The PowerHouse Alliance’s 11 distributor members released their event schedule for June, with a range of home automation and new Samsung product training, plus two events from members Pioneer Music Company and Davis Distribution Systems.

 At Samsung Techwin America’s recent STEP Partner conference held last month in Cancun, Mexico, SDM received an exclusive preview of what the company will be introducing at ISC West and beyond. 

The revitalization of a 570,000-square-foot mixed-use center in downtown Houston, known as GreenStreet, is transforming downtown into a new destination. The property’s renaissance began shortly after Midway and Canyon-Johnson Urban Funds, which is co-owned by Magic Johnson, acquired the property in August 2012.

Samsung Techwin’s SNF-8010 and the mobile SNF-8010VM fisheye cameras offer 5 MP definition with digital PTZ, intelligent video analytics and onboard SDXC storage up to 64GB.

AT&T, Dallas, announced plans to expand the product and service offerings of AT&T Digital Life by integrating new products and services into its home security and automation platform. 

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.  

SDMwishes the very best to Frank De Fina, executive vice president of Samsung Techwin, Ridgefield Park, N.J., who is leaving the company at the end of this week for personal reasons. 

 The split is “amicable,” according to De Fina, who has more than 30 years industry experience, including a 26-year run at Panasonic, where he eventually became president of Panasonic System Solutions.