ONVIF, a standardization initiative for IP-based physical security products, is making expansion plans for the future, and those include the addition of physical access control to its specification and building on momentum that has gotten the three-year-old organization to more than 700 conformant products.

PSA Security Network partnered with BICSI and ASIS to offer Continuing Education Credits (CECs) at PSA’s upcoming PSA-TEC event. Fourteen classes have been pre-qualified for BICSI and ASIS CECs, allowing attendees to benefit from a variety of training topics while maintaining their certifications.

Sony Electronics Security Solutions Group announced a new initiative that, according to the company, marks a fundamental improvement in delivering security systems. By partnering with industry-leading systems integrators, Sony will deliver “market-wise” targeted solutions to key vertical markets that solve unique customer problems. 

Though the economy is slowly picking up and more dealers are reporting a favorable outlook for 2011 — 82 percent of SDM 100 companies expect improvements over the next year — 2010 still saw companies struggling to keep their bottom lines from dropping.

SDM had the chance to interview Dr. Bob Banerjee, senior director of Training and Development, NICE Systems, Ra'anana, Israel, recently on “green” initiatives at NICE Systems. 

On May 10 and 11, 2011 in Indianapolis, Ind., NTS instructors will be teaching the service, repair, testing, inspection and preventative maintenance aspects of today's electronic security systems.

On Wednesday, May 18, the Illinois Electronic Security Association will host a meeting with the intent of defining how it operates as an association.

The False Alarm Reduction Association (FARA) announced during its annual symposium held in San Antonio, Texas, April 4-7, 2011, two winners for its 2011 W. Rex Bell Associate Member of the Year award.

Home security alarm provider Monitronics, Dallas, Texas, was awarded the False Alarm Reduction Association (FARA) Industry False Alarm Reduction Achievement Award.

While flying home from ISC West, I picked up American Airlines’ (AA) American Way magazine from the seatback pocket in front of me on the plane and started flipping through it.