In January of 2018, Best Companies Group named Doyle Security Systems to their list of Best Places to Work in New York, an annual list recognizing the state’s top workplaces.
Per Mar Security Services named Dale Richmond the 2017 Security Officer of the Year. The Security Officer of the Year award recognizes an individual who demonstrates superior performance throughout the year.
AvantGuard owner Josh Garner officially invited 11 familiar faces to share ownership of his business. The new owners come from the executive management teams of sister companies AvantGuard and Freeus.
Per Mar Security Services, ranked No. 26 on the SDM 100, named Great River Health Systems as Per Mar’s 2017 Customer of the Year for exhibiting the traits of a strong security partner.
Roller skates, beds, autonomous flying cars, smart clothing, robots, aromatherapy, flexible video screens, wireless everything, drones, artificial intelligence (AI), toys, analytics, smart cities, and anything tech were alive and well at CES 2018 with over 2.75 million square feet of exhibits and 1,000-plus presenters. Other surprises included a flood on opening day of the show— after 190 days of no rain in Las Vegas — and a two-hour power outage at the convention center on day two.
Northland Controls, a global security systems integrator and managed services provider, opened a new office in Rochester, N.Y. This office will be home to a technical training center, engineers focused on product testing and evaluation, and a redundant outsourced global security operations center (GSOC) to accommodate growing customer demand.
Red Hawk Fire & Security LLC, ranked No. 18 on the SDM 100, purchased two companies to build upon its capabilities in the special hazard fire suppression business and the integrated security services arena.
Genetec Security Center, the flagship unified security platform of Genetec Inc., has been granted the SAFETY Act Designation and Certification by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Built on an open architecture, Genetec Security Center technology combines video surveillance, access control, automatic license plate recognition (ALPR), communications and analytics in one unified system.
The Physical Security Interoperability Alliance (PSIA) elected Mike Mathes, executive vice president of Convergint Technologies, as its chairman; and Jason Ouellette, product general manager – access control for Johnson Controls, as its vice chairman.