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Security Industry Association Names Tony Diodato as 2021 SIA Standards Service Award Recipient
Diodato will be recognized at The Advance for his outstanding dedication and contributions to SIA’s Open Supervised Device Protocol standard and programming. SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named Tony Diodato as the recipient of the 2021 SIA Standards Service Award, an honor presented to an individual demonstrating continued excellence and tireless service in…
Keep Reading »Security Industry Association Releases Version 2.2 of SIA OSDP Standard
Newly updated access control communications standard improves interoperability and security, expands support for smart card applications SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) has released version 2.2 of SIA Open Supervised Device Protocol (OSDP), an access control communications standard developed by SIA to improve interoperability among access control and security products. SIA OSDP version 2.2 features…
Keep Reading »SIA Recommendations for Eliminating Language Bias in Security
SIA is adopting these preferred terms and general guidelines for use in SIA communications and recommends them for member-generated SIA content.
Keep Reading »SIA Submits Letter to FDA Addressing Thermographic Systems
Letter intended to raise awareness that some systems are being delivered or marketed in manners that do not follow FDA’s guidelines around the use of thermal imaging systems during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nov. 4, 2020 – SIA recently submitted a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Stephen Hahn with a focus on…
Keep Reading »SIA Letter to FDA on Thermographic Systems
SIA provided the following letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in response to member input related to the use of thermographic systems (thermal cameras) for the control and mitigation of COVID-19.
Keep Reading »See the First Round of OSDP Verified Products
The Security Industry Association (SIA) has introduced SIA OSDP Verified, a new comprehensive testing program that validates a device’s conformance to the SIA Open Supervised Device Protocol (OSDP) standard and related performance protocols. Products that are OSDP Verified are displayed in the OSDP Verified Product List and can use the SIA OSDP Verified mark in…
Keep Reading »SIA Open Supervised Device Protocol Approved as an International Standard
The International Electrotechnical Commission-approved access control communications standard will be published as IEC 60839-11-5 in July 2020. SILVER SPRING, Md. – The SIA Open Supervised Device Protocol (OSDP) standard – developed by the Security Industry Association (SIA) – has been approved by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) technical committee on alarm and electronic security systems…
Keep Reading »Security Industry Association Launches SIA OSDP Verified Program
The new comprehensive testing program validates device conformance to the SIA Open Supervised Device Protocol standard and aims to boost confidence in integrators, specifiers and practitioners. SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) has introduced SIA OSDP Verified, a new comprehensive testing program that validates a device’s conformance to the SIA Open Supervised…
Keep Reading »ISC West Session Preview: The Promise of OSDP
ISC West will occur as scheduled March 17-20, 2020. The show is not being canceled or postponed. ISC West 2020 is around the corner, and with our SIA Education@ISC session, my co-presenter Tony Diodato of Cypress Integration Solutions and I are excited to have the opportunity to talk with all of you about The Promise of…
Keep Reading »More POwEr: How Much Can Power Over Ethernet Deliver?
Finally, it happened. On Sept. 27, 2018, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) formally approved IEEE 802.3bt-2018 and published it as an amendment to the 802.3 standard in January. Titled “Physical Layer and Management Parameters for Power over Ethernet over 4 pairs,” this amendment “represents a substantial change to the capabilities of Ethernet…
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