Corporate News
Milestone Systems appoints new VP for Research & Development
Milestone Systems announces Tom Bjerre as its new Vice President for Research & Development. He will oversee planning, development, testing and release of Milestone Systems? video management software, and supervise employees located in Copenhagen, Barcelona and Sofia. One of Tom Bjerre?s primary tasks will be to ensure the return on investment by Milestone Systems to increase its development capacity by 45%, that will reinforce the company?s ability to create unique innovations.
TDSi Provides Awareness Day and Training in Dubai
TDSi completed an Awareness Day and training event in Dubai this month for local systems integrators. At the vanguard of TDSi?s latest technology is the brand new cloud-based GARDiS range, which was launched with the GARDiS Access Management Software at the end of last year, before unveiling its new GARDiS Controller this month. GARDiS is designed to give powerful, yet highly user-friendly and fully-integrated security, utilising Cloud-based software and integrated hardware.
Avigilon Expands Subscription Cloud Service Platform into Australia and New Zealand
Avigilon Corporation announced that Avigilon Blue?, its video security as a service platform, is now available in Australia and New Zealand. Avigilon Blue is a subscription-managed video security platform featuring self-learning video analytics technology that detects the presence and movement of people and vehicles. When a potentially critical event is detected, the Avigilon Blue platform generates a notification to help business owners effectively self-monitor their security operations.
3xLOGIC Continues to Grow National Sales Organization
3xLOGIC announced the company has added to its growing North American sales network, along with other personnel moves at its umbrella company, Stanley Products and Solutions (SPS). The company added two new RSMs to further penetrate key markets in the Pacific NW as well as the Mid-Atlantic regions and appointed a new Marketing Manager for the PACOM brand of products. 3xLOGIC welcomes Joel Dombovy as a Regional Sales Manager in the Northwest.
Openpath Expands Executive Team and Customer Roster With Notable Additions, Including Domino?s Pizza
Openpath announced Kieran Hannon joined the company?s executive team as Chief Marketing Officer. Formerly Belkin International?s Chief Marketing Officer, Kieran has extensive award-winning marketing experience, and his appointment signifies Openpath?s continued growth and leadership in the smart office industry. The addition of Hannon to Openpath?s executive team coincides with the expansion of its Los Angeles headquarters, and the opening of the company?s second office in Indianapolis.
March Networks Confirmed as a Cybersecure Business for Second Consecutive Year
March Networks® announce that it has been designated as a cybersecure business by Cyber Essentials Canada for a second consecutive year. March Networks was the first company in the country to achieve the certification in 2018 and is the first to re-certify through the program this year. Developed as part of the U.K.?s National Cyber Security Programme, Cyber Essentials certification is awarded to organizations able to demonstrate good cybersecurity practices.
MILESTONE Americas Announces New Hires, Promotions to Keep Pace with Growth
Milestone Systems continues internal expansions in staffing to support its fast-growing business in the Americas. Cliff Brady has filled the new position of Milestone National Sales Manager, West. He will apply his extensive expertise from working as Chief Operations Officer at Canna Security, Solution Project and Services Marketing at IBM, Director of Global Services at Radisys and Technical Support Manager at Sequent. Chip Wilson is now the Milestone Channel Business Manager in South Texas.
DW Adds Sales Leadership in the Southeastern U.S.
DW announces the appointment of Lou Riccomini to the position of Southeastern U.S. Regional Sales Manager. In his new role, Lou will be responsible for all sales activities in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Alabama and Arkansas. He oversees the manufacturer?s representatives in that region. Lou was most recently Regional Sales Manager for the Northeast and Midwest at OpenEye. He has 30 years of video experience including tenures at IndigoVision, Dedicated Micros and Verint.
Milestone Systems Annual Report: Increased Investments and Solid Growth
Milestone Systems delivered significant and satisfactory financial results in 2018. The Group?s net revenue increased to DKK 934 million from DKK 881 million in 2017, while the operating income (EBIT) grew to DKK 195 million from DKK 171 million. In 2018, Milestone Systems made strategic investments in several areas. The company also decided to accelerate innovation by increasing its development capacity by 45 percent by the end of 2019.
Doug Quick Joins Sielox as Eastern Regional VP of Sales
Sielox LLC announce Doug Quick joins the Company as Eastern Regional Vice President of Sales. Doug brings to the Company over 25 years of security industry experience, including more than a decade as a national systems integrator. Quick recently spent fourteen years as Director of Sales and Team Leader for Tyco/SimplexGrinnell. Previously, he held sales and management positions with Siemens Building Technologies.
Security 101 Opens New Office in Indianapolis
Security 101 has opened a new franchise office serving Indianapolis and the surrounding area. Security 101 ? Indianapolis is owned and managed by Nathan Zautcke and his new partner, John Wilcox. Zautcke also owns the Security 101 office in Detroit. Zautcke said he and his team from Security 101 ? Detroit are eager to take their winning formula to Indianapolis. The Security 101 ? Indianapolis office is located in downtown at 201 North Delaware.
Convergint and Viakoo Establish Sales Partnership
Viakoo and Convergint Technologies announced they have signed a Platinum Partnership agreement. As a Viakoo Platinum Partner, Convergint?s customers will now benefit from industry-leading technology, preferential pricing, and enhanced support. Viakoo and Convergint help customers transition from a manual reactive approach of managing their physical security and video systems, to an automated proactive solution that successfully mitigates security risks through technology.
New Regional Sales Managers for 3xLOGIC: Joel Dombovy and Jake Franklin!
3xLOGIC has added two new RSM’s in 2019 to continue to penetrate key markets in the Pacific NW as well as the Mid-Atlantic regions. Both Joel and Jake will report to Jason Bryan, Director of Sales. 3xLOGIC added Joel Dombovy as a Regional Sales Manager in the Northwest. Jake Franklin also joins the team as Regional Sales Manager for the Mid-Atlantic. Joel comes to 3xLOGIC with 14 years of Security Industry experience working for Interlogix, GE Security, and Honeywell.
Middle East?s Sustainability Pioneer, Bee?ah, Selects Johnson Controls and Microsoft for its Office of the Future
Johnson Controls, Microsoft Corporaton and the Middle East?s sustainability pioneer, Bee?ah, announced an agreement to enhance Bee?ah?s new headquarters in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, with a sweeping array of artificial intelligence and smart building solutions powered by Microsoft. Using its Digital Vault offering and extended capabilities built on Microsoft Azure, Johnson Controls will work with Microsoft to outfit the new building with intelligent edge systems, devices and software.
Security 101 Opens Two New Offices in New York State
Security 101, one of the nation?s fastest-growing security integrators, has opened two new franchise offices to serve the New York state area. Security 101, New York (Long Island) and Security 101, New York (Lower Hudson Valley) join the existing Security 101 ? New York (Metro) office to offer superior security service coverage to commercial and business operations throughout one of the nation?s most populous regions.
ACRE to Acquire Indiana Based RS2 Technologies
ACRE announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire RS2 Technologies in Munster, Indiana. This purchase will enhance ACRE?s strategic expansion plans for strengthening its access control business and product portfolio. Following on from the recent acquisition of Open Options in December of 2018, ACRE continues to build its access control strength and reach in the North American market. ACRE?s portfolio now consists of Vanderbilt, Open Options, RS2 and ComNet.
Johnson Controls announces PowerG achieves top ULC certification
Johnson Controls has announced that PowerG, the leading security technology with all the benefits of wired security, but without the wires, has achieved the top levels of Underwriters Laboratories of Canada (ULC) certification, making it one of the most reliable security solutions in Canada. PowerG wireless devices are the first to be certified with ULC levels 1, 2 and 3 Commercial Burglary Approval when installed with PowerSeries Neo or PowerSeries Pro security systems.
Milestone Community Days 2019: Milestone Systems Highlights Need for Responsible Use of Technology
Milestone Systems recently hosted the regional partner and customer events MIPS (Milestone Integration Platform Symposium) in Nashville, Copenhagen and Bali. The three events attracted nearly 2,000 attendees and 124 exhibitors, to discuss industry-relevant themes such as the impact of disrupting innovation, blending human and machine intelligence, and how the power of the platform economy is a game-changer for players who build intelligent video technology and security solutions.
Tyco Visual Intelligence wins SIA New Product Showcase Award
Johnson Controls announced that the Tyco Visual Intelligence from Software House, a unique metric-based reporting tool for C?CURE 9000, has received the award for Best New Product in the Convergence and Integrated Software and Solutions category. The award was presented at the 2019 SIA New Product Showcase, during ISC West. Sponsored by the Security Industry Association, the annual awards program is one of the most prestigious recognitions in the security industry.
Vanderbilt and ComNet to Highlight Customer Journey ?Value Adds? at IFSEC
Vanderbilt announced that they will jointly attend this year?s IFSEC International with sister-company ComNet. In addition to their flagship products and prominence in open platforms and integrations, both companies, under the ACRE banner, will also highlight their ability to aid customers in every step of their security journey. Vanderbilt and ComNet?s drive to become all-round solution companies has seen them harness numerous tools to complement a buyer?s journey from start to finish.