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DUBLIN, Ireland—Allegion Americas, a security products and solutions provider, has introduced a new brand: Zentra. The newly announced brand will focus on access solutions for multifamily properties. Zentra’s integrated solutions (combining software, hardware and related services) will be initially offered in the United States and the company says the products will secure properties while enabling hassle-free access. “We could not be more excited to launch Zentra as part of Allegion’s portfolio,” says Dave Ilardi, senior vice president and president of Allegion Americas. “With Zentra, our company is taking another step forward toward our vision of seamless access and a safer world.  It enables properties to establish and strengthen their electronic access capabilities and modernize, benefiting both residents and property owners.” Zentra Platform Designed for Simplified Usage Zentra ’s suite of solutions were developed to provide simple, smart and secure property access. Zentra...

SALT LAKE CITY – Stone Security has announced the opening of its Global Technology Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. “Stone’s new Global Technology Center should tell our clients and partners that we are serious about our future,” says Brent Edmunds, CEO at Stone Security. “We want to test, integrate and master the best tech in the industry. We also want to demo the solutions to clients in a modern, comfortable environment that is easily accessible to everyone that knows how to catch a flight to and book a hotel in Las Vegas.” “We want to host the best clients from around the country and world in the most advanced integrator led technology center in the industry. We believe in our technology partners, and we want to show them off,” Edmunds continues. The news of the technology center, says Stone Security, comes in the wake of recent initiatives and accomplishments of the company, including: 2022 Milestone Partner of the Year – West; 2022 Axis Communications Cities Partner of the Year...

City of Industry, Calif. – Hikvision has issued a notice to its technology partners about a vulnerability in some Hikvision Hybrid SAN\cluster storage products. The company made patches available on its website to address the vulnerability. Below is the Hikvision letter, which the company sent out to its partners: April 10, 2023 Dear Valued Partner: Today, Hikvision has issued the patches (Hybrid SAN, Cluster Storage) available on our website that fix a vulnerability (CVE-2023-28808) in some Hikvision Hybrid SAN\cluster storage products. Hikvision has rated this vulnerability as 9.1 (critical) using the CVSS v3.1 calculator. The list of products affected by the vulnerability can be accessed on our website. While Hikvision is not aware of this vulnerability being exploited in the field, we recognize that some of our partners may have installed Hikvision equipment that is affected by this vulnerability and we strongly encourage them to work with their customers to install the p...

Hawthorne, Calif. – AMAG Technology recognized its top-performing resellers at its annual Eagle Awards reception in Las Vegas in March. The reception honored its top-performing resellers for 2022. The resellers were presented with an award and recognized for their exceptional sales performance and growth in selling AMAG’s Symmetry Security Management solutions. “We are excited to recognize our top performing partners, and appreciate their partnership and commitment to AMAG Technology,” says David Sullivan, AMAG Technology president. “Instilling a customer-first culture is at the forefront of my mission as president, and our entire organization continues to work hard to support all of our channel partners to the greatest extent possible.” Top Reseller Regional Awards: Southwest – American Threat Assessment Consulting, Inc. Central North – Applied Network Concepts, Inc. Central South – Automation Integrated LLC Mid-Atlantic – Elite Contracting Group Northwest – Entrance Controls...

At ISC West 2023 in Las Vegas, Security Sales & Integration inducted six new honorees into the SSI Industry Hall of Fame as well as one honoree into the SSI Industry Hall of Fame Ring of Honor. The Hall of Fame Inductee Ceremony took place on the second day of the show, on the Bridge Stage, near the center of the expo floor. If you were unable to attend ISC West this year and see the ceremonies first-hand, you’re in luck: The SSI team had cameras at the ready to capture the memorable introductions, presentations and honorees’ speeches. We list each of the 2023 Hall of Fame recognition recipients, as well as our Industry Hall of Fame Ring of Honor recipient below, along with a quote from each (from our initial HoF announcements). Click on the slideshow at right to view a video of each acceptance speech, which took place during ISC West: Maria Cambria , vice president, sales enablement – solutions, Teledyne FLIR: “My approach is to always put my customer at the center of wha...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Electronic Security Expo (ESX) has announced its 2023 Executive Leadership Workshops, led by John Maxwell Leadership . The intensive leadership workshops, which will take place on the first day of the Expo, have been built around NY Times Bestseller John Maxwell’s method for teaching leadership and influence. The Executive Leadership Workshops are designed to “help you establish a culture of leadership, improve collaboration and relationships — and get your team on a path of growth and development.” The Executive Leadership Track will include a networking lunch for security and life safety technology leaders, followed by two workshops: The Art of Influence: During this session, Carolyn Hutsen emphasizes the importance of the Art of Influence and how an individual’s degree of influence affects their daily leadership experiences and interactions. Hutsen will share how to elevate leadership levels, growing and modeling personal and professional leadership. The ...

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – Winsted, the producer of custom control room consoles and furniture, has partnered with Modus VR to make the Vue Workstation accessible within its software. “We are beyond excited to have the Vue Workstation now usable in Modus VR,” says Tracy Crocker, CEO of Winsted. “This really brings the Vue Workstation and control room design to a new set of users.” Modus VR recently announced the feature of a new Presenter Mode, which merges the power of Modus VR with the convenience of a video call, providing a seamless way to share a room technology design over any meeting or unified communications platform. The new feature is also optimized for designing and presenting in Modus VR on external displays in front of small to large groups in the residential and enterprise sectors. “With Modus VR, those looking to design a new control room can review the space proposal over any meeting software and make changes on the fly. This will dramatically reduce meeting time and incre...