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WESCO and Anixter recently announced the future leadership team and organizational structure that will become effective upon the completion of the merger of the two companies.

As the pandemic progresses, the difference between the pre- and post-COVID-19 world becomes more and more emphasized. Months into socially distancing, it’s increasingly hard to imagine how the world will operate once the virus has finished passing through.

New research from Parks Associates' Smart Home Buyer Journey and User Experience, a survey of 10,000 broadband households fielded at the end of 2019, reveals that adoption of home control systems experienced a 38 percent year-over-year growth rate. 

Mission 500, a charitable non-profit organization engaging security professionals to assist families in crisis across the U.S., launched its 2020 foundational fundraising campaign — the M500 Club. 

Hopefully, by the time this column is published, we will be over the hump of the COVID-19 outbreak. But while I hope for the best, I strongly suspect that viral infection fears may change the game for many industries, as small and large public meetings (such as my ADI Expo presentations and training classes) may be curtailed or delayed.

It is my hope that you and your team are doing well in these times of uncertainty, and I extend my thoughts and prayers to those who have been impacted by the pandemic

As I write this column our country is in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. Stay-at-home orders are in place, social distancing is the norm and uncertainty reigns supreme.

On any normal day, connecting with your audience on social media requires forethought, care and tact. At the epicenter of a worldwide crisis, it requires all that and more.

Here, he speaks with SDM about the surge in demand for frictionless access control, the lessons that can be learned from this health crisis and more.