A key segment of the security industry, access control solutions include those technologies and measures that control access and enable legitimate entry to a physical or logical resource. Many SIA members manufacture, integrate, distribute or service access control technologies, and as such the association places a high priority on following trends, developments and innovations in the area.

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StoneLock Delivers Speed and Agility Through Innovation

StoneLock Brings Speed and Agility Through Innovation StoneLock, an innovative designer, and manufacturer of secure facial-recognition access control solutions, marked 2016 as a pivotal year for the company. The year was characterized by their entry into new markets, including government, and the forging of new partnerships and integrations with nearly all the leading physical access…

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SIA Member Exchange: Simple and Secure with CINCH systems

SIA Director of Government Relations and CINCH systems Vice President of Sales Dennis Dop​ CINCH systems, an unusual company name that developed out of the dictionary definition of CINCH, meaning simple and secure. With that meaning in mind, the founders set off to develop encrypted, high-level security systems that are just that—simple and secure. In…

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SIA RISE Profile: Saad Ahsan of UL

Read our interview with Saad Ahsan, Project Engineer, UL Building & Life Safety Technologies, as the Security Industry Association (SIA) spotlights a young professional on the RISE!   Are you a young security professional under 40? We want your story! Contact Bryan Miller at bmiller@securityindustry.org to be featured in a monthly profile! What first got…

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Talking Digital Certificates with IdenTrust’s Debra Spitler

When she was a college student at Arizona State University earning her B.S. in Marketing, Deb Spitler had a chance as part of her scholarship funded by Honeywell Home and Building Control to get a free lunch with Honeywell execs. “What college student turns down a free lunch?” jokes Spitler. That free lunch turned into…

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SIA RISE Profile: Chris Villarreal of ASSA ABLOY

Read our interview with Chris Villarreal, PSP, Integrated Solutions Specialist, ASSA ABLOY Door Security Solutions, as the Security Industry Association (SIA) spotlights a young professional on the RISE! Are you a young security professional under 40? We want your story! Contact Bryan Miller at bmiller@securityindustry.org to be featured in a monthly profile! What first got…

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Why Secure Buildings Matter to Future Smart City Planners

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At ISC East, Doug Haines, MPSE, presented a session for SIA Education@ISC, Why Secure Buildings Matter to Future Smart City Planners. In this blog, he summarizes one of the talking points of his presentation in New York City from November. By shaping the built environment, smart city planners can create neighborhoods where people want to…

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SIA New Member Profile: IDTECK Global Inc.

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Not too long ago, IDTECK Global Inc., with U.S. offices in Gardena, California, expanded its footprint in North America. Now, IDTECK Global has extended its influence even further by joining the Security Industry Association (SIA). SIA Update chatted with Frederick R. Trujillo, Sales Manager for the Americas, IDTECK Global, to learn more about his background…

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SIA Opposes Use of Classroom Barricade Devices

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Door blocks raise the risk of fire code violations, misuse by bullies, the association says. Silver Spring, Md.  — Classroom barricade devices can cause more harm than they prevent, the Security Industry Association (SIA) is warning in support of an effort launched by the Door Security & Safety Foundation. As school administrators consider ways to…

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SIA Member Spotlight: Cleveland Electric Laboratories Readies Perimeter Security Breakthrough

Executives from Cleveland Electric Laboratories visited SIA headquarters recently. Cleveland Electric Laboratories, a new member of the Security Industry Association (SIA), is on the verge of introducing an innovative new perimeter security product to the commercial security marketplace. In a visit to SIA headquarters recently, Cleveland Electric Laboratories executives, including President Jack Allan Lieske and…

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