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SIA Education@ISC Announces Call for Submissions for ISC East 2013

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High-quality submissions sought for commercial-free education sessions SILVER SPRING, MD – The Security Industry Association (SIA) announced today that the SIA Education@ISC team seeks quality session proposals for ISC East 2013, which will be held November 20-21 at the Javits Conference Center in New York City. The deadline to submit is Monday, June 17. SIA…

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SIA Member Profile: Johnson Yang, Vice President of Sales, Plustek Security

How did you get into the Security Industry? Plustek started its business since 1986. The major business is a professional scanner manufacturer that provides a variety of scanner product lines. It includes general consumer scanners, professional document and film scanners, as well as various embedded and standalone scanners. Plustek believes embedded software solutions would be…

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SIA Member Profile: John Convy, Sr. VP Strategic Alliances, BRS Labs

How did you get into the security business? I sold the software company I started 10 years earlier, and had a 3 year non-compete agreement with the buyers, so I was looking around for new challenges when 9/11 happened. An friend of mine had just been appointed Deputy Sergeant at Arms for Security at the…

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Security Industry Association CEO Issues Statement on Boston Marathon Bombings

Praises Efforts of First-Responders SILVER SPRING, MD – Don Erickson, CEO of the Security Industry Association (SIA) and a marathon runner, issued a statement today regarding the tragic events that occurred Monday at the Boston Marathon. “As someone who has personally experienced the strong community spirit that exists on Marathon Days, I am incredibly saddened…

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ISC West 2013 Sets Direction for Industry; Delivers real opportunities for suppliers and attendees

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Security Industry Association and ISC Events present largest security trade show of the year SILVER SPRING, MD – Attendance at ISC West 2013, which is produced by ISC Events and sponsored by the Security Industry Associaton (SIA), broke records this year. Tens of thousands of products from 1,000-plus exhibiting companies and brands resulted in packed…

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SIA Member Profile: Mike Hackett, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Qolsys

What is your background? How did you get into the Security Industry? Prior to starting Qolsys I was at eBay for 10 years. I spent a lot of time following consumer trends, including online and the fast growing mobile segment. Not exactly a security industry veteran; however, as customers and casual industry observers growing up…

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School Safety Enhancements Act of 2013 Moved Out of Committee

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SIA-supported bill provides robust funding for school security SILVER SPRING, MD – The Senate Judiciary Committee voted today to approve the School Safety Enhancements Act of 2013 (S. 146). Sponsored by Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), and supported by the Security Industry Association (SIA), the measure passed the committee with bipartisan…

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SIA Member Profile: David Pakech, Vice President of Sales, Fire-Lite Alarms by Honeywell

How did you get into the Security Industry? My 20 years experience prior to Honeywell with Siemens and Westinghouse was in sales and marketing of electrical distribution and controls to the commercial construction industry so expanding my knowledge and experience to include commercial fire alarm with the industry’s largest manufacturer was a natural fit. To…

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