At the 2014 ESA Leadership Summit, the Electronic Security Association (ESA) recognized Charles “Dom” D’Ascoli, founder and vice president of Smoky Mountain Systems in Franklin, N.C., as its 2013 Morris F. Weinstock Person of the Year Award winner.
Silent Knight by Honeywell recently launched a nationwide series of seminars featuring industry experts speaking on current requirements for life safety systems that are specific to each session’s region.
Sam Fiske, general manager and chief operating officer for Franklin, N.C.-based Smoky Mountain Systems, was honored with the Electronic Security Association’s (ESA) Sara E. Jackson Award during the 2014 ESA Leadership Summit in Orlando, Fla. The award is named in honor of ESA’s president from 1950-51.
On the heels of the 25th anniversary of its founding, Security Network of America (SNA), a Southern Pines, N.C.-based organization of independent electronic security companies, has changed its name to NetOne.
During the last week of January, Tyco Security Products hosted the first two events in its “Inspiration on the Road” series of in-depth technology presentations highlighting access control, video and integrated solutions for end users, integrators, distributors and consultants around the United States and Canada.
ScanSource Security, based in Greenville, S.C., announced that it is now providing its reseller, dealer and integrator partners with a complete open network-based access control solution with products from ASSA ABLOY, Axis Communications, HID Global and Securitron.
Registration is now open for SentryCon, SentryNet’s 19th annual dealer conference. The 2014 event will be held April 22-24 at Harrah’s in Tunica, Miss.
Results of SDM’s Forecast Study coupled with an outlook from leading dealers and integrators, offers a very positive promise for the security industry’s 2014 performance: 12 percent growth.
Sometimes it’s good to be wrong. In late 2012, security systems integrators and dealers forecasted that their total annual revenue would improve only slightly — 1 percent, on average — during 2013.
The RS2 Dealer Conference heads back to New Orleans, setting up camp April 22 through April 25 at the Renaissance New Orleans Pere Marquette Hotel, a historic hotel built in 1925, which was completely refurbished recently.
As the holiday season just passed, it was heartwarming to see many security dealers and industry organizations involved in gift-giving and other charitable causes.
As the holiday season just passed, it was heartwarming to see many security dealers and industry organizations involved in gift-giving and other charitable causes. Mission500 spearheaded a holiday gift giving campaign, and of course there were the U.S. Marines Toys for Tots™, the Salvation Army™, and countless other, equally worthy causes.