The Cleveland-based industry research firm Freedonia Group has released its study on the security industry, and there are some valuable key takeaways.

As our world becomes increasingly dependent on technologies of various types, some systems have become so complex that they can be hard for the average end user to fully utilize and control.

Bosch experts for building safety are networking the IKEA MAR shopping mall in Algarve, Portugal with trend setting solutions. 

The PowerHouse Alliance has added KOA CCTV Inc. as its newest distributor member, adding to the group’s total of 800,000 square feet of space across 43 locations, with seven warehouse facilities across Southern California and Nevada.

Yesterday ACRE announced that it would be acquiring the Texas-based Open Options, a 20-year-old access control company that has been a Mercury Security partner since 1997. Its first acquisition since 2016, this move strengthens ACRE’s access control business and expands its product portfolio that already includes brands such as ComNet and ATC. 

ACRE, a security system provider, announced today it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Open Options based in Addison, Texas.

Princeton Identity Inc., a provider of biometric security systems, announced that Alabama’s Auburn University has updated and expanded the biometric identity system it uses to secure areas within its athletic facilities. Princeton Identity’s new IDS software and Access200 iris readers allow student athletes, coaches and other affiliated team members enrolled in the system to unlock the doors to team locker rooms by glancing at small reader panels mounted outside each entrance. 

Matrix announced that it will be participating in this year’s Security, Safety & Fire Protection Intersec. 

Altronix Corp. today announced that it has received Lenel factory certification and joined the Lenel OpenAccess Alliance Program (OAAP). 

SureView Systems, a physical security software company, today announced that it has received ISO 27001:2013 certification for its Information Security Management System (ISMS).