Corporate News
Industry Vet Maureen Carlo Joins BCDVideo
BCDVideo announces the hiring of a 15-year security industry veteran Maureen Carlo. In her position of Business Development Manager, Maureen will be responsible for driving BCDVideo?s technology message and product platform to national and local security integrators, as well as Architectural & Engineering (A&E) firms throughout the Eastern United States. Maureen has a diverse industry background, including technology consultation, content development, system integrator, product portfolio manager, and marketing consultant.
BCDVideo Makes Inc. 5000 List for Second Consecutive Year Third Appearance Overall
Magazine ranked BCDVideo on its 37th annual Inc. 5000, the most prestigious ranking of the nation?s fastest-growing private companies. The Inc. 5000 list is ranked according to the percentage of revenue growth over a three-year period. To qualify, companies had to be U.S. based, privately held, for profit and independent. Companies that made the list, on average, have grown sixfold since 2014, whereas the economy only grew 11 percent over that same period. One in four companies have made the list three times.
ASIS International Webinar Addresses SAFETY Act And The MGM Lawsuit
ASIS International, the world?s largest association for security management professionals, today announced it will hold a free webinar, The SAFETY Act and the MGM Lawsuit: What It Means for You and your Organization, on Tuesday, August 21 at 11:00 am ET. Led by Brian Finch, partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, the 60-minute program will review why the Act was created, protections afforded to ASIS certified professionals and their employers?as well as those who use ASIS Standards and Guidelines?and potential implications of the MGM case.
Arteco Honored With Industry Awards For Intelligent Face Recognition Solution
Arteco announced that its intelligent face recognition solution, Arteco Face Recognition (AFR), was chosen for multiple awards for its cost savings, innovation and efficiency. BUILDINGS Magazine selected AFR as a 2018 Money-Saving Products Award in the Life Safety and Security category for the cost-effective qualities and features it offers to building owners and facility managers. AFR also received a ?highly commended? nomination from the 2018 North American Fraud Awards for Most Innovative In-store Solution and was a finalist in PSI Magazine?s 2018 Premier Awards for Software/Signalling Product of the Year.
Arteco Appoints Western Regional Sales Manager
Arteco announced the appointment of Eric Vorbeck to the position of Western Regional Sales Manager for the United States. In his role at Arteco, Vorbeck will call on his more than 13 years of experience in security, technology and sales to focus on developing new avenues of business as well as adding valuable support in servicing the company?s expanding customer base in the Western United States. Prior to joining Arteco, he was Western Region Sales Director for 3VR.
BCDVideo Named To 2018 CRN Fast Growth 150 List
CRN has named BCDVideo to its 2018 Fast Growth 150 list. The list is CRN?s annual ranking of the North America-based technology integrators, solution providers and IT consultants with gross sales of at least $1 million that have experienced significant economic growth over the last two years. The 2018 list is based on an increase of gross revenue between 2015 and 2017. The companies recognized this year represent a remarkable combine total revenue of more than $50 billion.
Code Blue Promotes Katie Petre To Director Of Distribution
Code Blue Corporation has promoted Katie Petre to Director of Distribution. In the newly created role, Petre will be responsible for leading sales, marketing and customer service projects with non-enterprise business partners for the organization. Her objectives will include unifying the processes and policies utilized by each department to increase efficiency and enhance Code Blue?s relationships with customers and sales partners, while also managing interdepartmental projects.
Cybersecurity Pioneer HYAS Raises $6.2M Series A Round Led By M12
HYAS announced it has raised $6.2 million in a Series A funding round led by M12, Microsoft?s Venture Fund, with participation from Startup Capital Ventures, 205 Capital, Wesley Clover and luminary cybersecurity professionals Tim Eades and Tom Noonan. The company will use the investment to continue to build out its current products and services and introduce groundbreaking new technology with unparalleled real-time visibility and attribution into attacks and breaches across global networks.
Control4 Names Charlie Kindel As Senior Vice President Of Products & Services
Control4 Corporation announced the appointment of consumer-experience, product, and platform leader Charlie Kindel as Senior Vice President of Products & Services. Charlie was most recently at Amazon where he created and led the Alexa and Echo Smart Home efforts. The organization he built and ran at Amazon proved that voice is a highly natural user interface for interacting with the home and the recent accelerated growth in smart home visibility is directly attributable to the broad reach and success of Alexa Smart Home.
Genetec Showcases Unified Security, Intelligence And Operations Solutions At GSX 2018
Genetec Inc.(?Genetec?), will demonstrate how true unification enables organizations to deploy a single platform that enhances situational awareness, streamlines and simplifies the operator experience, and reduces total cost of ownership, at GSX 2018. Specifically, Genetec will showcase the latest version of Security Center —the company?s unified platform that merges IP security systems within a single platform— as well as Mission Control™, a collaborative decision management software, and Clearance™, a digital evidence management system.
DigitalWatchdog Adds Experienced Member To Management Team
DW® Complete Surveillance Solutions announces the appointment of security industry veteran James Somerville to the position of Director of Strategic Accounts. In his new role, Mr. Somerville will develop corporate-level relationships with national and regional system integrators and in turn, drive sales through their local offices.
ThinkReps Expands New York Sales Team
ThinkReps announced that the company has expanded and added a new team member, Kenneth C. Kraemer to its roster. ThinkReps is a manufacturer’s representation firm based in New York and focused on enhancing the sales and market awareness of the best physical security solutions in the industry. The company is committed to providing top notch sales and support to its customer base and continues to raise the bar on sales management. ThinkReps was looking for a veteran security expert to add to the team and Kenneth fit the role perfectly.
SIA Announces RISE Scholarship Opportunity For Young Security Professionals
$30,000 in RISE Scholarships Available to Help in Reaching Professional Development and Educational Goals. Applications are now being accepted for scholarships offered through the Security Industry Association (SIA) RISE program. The SIA RISE Scholarship available to SIA RISE program participants who are employees of SIA member companies or SIA student members – provides recipients with funds for professional development.
Mark Valentino Named Head of National Security Alarm and Massachusetts Not-For-Profit Banking Groups
Citizens Bank announced that Mark Valentino has been tapped to lead its national Security Alarm banking group and its Not-For-Profit banking group in Massachusetts. The security alarm group mainly serves security systems companies nationwide while the not-for-profit team serves the education, hospital and human services sectors. Valentino, who joined Citizens in 2015, has served as National Sales Manager since 2017. A graduate of Georgetown University?s McDonough School of Business, Valentino joined Citizens in 2015 as Head of Sales and Business Development for Global Markets.
Convergint And Siklu Continue The Push Towards Connecting 200 Smart Cities
Siklu Inc., the global market leader in mmWave wireless solutions, has awarded Convergint Technologies, a worldwide leader in service-based systems integration, as their Top Security Systems Integrator Partner in North America in 2017-2018. This decision was based upon the successful partnership between the companies over the past 2 years. Siklu?s wireless fiber solutions were chosen by Convergint in a number of video surveillance projects across North America, including University Village in Seattle, the cities of Gardena, Lakewood, Bakersfield and many more.
Siyata Mobile Announces Additional U.S. Tier 1 Operator
Siyata Mobile Inc. announced that an additional Tier 1 Cellular Operator in the United States has commenced network certification for the Uniden® UV350, the world?s first and only all-in-one 4G/LTE dedicated in-vehicle cellular device. The approval process is being streamlined and is expected to be completed in Q4 of 2018 as the Uniden UV350 has received all major government and industry approvals, including Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Android compatibility test suite (CTS), and PCS Type Certification Review Board (PTCRB).
New Podcast Series From Johnson Controls
Johnson Controls has launched a new podcast series called ?Building Connections.? The series connects Johnson Controls leaders and industry experts with customers, employees and others to offer insight into the evolving technological connections within built environments. In the first episode of Building Connections, the company interviewed Imran Riaz, vice president of User Experience (UX). Learn how Riaz? team is uniting the Johnson Controls Buildings product portfolio with a consistent look and feel to create a better experience for customers. You?ll also learn about the influence Apple designers have had on Riaz? career, the new GLAS smart thermostat, his background as a fighter pilot and much more.
ISS Appoints Chief Marketing Officer
Seasoned and highly respected executive Janet Fenner will be joining Intelligent Security Systems (ISS), and will be taking up the newly created role of Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). She joins directly from Dahua Technology U.S.A. and will start on July 9th. Fenner reports directly to the CEO, Aluisio Figueiredo. She has also been appointed to the ISS Executive Director?s Board, the most senior committee in the company, reporting to the full Board. Fenner was recently recognized as one of the security industry?s top female leaders and newly appointed to the Security Industry Association?s (SIA) Board of Directors.
Save The Date For Mission 500 Annual Softball Game
Mission 500 has announced that its fourth annual security industry softball game fundraiser will take place on Sunday, August 26, 2018. This year?s event will be held from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM at Overpeck County Park, located at 199 Challenger Road in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey. Sponsorships are available between $500 and $5,000. Companies contributing over $1,500 will have the option to designate one or two players to a team.
FIBARO Acquired By Nice S.p.A.
Nice S.p.A. announces continued expansion into the smart home category with the acquisition of FIBARO®, a leading brand in the global smart home market. The transaction, which was public as of Friday, July 13 is valued at ?63 million/$73 million US and includes the entire share capital of Fibar Group S.A. including its US subsidiary. Founded in 2010, FIBARO has established itself on 6 continents and in over 100 countries as one of the most advanced wireless systems for the smart home.