ASIS International, an association for security management professionals, and VerticalXchange, strategic partnership broker for global industry leaders, announced a partnership focused on executive-level relationship building and education opportunities for senior buyers and trusted vendor partners. Through this agreement, the two organizations have joined forces to launch a new era for SecurityXchange, now in its 18th year and to be renamed SecurityXchange 1:1. This enhanced event combines the power of the ASIS Diamond Club program with the experience of SecurityXchange, an industry-leader in one-to-one facilitated partnerships.
IDIS returned to ISC West in Las Vegas for the company’s first U.S. tradeshow appearance following the conclusion of the company’s year-long 20th Anniversary celebration, “Two Decades of Innovation,” with plans to highlight the IDIS technological offerings set to define the start of its next 20 years of innovation.
Red Wing Shoe Company unveiled its Wall of Honor, a monument featuring stories about skilled laborers and their Red Wing boots, in the honorees' own words, one of which is Dave Ebaugh, an alarm installation technician who installed the fire alarm system for NSF Research Facility at the South Pole.
Brad Duffy, president of the security officer division for Per Mar Security Services, was elected president of the National Council of Investigation & Security Services (NCISS) for the 2018/2019 year. NCISS is the leading voice in Washington D.C. for the security and investigation industry. The primary purpose of the organization is to monitor legislative and regulatory activities that affect the industry.
AccessNsite, the security software division of American Direct, announced significant new features to the software that allow integration to key physical security and surveillance devices. AccessNsite will showcase these new features and American Direct’s totally integrated safety and security solutions at ISC West in booth #5109.
The Partnership for Priority Verified Alarm Response (PPVAR) will host a session on Emerging Technologies: The Effect on Verification & Priority Police Response panel discussion at ISC West.
Lucas Boselli succeeds Thanasis Molokotos as president of the Americas division and executive vice president – head of Americas for ASSA ABLOY effective April 2.
Bold Technologies, a provider of alarm monitoring and PSIM software, launched its new learning and training platform, BoldU. BoldU was introduced to customers in mid-February and officially kicked off on March 1.
The Security Industry Alarm Coalition (SIAC) is joining with the Georgia Electronic Life Safety & System Association (GELSSA) to fight an ordinance from Sandy Springs, Georgia, that would fine alarm companies instead of the end-user when systems generate a false alarm and could suspend law enforcement response to all customers of a dealer with a single unpaid fine.