BICSI, the international association supporting the information technology systems (ITS) industry released its latest standard, ANSI/BICSI 005-2013, “Electronic Safety and Security (ESS) System Design and Implementation Best Practices.”
ONVIF, a global standardization initiative for IP-based physical security products, announced the Release Candidate for Profile G — the specification designed to store, search, retrieve and play back media on devices or clients that support recording capabilities and on-board storage.
DMP, Springfield, Mo., earned the California State Fire Marshal (CSFM) listing for the new XTLC – the newest version of its XTL™ Wireless Burglary Control Panel.
While the access control continues to play second fiddle to video surveillance in terms of adoption of open standards, the drive to modernize systems is creating a movement toward those open standards in the access control industry — which is forecast to top $2.3 billion worldwide by the end of 2013, according to IMS Research, now part of IHS Inc.
Taking place at the W Hotel in Washington, DC, the summit brings together all facets of the security industry: executives, integrators, sales, marketing and government relations professionals.
The Physical Security Interoperability Alliance (PSIA) has developed an Access Control Profile and Intrusion Detection Profile, both of which the organization said are firsts for the industry. The PSIA also released a tool for testing whether products conform to these profiles.
SIA will soon announce a committee of experts that will share its technical expertise with the administration and Congress as they work to adopt new school security initiatives.