Joel S. Spira, chairman, director of research and founder of Lutron Electronics Company, Coopersburg, Pa., passed away on April 8, 2015 in his home at the age of 88.
Industry veteran Jay Hauhn was named the new executive director of CSAA International, Vienna, Va. Hauhn assumed his new role, which is the lead staff position of the association, on April 6, 2015.
Acrobats, altered perceptions, screaming, and other absurd occurrences marked an event held last month in Las Vegas. It wasn’t a new Cirque du Soleil show — it was the 2015 ISC West tradeshow and conference held at the Sands Expo & Convention Center, featuring many unique demonstrations and events. This year’s show featured more than 1,000 exhibitors displaying more than 10,000 products, both on a main floor and inside a large-area Global Expo.
At the Samsung Techwin STEP Partner conference, held March 8-11 in Cancun, Mexico, Samsung declared 2015 to be “The Year of the Partner.” On the surface that may seem like just one company’s take on things; but really, the description could aptly be applied to just about every aspect of systems integration today.
Honeywell, Melville, N.Y., welcomed Apex Investigation & Security Inc., Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, as a Honeywell authorized security dealer. For more than 37 years, the company has provided quality security systems and services to commercial, industrial, retail and residential customers in northwestern Ontario, Honeywell described of its new dealer.
Guardian Protection Services, Warrendale, Pa., announced that Complete Home Security and Services of Fresno, Calif., joined its authorized dealer program. Complete Home markets to the California Central Valley and will expand its coverage via the opening of a second office in Visalia, located 40 miles south of Fresno, within the next 30 days.
As smart home technology plays a larger role in real estate, Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC, Madison, N.J., released a survey uncovering what smart features home buyers are looking for when purchasing a home and how those features impact a home’s sale.
3xLOGIC Inc., Westminster, Colo., announced that it acquired the access control product lines of infinias Inc. The acquisition closed on February 27, 2015. All related personnel and other moves were completed by March 2, 2015.
The ADT Corp., Boca Raton, Fla., announced the expansion of its health product portfolio with the introduction of its wearable On-The-Go Emergency Response System.
While the record cold temperatures might have been the reason for many East Coast SedonaOffice users to attend the 13th annual SedonaOffice Users Conference in sunny California, there were plenty of other reasons, including featured speakers, educational sessions and networking.