice president of sales for the Alarm Lock division, joined SSI to chat about its upcoming ISC West presence. “I think what you’re going to find is that it won’t necessarily be a specific product that we’re showcasing so much as it is a suite of products,” notes Lowenstein, “which ties into our entire corporate push now – to make sure people are very aware that NAPCO is not just one particular brand. That we are a suite of brands that represent the entire security continuum.” Lowenstein explains that encompasses the brands working...

NORWALK, Conn. — International Security Conference (ISC) West, in collaboration with premier sponsor Security Industry Association (SIA), has announced premier education and events taking place at The Bridge and Career Zone. ISC West will kick off its annual conference on March 28 at the Venetian Expo in Las Vegas. The Bridge, ISC West’s main stage destination, will spotlight innovation and special events throughout the show. The brand-new Career Zone, showcased on the Show Floor, will also host a range of informative sessions focused on career growth and workforce development. Throughout ISC West, attendees will discover cutting-edge technologies, expand industry relationships, and find solutions to their security dilemmas while attending industry award ceremonies and hearing from impactful leaders. “This year, attendees will experience hands on learning, networking opportunities and the chance to see new innovations firsthand – all qualities that ISC West is known for,” says Mary ...

McLEAN, Va. – The Monitoring Association (TMA) has announced that Anita Ostrowski, vice president of Central Station Services, Vector Security , and David Holl, director of public safety, Lower Allen Township (PA), will serve as co-chairs of the ANSI-proposed TMA Monitoring Center Notification of Active Threat Standard (TMA-ATN-01) Committee. “Collectively, Anita and David bring a broad and diverse scope of knowledge and experience to their leadership roles for this critical standard.” states Glenn Schroeder, TMA Standards Committee chairman. “TMA’s goal in standards development is to provide its members and the industry at large with timely and consensus-based standards that address various operational and technology-driven processes executed by today’s monitoring centers. As our communities are seeing increasing incidents of violence and new, rapidly evolving detection technologies are being introduced, TMA-ATN-01 is vital for monitoring centers and the public safety community.” M...

The new NAPCO Security Technologies StarLink MAX 5G Universal Cell Communicator is the focus of the second installment of the SSI  Security+ Product Review, and for Tracey Morgan of Budd-Morgan Central Station Alarm Co. in Bellmore, N.Y., the product is a gamechanger. “From one dealer to another, if you are not using StarLink, you are missing out,” says Morgan emphatically.  “It is really a one-step solution. I strongly recommend it. You guys got to try it.” The StarLink MAX is the next generation of the company’s StarLink Communicators was introduced in October 2022. They are 5G LTE M sole path or dual path communicators. It comes with Napco’s standard 3-Year factory warranty and has patented dual diversity antennaes– both separated and independently spaced. Each antenna receives signals simultaneously, then, using Signal Boost, StarLink signals are intelligently selected and combined, to maximize the signal and eliminate signal drop-outs. StarLink communicators are desig...

BIGGLESWADE, U.K.  – AMG Systems of the United Kingdom and USA is strengthening its North American sales and marketing effort by adding three key industry veterans to lead the push into the Americas: Dave Sinise, formerly ComNet eastern regional sales manager, is now AMG vice president of sales for the East Region; Dan Anderson, former ComNet director of sales, is now AMG vice president of sales for the West Region; and Frank (Skip) Haight, former ComNet vice president of marketing, is now Americas marketing manager. “When we decided to bring our innovative line of transmission products to North America, we knew we needed to attract top talent to succeed in the Americas security and infrastructure markets. Dave, Dan, and Skip are at the top of their field and have succeeded in every facet of their responsibilities,” says Steve Clarke, AMG managing director. “All three come from ComNet and before that IFS/GE Security and have been in the sales and marketing of transmission pro...

MONTRÉAL – Genetec has announced that the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District ( CFBISD ) in Texas has implemented a unified school security solution with Genetec Security Center for video surveillance and access control and Bosch Security Systems for intrusion detection. CFBISD provides schooling for 25,000 pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade in the Dallas suburbs. The district comprises 24 elementary schools, six middle schools, five high schools and three specialty program centers. The overhaul was the result of a three-year bond project to refurbish older buildings and update all security systems with the goal of increasing video coverage and door monitoring while implementing a standardized modern intrusion system. A few years ago, the CFBISD team decided it was time to re-assess and enhance safety measures. The school district had video surveillance, access control, intrusion, and other security systems in place. However, these technologies were managed sep...

SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named Lisa Shoemaker and Matthew Starr as the 2023 recipients of the SIA Industry Advocate Award . Shoemaker and Starr were presented with the award at the association’s Security Leaders Forum in Washington, D.C. earlier this month. The SIA Industry Advocate Award recognizes SIA member volunteers for their extraordinary contributions of professional time, leadership and resources to position SIA and its members to address public-policy challenges impacting the security industry. Related: SIA Women in Security Forum Power 100 Honorees for 2023 Revealed The two 2023 honorees: Lisa Shoemaker, vice president of corporate relations at IDEMIA North America, has provided extensive guidance to SIA’s advocacy for responsible public policy on biometric technologies, connecting with stakeholders and engaging with state and federal lawmakers and agency officials in support of SIA policy objectives of ensuring effective and ...