Tag: ISC West
Specifically Speaking with Dave Teague – ‘Our mission is to provide our clients with up-to-date technology solutions’
September 20, 2023Cory Harris, Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine—Keeping schools safe and secure has been Dave Teague’s focus for quite some time.
Teague currently serves as president of Academic Integrations, an IT services and IT consulting firm that he founded in August 2023, based out of Yakima, Wash.
“We specialize in offering comprehensive consulting, coordination, and design services tailored to Division 27 and 28 projects,” he told SSN. “With a robust expertise in networking technologies, voice communication,...
The journey west
September 12, 2023Ken Showers, Managing Editor
For me, there’s a few more meetings to go yet at GSX this year, but odds are by the time you’re reading this we’ll be wrapped and headed home.
It’s been a good show this year, although I think a lot of attendees made the comment that the first day felt slow. That momentum certainly picked up on the second day, so I was thankful for all the exhibitors that were good enough to leave coffee stations all over the show floor.
There were several large pieces of news, and product...
Scaling new heights, literally, for a cause
August 30, 2023Cory Harris, Editor
I’ve always been in awe of any athletic achievements that force you to push yourself to your absolute physical and mental limits.
Why am I saying this in a security industry blog? Well, two industry pros reached new heights, literally, on Aug. 23 as Karl Radke, Midwest business area director at Axis, and Jason Johnston, OKR (objectives and key results) practice lead at Genetec, successfully braved the challenging 14,505-foot climb to the summit of Mount Whitney in California at approximately...
Boon Edam celebrates 150 years of excellence
April 21, 2023Ken Showers, Managing Editor
LAS VEGAS – This year a big player in the physical access security industry celebrates an important milestone in their history.
2023 marks the 150th anniversary for Boon Edam, a company that’s come to be recognized around the world for their revolving doors and other security accesses. Originally founded as a carpenters shop in 1873, they relocated to Edam in 1970 and began the transition to the company they are today.
“We started the same year as Heineken Beer and Levi...
Loose Ends
April 19, 2023Ken Showers, Managing Editor
I’m pretty sure I said a few weeks ago I was finishing up my ISC West coverage, but low and behold I am still squeezing just a little bit more blood from this stone.
Only one, maybe two more actual stories this week, but I spoke with so many great people and companies I didn’t want to let them just slip by. However, the news waits for no one, therefore I must pull my nose out of my notes and get back to the present. So as a compromise I’m using this week’s blog to talk...
DMP announces Dealer of the Year award recipients
April 17, 2023SSN Staff
LAS VEGAS—DMP awarded its annual dealer awards prior to ISC West during its Owners Forum, DMP’s signature dealer event, at the Keep Memory Alive Event Center in downtown Las Vegas.
The awards were handed out during a daylong event that featured keynote speakers who provided tools to help DMP dealers grow their business. The awards consist of the Milestone award, honoring 10 and 25 years as a DMP dealer; Sales Recognition Awards, which spotlight Silver, Gold, Platinum, and Diamond level...
Gallagher appoints director, senior systems engineer to Federal Government Program
April 11, 2023SSN Staff
HAMILTON, New Zealand—Global security provider Gallagher announced it has appointed Jeff Fields as director and Paul Haake as senior systems engineer of its newly formed Federal Government Program in the U.S.
Combined, Fields and Haake bring 65 years of experience – many directly in the federal landscape - to the Gallagher team and are “brimming with excitement,” as Haake put it, to launch the new program.
Fields and Haake envision Gallagher’s Federal Government...
Netwatch proactive in crime deterrence, finding new markets
April 10, 2023Ken Showers, Managing Editor
LAS VEGAS - Security trade shows offer attendees a glimpse at a number of effective monitoring solutions. One provider, Netwatch North America, touts being proactive rather than reactive. “Leave now or dispatching police kind of thing - nine times out of 10 that works,” said Netwatch’s Justin Wilmas.
Wilmas is the president of Netwatch North America, and the company's voice is reaching a different kind of audience to prevent crime before it can incur costs. He spoke with...
Qognify becomes part of Hexagon division
April 7, 2023Ken Showers, Managing Editor
PEARL RIVER, N.Y. – Video management software (VMS) and enterprise incident management (EIM) provider Qognify announced that it has joined Hexagon as part of its Safety, Infrastructure & Geospatial Division.
Qognify was acquired by Hexagon from tech company Battery Ventures late last year on Dec. 19, 2022. Safety, Infrastructure & Geospatial Division President Steven Cost spoke about the acquisition in the company’s official release, saying, “Qognify extends our real-time...
Exploring the IoVT: A chat with Digital Barriers’ Fredrik Wallberg
April 6, 2023Ken Showers, Managing Editor
LAS VEGAS – At ISC West this year Security Systems News had the opportunity to sit down and speak with several companies working to enhance the security industry, and one of those is Digital Barriers, a SaaS company providing video services optimized for low bandwidth and cellular.
SSN spoke with Digital Barriers Chief Marketing Officer Fredrik Wallberg who gave us insights into the company and their body of work for what he calls an Internet of Video Things (IoVT) company. This interview...