Corporate News
Milestone Systems Withdraws From Expo Seguridad Mexico 2020
Milestone Systems withdraws from 2020 Expo Seguridad Mexico, the largest exhibition for security products and solutions in Latin America. Due to recent developments of COVID-19 in Mexico as reported by the Mexican Ministry of Health, Milestone is enacting this proactive health measure. Milestone is presently cancelling all its events in April 2020 and will continue to monitor how COVID-19 unfolds.
Tavcom Training Opens New State-of-the-Art Technical Training Centre for Security Professionals in the North of England
Tavcom Training is celebrating its 25-year anniversary with the opening of a state-of-the-art training centre of excellence. The centre in Shipley, West Yorkshire is ideally located to meet all the training needs of the many security professionals in the North of England. With two world-class teaching facilities in the UK and a growing portfolio of bitesize and online interactive courses, Tavcom is making it easier for security professionals at all levels, to access its award-winning training courses.
RemoteLock Partners with PSA Security Network as Part of Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP) Program
RemoteLock announced it has been added to PSA Security Network?s Managed Security Services Provider Program. The partnership will make RemoteLock’s cloud-based software, EdgeState, along with its line of OpenEdge smart locks available to the PSA integrator network. This cloud-based solution enables integrators to offer managed access solutions to their customers.
Milestone Systems A/S’ CEO resigns after 17 successful years
Milestone Systems announces that Lars Thinggaard, President and Chief Executive Officer, has decided to leave the company. As a result, the Board has started an open search to appoint a successor to Mr. Thinggaard. During the intervening period, Lars Larsen, Milestone Systems? Chief Financial Officer, will serve as Interim CEO. Lars Thinggaard has been President and CEO of Milestone Systems for 17 years.
Genetec Announces Live Virtual Trade Show, Connect?DX
Genetec announced that it has opened pre-registration for its first virtual tradeshow, Genetec Connect?DX, taking place April 20-22, 2020. In what would normally be a busy conference calendar including such events as ISC West, IFSEC and Intertraffic, all postponed due to COVID-19, the business wants to be sure to engage and support its customers as they normally do in-person.
Sielox Names William Meekins as Eastern Regional Sales Manager
Sielox LLC announced William Meekins as Eastern Regional Sales Manager. Meekins brings more than twenty-five years of sales and account management experience to Sielox. In the security industry, he successfully served in Sales, Business Development and Account Management roles. Based outside Washington D.C., Meekins is a lifelong Maryland resident and will be responsible for growing sales in the Eastern U.S.
The Cloud, the Edge, and the Future-Hot Topics at this Year’s MIPS 2020, Dallas
Milestone Systems? annual MIPS event this year brought together a rich community of video, security, and technology solution partners focused on advancing innovation. Milestone Systems, a global leader within open platform video management software, hosted the 2020 Milestone Integration Platform Symposium conference, in Dallas, Texas on February 17-19, 2020. More than 800 Milestone technology partners, end customers and influencers came together to discuss the future of video management systems.
Percepto Appoints Vice President of Sales to Support Global Demand for Autonomous Industrial Drone-in-Box
Percepto announced the appointment of Amit Musli to the role of Vice President of Sales. Amit Musli will build on the success Percepto has achieved in the past 12 months, during which time the company has grown its customer base across four continents and 10 countries ? providing aerial insights for organizations (including Fortune 500 and the top ASX) in mining, oil & gas, solar and thermoelectric power industries.
Boon Edam Broadens Sales Team on Continued Growth
Boon Edam announced that the company has hired a new Service Sales role and further expanded its national and enterprise sales teams to support continued strong demand for security entrance solutions in the Americas. With hundreds of entrance installations across the country, Boon Edam is keen on helping organizations keep their solutions running for many years with minimal interruptions.
STANLEY Security Appoints Kara Pelecky as Chief Information Officer
STANLEY Security appointed Kara Pelecky as Chief Information Officer. Pelecky will be responsible for the strategic vision, leadership and ongoing implementation of STANLEY Security?s information technology initiatives. Pelecky brings to STANLEY Security over 20 years of experience as a highly accomplished technology executive and business transformation specialist providing innovative planning policy formulation and successfully driving multi-million dollar projects.
New Maxxess Website Brings Improvements and Confirms Leadership in Security Coordination
Maxxess Systems has launched a new website specifically designed to strengthen company communications and serve as a platform for providing ongoing value to the Integrated Security market. The new site features separate dedicated areas for each of the primary offered software platforms, and includes new spaces for case studies and blog postings to share market insights, trends, and examples to benefit the industry.
PlateSmart Recognized with Fifth Govies Award
Security Today magazine recently announced the 2020 winners of its annual Govies Government Security Awards competition, with PlateSmart Technologies being recognized for its Powered by PlateSmart product in the video analytics category. It is the fifth time the company has won a Govies award in that category. PlateSmart earned its first Govies award in 2014 – a platinum award for its PlateSmart ARES ALPR solution.
Alcatraz AI Names Security Industry Vet Josh Jackson as Regional Vice President, Strategic Partnerships
Alcatraz AI has named security industry veteran Josh Jackson as Regional Vice President, Strategic Partnerships. Based in Florida, Jackson will oversee sales, business development, customer service, marketing, and operations for Alcatraz AI. Josh comes to Alcatraz AI with a wealth of security industry experience. He most recently served as Regional Vice President of North America with RightCrowd Software.
RealNetworks Appoints Jos
SAFR from RealNetworks announced the appointment of Jos
Safe Cities: Why Video Matters in These Environments
Today?s growing cities are unfortunately considered soft targets, making them challenging to secure as they?re comprised of many different spaces, including sidewalks, parks, office buildings, streets, parking areas and much more. Additionally, numerous stakeholders, such as private business owners, public entities and law enforcement agencies, are often involved in the decision-making process for investments in technology to keep these areas safe.
Pivot3 Achieves Common Criteria Certification to Support Expanding Edge Computing Use Cases
Pivot3 announced that it achieved the Common Criteria Assurance Continuity certification for its Acuity 10.6 hyper-converged infrastructure software platform. Pivot3 is the only HCI vendor with Common Criteria certification of a native-NVMe solution. This provides government and enterprise customers with unprecedented capabilities to meet the highest security standards across the edge, core and cloud.
Sielox to Unveil New Benchmarks in Access Control Technology and Versatility at ISC West 2020
Sielox LLC will be showcasing the company?s latest innovations in on-premise access control and emergency notification and response management at ISC West. Introductions include the ground-breaking 2700 Access Controller with new levels of intelligence at the edge to deliver myriad features and capabilities. Sielox will also unveil AnyWare Lite 2, a new on-premise access control solution designed specifically for SMB applications.
Canscan Inc. wins Milestone Community Kickstarter Contest and prizes worth USD 65,000
Milestone Systems named Canscan Inc. from Canada, the winner of the Milestone Community Kickstarter Contest 2020 during Milestone Community Days (MIPS) in Dallas, Texas. Innovators from around the world submitted their ideas to the contest, and three made it to the final round at MIPS in Dallas, Texas. Here, they presented their ideas and prototypes. A judging committee and the partner community present voted for their favorite idea via an app.
Mitch Fagundes has Joined Alcatraz AI as Vice President of Global Accounts
Alcatraz AI has named Mitch Fagundes Vice President of Global Accounts. Alcatraz AI is an innovative firm that?s improving access control by delivering secure, frictionless solutions that enhance flow, improve security, reduce overall cost, and work with any access control provider. Based in California, Fagundes will oversee business development and strategic growth for the Globe.
DITEK Showcases Innovative Surge Protection at ISC West 2020
DITEK will highlight innovative products at the upcoming ISC West 2020 show. These solutions solve traditional challenges with protecting networked security systems, as well as addressing new building code requirements for protecting bi-directional amplifiers and distributed antenna systems (BDA/DAS systems) with devices designed to protect the lives and effectiveness of first responders.