Central Stations monitor many things — all of them precious — from lives to pets to homes and businesses. As technologies evolve and end users expect more from their products, central station owners and managers are taking stock of what’s ahead for the monitoring sector of the industry. 

A portion of the proceeds of SIA Honors Night benefits the Mission 500 nonprofit organization, which is organizing the security industry to sponsor 1,000 children in need, providing access to life-changing basics such as food, clean water, healthcare and education.

The Security Industry Association (SIA) hosted SIA Honors Night: Celebrating Performance, Partnerships and People in the Security Industry in conjunction with ISC East on November 19. The evening event began with a cocktail hour during which guests mingled and networked at The Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers, and then moved onto a seated dinner and awards presentation.

This fall, for the first time ever, Ebola turned up in the United States, raising concerns about how infectious diseases can spread via air travel, and discussion about how airports can help in the efforts to curtail a potential pandemic. “Airports can help prevent the spread of infectious diseases in a number of ways. Thermal imaging cameras can be used to determine whether a passenger has a high temperature, for example, while behavior monitoring can be used to identify passengers that look ill,” shared John Nemerofsky, CEO, Xentry Systems Integration, Columbus, Ohio.

When news hit that the Hanwah Group, Seoul, was purchasing Samsung’s video surveillance unit, industry tongues started wagging – what would become of Samsung Techwin once the sale became finalized? To quell any rumors, Samsung Techwin America held a press conference via conference call for industry trade journalists.