Access Control
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.
SIA New Product Showcase Winners Honored
The Security Industry Association (SIA) named the winners of the 2014 SIA New Product Showcase (NPS) Wednesday, April 2, at ISC West, awarding 24 specialized product awards in addition to the top two prizes of Best New Product and the Judge’s Choice Award. The top NPS prize of Best New Product went to Building Intelligence…
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Frictionless Access Control: A Look over the Horizon
New uses of biometric and RFID technologies could make access badges obsolete The Holy Grail for the global security director is to know who is in the building and to be assured that they belong there. Thus, the nascent drive toward “frictionless access” is seemingly counter-intuitive. The idea is to permit access to an area…
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Say Hello to Social Spaces
Social applications will transform the security experience Social networks and social applications have become the single hottest growth category for both web and mobile technology. In hindsight, it appears to have been destiny. It’s as if the cloud and mobile had a baby, and they called it social networking. It has become not only the…
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The Impact of Marketing on Customers Vs. Noncustomers
I had the opportunity last month to appear on the monthly SIA TouchPoint webcast, the monthly membership gathering for the Security Industry Association (SIA). During my visit with SIA Membership, I shared a finding from a yearlong SIA-sponsored study on marketing effectiveness, which I’m pleased to share with you here as well. The study focused…
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The Promise of OSDP
Since founding Mercury Security in 1992, our goal has always been to build a common security platform that affords our customers a combination of reliability and versatility in the context of an evolving security/IT landscape. In the late ’90s, access control features such as event-based user feedback, the ability to handle smartcards and encrypt messages…
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SIA Technology Insights Provides Exclusive Analyses of Security Solutions
For the past few years, SIA has worked toward enhancing its standing as a “thought leader” in the security industry. The association has long been known for its effective government relations, standards and education programs, and we now want to enhance its reputation as an information resource for members, end-users and the public. A key…
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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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SIA Member Profile: Chris Sincock, Vice President – Security Business, DAQ Electronics LLC
How did you get into the Security Industry? Back in 1987 I was a market analyst for The Wiremold Company, a manufacturer of electrical raceways and products, and my responsibilities included researching new markets, products, and forecasting the overall business for the company. In the mid to late 1980s, electrical construction was growing at a…
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SIA Member Profile: Kevin Kozlowski, Vice President, XTec Incorporated
How did you get into the Security Industry? In the early days, there were only a few agencies working with smart cards. Some were looking at the financial applications, some for portable data storage, some for multi-applications, others for transit. The baseline that came out of almost each program was if implemented correctly, the smart…
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SIA Member Profile: Laurie Aaron, Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer, Building Intelligence Inc.
How did you get into the Security Industry? I took the long way home when it came to getting my college degree. I was working as a Project Engineering Associate at United Technologies Space & Sea Systems and going to school nights to get my Engineering degree. Although coordinating projects for the space shuttle was…
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