SIA and SecuritySpecifiers.com Announce Collaborative Effort

SIA and SecuritySpecifiers.com Announce Collaborative Effort
Enhancing awareness of technology, visibility of consultants and designers

Alexandria, VA — The Security Industry Association (SIA) and SecuritySpecifiers.com today announce their working relationship to co-promote their organizations’ goals and activities.
Don Erickson, CEO of SIA, said “SIA endorses the efforts of SecuritySpecifiers.com in promoting awareness and understanding of products and technologies of the security industry manufacturer community and in enhancing the visibility of security consultants and designers within the industry.”

Erickson is on the SecuritySpecifiers.com Advisory Board, which provides strategic direction and guidance to the organization and includes several of the industry’s most notable consultants, integrators and other professionals.

“SIA has consistently been in the forefront of the security industry as an advocate of standards, knowledge, and professionalism,” said Ray Coulombe, Managing Director and Founder of SecuritySpecifiers.com. “They are the unified voice of the industry, and we are proud to be associated with them.”

Coulombe is developing and moderating the SecuritySpecifiers.com “Crunch n’ Learn” sessions at the ISC West conference on March 27. He will also be moderating the “Business Model Solutions for Hosted Video and Video Surveillance as a Service Deployment” session on March 29. The conference is scheduled for March 27-30 at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas.

SecuritySpecifiers.com was founded in 2010 as the definitive on-line resource for security designers, consultants, and specifiers, and for those in the security industry who interact with the design community. SecuritySpecifiers.com maintains a searchable directory of nearly 1400 independent consultants and engineers and a searchable manufacturer directory including all SIA manufacturer members and covering over 100 different product areas of interest to system designers.

About the Security Industry Association (SIA)

The Security Industry Association (SIA) (www.securityindustry.org) is the leading trade association for electronic and physical security solution providers. SIA protects and advances its members’ interests by advocating pro-industry policies and legislation at the federal and state levels; creating open industry standards that enable integration; advancing industry professionalism through education and training; opening global market opportunities; and fostering collaboration with other like-minded organizations. As a proud sponsor of ISC Expos and Conferences, and owner of the Securing New Ground Conference, SIA ensures its members have access to top-level buyers and influencers, as well as unparalleled learning and networking opportunities.