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PSA-TEC 2012 wraps winning conference
by Deborah L. O'Mara - Monday May 21, 2012PSA-TEC wrapped up its 2012 conference and educational sessions in Denver with some 800 registered guests and more exhibitors than ever before in the history of its event. With some 50-plus educational sessions, including certification classes, there was no shortage of cutting-edge topics that kept rooms packed with attendees. From sessions with top-level executives on mergers and acquisitions, security as a service, cloud computing and more, integrators set their sights on the future of the industry at the show, which was held in Westminster, Colo., just steps away from PSA Security Network headquarters. Kicking off the show was Dean Meyer, executive vice president of the Buildings Business of Schneider Electric, Palatine, Ill., who... -
SD&I Fast50 a hit!
by Deborah L. O'Mara - Thursday March 29, 2012
It was a first, and definitely not the last, as SD&I magazine presented its inaugural Fast50 awards and best practices celebration today during ISC West 2012 at the Special Events Stage. The crowd included manufacturers, distributors, the advisory board members, program endorsees and others who were proof positive that the time had come for the program and the unveiling of the first ever ranking of America’s Fastest Growing Systems Integrators. Ed Several, vice president of ISC West, kicked off the event and many of the ranked integrators and security dealers were on hand to receive their awards—or hear best practices from three of the top companies on just why they had grown. Michael S. Rogers, PSP, CPP and CEO of Securityhunter... -
AMAG continues mission to integrate
by Deborah L. O'Mara - Tuesday March 6, 2012AMAG Technology Inc., Torrance, Calif., kicked off its 11 th Annual Engineering Symposium in Florida with new consultant-specifier attendees and vendor partners. The event is the largest to date, said Robert Sawyer, president and CEO of the company in his opening address. “Our direct customers are our integrators—that’s who we sell to—and we don’t ever sell to the end user. Our goal is exceptional customer service to all of our customers,” he said. Sawyer added that the company has upped its dealer training, which he feels is critical to AMAG’s continued success as well as that of the success of consultants and integrators. Matt Barnette, recently promoted to executive vice president of Sales & Marketing, reiterated... -
BICSI is hot; the weather, not so much
by Deborah L. O'Mara - Monday February 13, 2012Arriving in Orlando late yesterday and yearning for warm weather, I was greeted by a cold slap in the face—30 degrees in what is generally known as sunny and warm Florida. Coming in on the tail end of a cold snap, the sun revisited today and warm temperatures began to rebound to the norm. The BICSI show kicked off yesterday in a new venue, Mickey Mouse land and the Coronado Springs Resort and with bleary-eyed Registered Communications Distribution Designers, Registered Information Technology Professionals and other credential holders earning their continuing education credits at this focused training event. BICSI is known as the conference for the information technology and transport systems industry and the organization is also a... -
WSC Awards at ISC West
by Deborah L. O'Mara - Thursday January 19, 2012Women of the Year awards—call for nominations The Women’s Security Council’s (WSC) Women of the Year Awards deadline has been extended until January 31, 2012. Nominate your colleague today!! There is no cost to enter. The WSC Women of the Year Award recipients will be honored during ISC West 2012 in Las Vegas at WSC’s Awards Reception, profiled in the special April 2012 eWSC awards newsletter and announced in an official WSC press release to be distributed at ISC West. To nominate yourself or a colleague, please complete our online nomination form at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Z7HTRXB Nominees will be judged based upon the leadership they have exhibited in the security industry and at their companies, and the ways...
