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SIA New Member Profile: Imageonix Technologies LLC
The Security Industry Association (SIA) extends a warm welcome to Imageonix Technologies LLC, a distribution firm focused on critical infrastructure protection, as a new SIA Member! We chatted with Mike Broggie, CEO, Imageonix Technologies LLC about how SIA is helping his company with “a roadmap to the security industry” as Imageonix Technologies creates awareness among…
Keep Reading »SIA New Member Profile: QuiAccess
Belgium bar code reader manufacturer QuiAccess talks with SIA about the importance of the SIA Open Supervised Device Protocol (OSDP) to the company’s bar code readers. In this SIA member profile, we chat with Stefaan Joos, product designer for QuiAccess. “OSDP is very important to our future,” Joos explains. Find out more about the company…
Keep Reading »SIA Establishes SecurityPAC to Bolster Advocacy Efforts
New political action committee will support candidates who champion issues important to the security industry. Silver Spring, Md. — The Security Industry Association (SIA) today announced the establishment of a political action committee (PAC) called the SecurityPAC. SecurityPAC was established by the SIA Executive Committee for the purpose of identifying, supporting and contributing campaign donations to…
Keep Reading »SIA New Member Profile: Kwikset
The Security Industry Association (SIA) welcomes aboard residential lock manufacturer Kwikset headquartered in Lake Forest, California! SIA caught up with Nick English, North American Sales Manager, Residential Access Solutions, for Kwikset about the company’s recent activities in smart locks and their overall relationship to smart homes. “Multiple studies have shown that the most popular entry…
Keep Reading »SIA to Host Expert Panel on Securing America’s K-12 Schools with Congressional School Safety Caucus
Rep. Susan Brooks, co-chair of the Congressional School Safety Caucus, to speak on school security initiatives. Silver Spring, Md. — The Security Industry Association (SIA), in cooperation with the Congressional School Safety Caucus, will host a critically important panel discussion on “Securing America’s K-12 Schools” at the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center, HVC-201, at 12 p.m.…
Keep Reading »SIA New Member Profile: Gemalto
The Security Industry Association (SIA) welcomes aboard digital security giant Gemalto, with U.S. headquarters in Austin, Texas. We chatted with Amy McKeown, U.S. Field Marketing Manager, Biometrics, Gemalto, about her role at the company and Gemalto’s engagement with SIA activities and events. For more info, visit the company’s website at www.gemalto.com. How did you get…
Keep Reading »SIA Member Exchange: Securing Data Centers with DIRAK
A classified military command center in the Washington, D.C. area faced challenges in securing its data centers. It could not remodel or build more room, so it required a security solution that fit within its current footprint. The command turned to DIRAK, a German company with U.S. headquarters in Sterling, Virginia, to solve the problem.…
Keep Reading »SIA Member Saves Lives: Calpipe Bollards Halted Times Square Rampage
Last week, a driver under the influence drove his car into Times Square in New York City, killing one person and injuring about 20 others. The incident was a chilling reminder of how vulnerable pedestrians are to a vehicle used as a weapon, an avowed tactic of terrorists seeking to kill or injure innocent bystanders.…
Keep Reading »SIA Establishes Public Safety Working Group
New council to be chaired by Steve Surfaro of Axis Communications Silver Spring, Md. — The Security Industry Association (SIA) announced today its establishment of the SIA Public Safety Working Group, chaired by Steve Surfaro, industry liaison, Axis Communications. SIA stands up the SIA Public Safety Working Group to develop recommendations to improve the safety,…
Keep Reading »SIA New Member Profile: EyeLock
The Security Industry Association (SIA) extends a welcome to EyeLock, headquartered in New York City, as a new SIA Member! We chatted with Kate Graham, Business Development, EyeLock, to learn more about the company, a leading manufacturer of iris authentication technology. Be sure to visit EyeLock’s website at www.eyelock.com. How did you get into the…
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