Tag: HID Global
ASSA ABLOY holds Q2 presentation, announces acquisition of Evolis
July 19, 2023Ken Showers, Managing Editor
STOCKHOLM – ASSA ABLOY preempted its second fiscal quarter 2023 presentation with the news that the company would be acquiring Evolis through its subsidiary HID Global.
The news came roughly an hour before the company’s quarterly presentation detailing their intent to purchase approximately 98.5 percent of shares from the French manufacturer of ID card printers and consumables. "This operation is a tremendous development opportunity for our two groups," Evolis CEO Emmanuel Picot...
The hoi polloi, according to ABLOY
July 19, 2023Ken Showers, Managing Editor
I just finished up ASSA ABLOY’s second quarter presentation and they’re still powering on with a new acquisition to sweeten the pot, but those darn residential numbers continue to be a thorn in their side.
Bearing that in mind the title of today’s blog is a little tongue in cheek, it's not the little people causing all that softness in the residential market, at least not to the degree that it's currently suffering, that’s a multi-aspected hydra that’s global...
Fournier welcomed at AMAG as VP Product Management
July 17, 2023SSN Staff
HAWTHORNE, Calif. – AMAG Technology has announced that they’ve hired Roland Fournier as their Vice President of Product Management.
Serving as the Lead Product Officer of AMAG Technology, Fournier as VP will be responsible for the vision, development, and strategy of all Symmetry products. The company said he will oversee the design and manufacturing planning of the AMAG product portfolio, defining the company’s product direction in line with their strategic goals.
“I...
Shooter Detection Systems welcomes new president, chief technology officer
July 6, 2023SSN Staff
ROWLEY, Mass.—Shooter Detection Systems (SDS), an Alarm.com company and a global provider of gunshot detection solutions, has announced the appointment of Stephen Carney as the company's new president.
Additionally, Rich Onofrio, former managing director of SDS, has assumed the role of chief technology officer, leading the engineering team following the retirement of Ronald Fowler, the company's original CTO.
Carney previously served as vice president of global product...
HID introduces Technology Partner Program for mobile solutions
May 23, 2023SSN Staff
AUSTIN, Texas – Identity solutions provider HID Global has announced the release of its HID Origo Technology Partner Program with a focus on mobile technologies.
HID said the program was designed in response to an evolving security landscape, growing regulatory demands, and mounting privacy concerns. The program is designed to provide technology partners with the tools they need to innovate and grow market share.
“When HID Mobile Access was introduced more than a decade ago, smartphones...
SIA names Joseph Grillo as honorary member
March 21, 2023SSN Staff
SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) Executive Committee has named Joseph (Joe) Grillo as an honorary member.
Grillo – a security industry veteran, a longtime SIA member and the founder and former CEO of ACRE, LLC – is one of only five individuals to have received this honor, joining fellow honorary members Les Gold, Sandy Jones, Dave McGowan, and Scott Schafer. SIA will recognize Grillo at its Executive Reception taking place March 28 during ISC...
ADI announces recipients of 2022 Supplier Awards
January 23, 2023SSN Staff
MELVILLE, N.Y. – ADI Global Distribution, a wholesale distributor of security products, has announced the recipients of their ADI 2022 Supplier Awards.
HID Global was selected as the 2022 Supplier of the Year for North America. Other recognized categories included Marketing and Digital Marketing, Sales Support, Operations, New Product of the Year and Rookie of the Year. Every year the awards recognized what ADI sees as the key suppliers in North America for their “…contributions...
HID Global’s RAPID ID receives FDLE FALCON certification
July 11, 2022SSN Staff
AUSTIN, Texas—HID Global, a provider of trusted identity solutions, has obtained RAPID ID certification from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), empowering law enforcement officers to conduct mobile biometric identification on the fly.
The solution handles behind-the-scenes heavy lifting for cross-check fingerprints against FDLE’s FALCON Integrated Criminal History System and FBI’s Repository for Individuals of Special Concern (RISC) databases. Officers simply tap...
PSA announces technology partner award recipients at TEC 2022
May 20, 2022SSN Staff
WESTMINSTER, Colo.—PSA, the world’s largest systems integrator consortium, announced this year’s technology partner award winners during TEC 2022 at the Sheraton in Downtown Denver Hotel. The Superstar Technology Partner Achievement Award was awarded to Altronix (pictured above are Altronix Western U.S. Sales Manager Stephen Oliva (left), and National Sales Manager JR Andrews accepting the Superstar Technology Partner Award from PSA Senior Channel Marketing Manager Brittany...
ACRE Founder and CEO Joseph Grillo announces retirement
May 2, 2022SSN Staff
DALLAS—ACRE, a global leader providing state-of-the-art security systems, today announced that Founder and CEO Joseph Grillo is retiring, effective May 20, 2022, and named new CEO Don Joos, who will join the executive team effective May 23, 2022.
A proven and respected leader who has driven ACRE's business transformation and growth strategy, Grillo's deep knowledge of the security and access control businesses resulted in strong operating results, a track record of 11 successful...