After more than a year without in-person events, PSA TEC 2021 was hosted as a hybrid event last week, May 3-6, with around 200 people coming to the Sheraton in downtown Denver, Colo., and more tuning in online.

If there is one word that could describe 2020, both in life and for the top 100 security dealers, it is unpredictable. Following several years of growth — and a very strong 2019 — SDM 100 companies found themselves on slippery ground beginning in March 2020 with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Like most healthcare facilities and hospitals, Renown Health has faced an influx of individuals infected with COVID-19. 

Milestone Systems has announced it will withdraw from ISC West 2021, the largest converged security industry trade show in the U.S.

In support of Carrier’s Healthy Buildings program and the safe return to work, LenelS2 introduced a COVID-19 contact notification subscription-based service for businesses and other organizations using LenelS2’s OnGuard or NetBox access control security systems along with LenelS2’s BlueDiamond mobile credential app. 

Three studios have been added with the latest technology and production equipment, allowing DMP to deliver simultaneous web conferencing on request. 

Despite a dip in February’s Security Market Index (SMI), security professionals are hopeful for a return to normalcy, the latest report from the Security Industry Association (SIA) indicates.

The first virtual Milestone Integration Platform Symposium (MIPS) took place last week, March 2-3, for an audience of more than 6,000 registrants.

FeverWarn by MachineSense announced the development and implementation of its new OPX technology for all new FeverWarn models effective immediately. 

With many companies in the industry considered small business, SIA CEO Don Erickson says the Paycheck Protection Program has been a “critical lifeline” for security businesses since the early stages of the pandemic.