This year, CEDIA is launching a new awards platform that streamlines the entry process. This new system walks entrants through each step of the submission, and project details can be entered in stages or all at once. 

PSA, a consortium of professional systems integrators, announced the addition of Defendify to the partners in its Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) program. The MSSP program is designed to help systems integrators diversify their service offerings and realize the full potential and benefits of a managed services business model. 

Amazon, Apple, Google and the Zigbee Alliance today announced a new working group that plans to develop and promote the adoption of a new, royalty-free connectivity standard to increase compatibility among smart home products, with security as a fundamental design tenet. 

3xLOGIC Inc., a provider of integrated security solutions, recently announced its intent continue to support and sponsor Bolt for the Heart, which promotes several events that raise funds to place automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in the hands of first responders, and train staff on successful AED usage.

RemoteLock — which went through a rebrand approximately 18 months ago — has always been in the lock business, cutting its teeth in the vacation rental space. But now, the company has evolved into focusing on software versus hardware. 

Convergint Technologies, an international service-based systems integrator ranked No. 1 on SDM’s Top Systems Integrator Report, and Gallagher, a global security technology manufacturer, have announced a partnership that will see them working closely together, particularly across Asia and the United States. 

Convergint Technologies, a provider of service-based systems integration, announced the acquisition of Pendergraph Systems. 

STANLEY Security, a global integrator of comprehensive security solutions, today announced it will partner with the Indianapolis Colts to recognize one deserving Indiana security professional with two tickets to the December 22 Indianapolis Colts vs. Carolina Panthers game at Lucas Oil Stadium. 

RS2 Technologies, a provider of advanced access control solutions, announced significant investments in key personnel and technology innovations to help customers and partners maximize their access control deployments in security applications. 

This year's CEDIA Expo kicks off in a little over a month and with more than 125 classes, so CEDIA took a moment to highlight five education topics that will take center stage at this year’s Expo. The 2019 CEDIA Expo will run Sept. 10-14 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver.