ISC West concluded yesterday, featuring three keynotes, more than 25 SIA Education@ISC sessions, virtual vendor solution sessions, discussion groups, networking and more.

They say a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing. So perhaps it was fortuitous that the founding partners of Stone Security — all members of the Edmunds family in Salt Lake City — had no background in security integration when they formed the company in 2006. Steve Edmunds, a retired Air Force captain and Delta Airlines pilot, started the business with his sons and son-in-law after a brief foray into residential security, which they quickly discovered wasn’t for them.

Michael Joy, senior director for corporate strategy at IDEMIA National Security Solutions, highlighted how the industry can adapt to contactless security solutions in the education session, “Enabling Standoff Identification and Illness Detection in the Context of COVID-19.”

Paxton’s live webinars are now available on-demand online. In June, the company created a series of webinars based on CDC and OSHA guidelines to help installers reduce the risk of infection, promote work safety and help make end user buildings COVID-secure.

Boon Edam announced the release of a recorded webinar co-hosted with Guidepost Solutions.

Many businesses are looking for additional safety measures to ensure the health of employees as America reopens. To address new needs, consider offering one (or all) of these safety features to help customers manage the return-to-office as safely and comprehensively as possible.

As part of the agreement, Open Options, a global provider of security and communication networking systems, will offer PopID's facial recognition-based system, PopEntry, to its existing customers as an add-on to their key card and mobile entry options. 

IDIS, a global security company that designs, develops and manufactures surveillance solutions for a wide range of commercial and public sector markets, announced it is participating in the Global Security Exchange Plus (GSX+) virtual exhibit. 

Convenient, reliable and safe for both the properties and visitors, dormakaba's Mobile Access Solutions and Touchless Access Solutions are two choices for reducing hand-to-door contact in high contact public areas such as healthcare facilities, restaurants, schools, offices and restrooms.