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Security professionals enjoyed the warm Tampa weather for the 2017 ESA Leadership Summit from February 12-15, 2017. The Leadership Summit is the annual conference hosted by ESA that is filled with engaging speakers, numerous one-on-one and networking opportunities, and group events. This year the summit drew more than 250 attendees. 

Guardian Alarm announced it has closed on the sale of the company to U.S.-based investment firms Certares LP and Vanwall Holdings LLC, together with company management.

Highland Springs, located just outside of Springfield, Mo., has more than 500 residents and various contracting workers for landscaping and infrastructure upgrades.

Here’s the good news: Not a single person interviewed for this article said business was flat or declined in 2016, or expected it to decline in 2017. In fact, many reported double-digit growth and a continued strong business outlook, both residentially and commercially.

In an informal online poll on www.SDMmag.com from early January to mid Febru-ary 2017, visitors were asked: “What effect do you think the incoming Presidential Administration will have on security sales and end user spending?”

It may look like magic, but transforming bare walls and empty space into an ergonomic, high-functioning control room takes serious logistics and design work.

Southco Inc. launched its new online Resource Center.

Genetec Inc. introduced a new application designed to transform existing video surveillance content into consumer insights.

PSA Security Network announced Scalability Solutions has joined the PSA Security Network Business Solutions Program.

This year’s Super Bowl in Houston depended on several security solutions and companies to ensure safety, including situation management and data correlation capabilities by Vidsys and high-resolution network cameras by Axis.