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ESA is proud to recognize the distinguished group of companies supporting the industry in 2018 through its Executive Strategic Partners program. Executive Strategic Partners Program This program allows us to partner with key manufacturers and service providers that are looking to make a significant impact on the industry" “This program allows us to partner with key manufacturers and service providers that are looking to make a significant impact on the industry,” says Merlin Guilbeau, CEO of ESA. “There are key factors we look for in our strategic partners: They must deliver a quality, reputable product that allows our members to better run and grow their businesses. Each one of these players not only check that box, but they also make a significant impact on the installation, integration and monitoring channel — by investing in the association to support vital programming.” As a non-profit organization, ESA invests in and constantly seeks new ways to benefit the association’s members and the industry. The Executive Strategic Partners program is one way for vendor companies to give back and demonstrate their alignment with ESA’s core values by supporting its efforts to move the industry forward. Interlogix, Diamond Level Sponsor For ESA Leading the way as the exclusive 2018 Diamond Level sponsor is Interlogix. “Interlogix is proud to be a long-standing sponsor of ESA’s Executive Strategic Partners program. As a Diamond sponsor of this initiative, we are committed to investing in the evolution and growth of the security industry,” said Warren Hill, Vice President of Partner Solutions, Interlogix. Honeywell, Platinum Level Sponsor For ESA From education to advocacy programs, the ESA is helping to strengthen and advance the security industry" The ESP program’s sole 2018 Platinum Level sponsor is Honeywell. “As our business prepares to spin off from Honeywell into an independent security, smart home and distribution company, we’re excited about the future and the opportunity to deliver solutions our customers want through our unparalleled global network of 100,000 professional dealers,” said Alice DeBiasio, vice president and general manager, Honeywell Homes. “As a strategic partner with the ESA for more than 10 years, we appreciate the work they do to support our industry. From education to advocacy programs, the ESA is helping to strengthen and advance the security industry.” Axis And Telguard, Gold Level Sponsors The 2018 Gold Level sponsors are Axis Communications and Telguard. “2018 marks our seventh year as a Gold Level Executive Strategic Partner with ESA.  We are just as excited to show our support of ESA’s commitment to investing in the future of our industry today as we were back in 2011,” said Shawn Welsh, SVP, Product Line Management and Marketing, Telguard. “We’re proud to support ESA and help their members expand their business potential,” said Mike King, Hosted Video Manager, Axis Communications, Inc. “The complexities of protecting people, property and assets require security integrators to offer innovative and comprehensive solutions, from video surveillance to access control to managed services. We look forward to continued collaboration with ESA and supporting the industry’s advancement.” Altronix, Anixter And SARPG, Silver Level Sponsors The 2018 Silver Level sponsors are Altronix, Anixter and Security America Risk Purchasing Group (SARPG) The 2018 Silver Level sponsors are Altronix, Anixter and Security America Risk Purchasing Group (SARPG). "We chose to partner with ESA for some of our marketing initiatives, because we know our investment will continue to support our industry into the future,” said Alan Forman, President, Altronix. “The association brings great value and professionalism to our industry and its members through fostering education, improving government relations and driving industry standards." “We understand that our insurance is designed specifically to fit the needs of this industry,” says Michael Keegan, president of SARPG. “As such, we always look for ways to support those dealers and integrators that comprise the industry — our executive strategic partnership with ESA is one way we accomplish this.” Talent Acquisition In Electronic Security Industry The significant financial investment of these companies helps further ESA initiatives to recruit new talent for the industry, provide legislative updates, conduct research and be the voice of the electronic security and life safety industry. In return for their financial support, Executive Strategic Partners gain access to various marketing opportunities and a platform for connecting with members, prospects and decision makers through ESA's extensive network of highly qualified installers, dealers and integrators.

On behalf of ONVIF Steering Committee, Per Björkdahl shared the goals and strategies for the upcoming year ONVIF, the leading global standardization initiative for IP-based physical security products, hosted its annual membership meeting and elections in late October, providing an update to members on ONVIF activities and accomplishments over the past year. Attendees around the world heard presentations on such activities as the development and publication of two new profiles (release candidates) in 2015, the launch of a false conformance reporting tool on the ONVIF website and the organization’s ongoing membership and growth in conformant products. Attendees in the annual meeting, held via webinar, were welcomed by ONVIF Steering Committee Chairman Per Björkdahl, who discussed how ONVIF had recently reached several milestones as an organization by virtue of its 500 member companies and more than 5,000 ONVIF conformant products available in the physical security market today. ONVIF’s Goals And Strategies For Upcoming Year On behalf of the ONVIF Steering Committee, Björkdahl shared the goals and strategies for the upcoming year, asking member companies for increased involvement in ONVIF’s work and inviting members to share their ONVIF success stories. He also noted the growing acceptance by the industry at large. “ONVIF has made incredible strides since our formation in 2008,” Björkdahl said. “Together, we have developed five profiles, offered education and networking opportunities to thousands of people and have gained broad acceptance within the physical security industry. Above all, we a member-driven group, so we thank all of our members for their hard work and dedication,”said Björkdahl. "Together, we have developed five profiles, offered education and networking opportunities to thousands of people and have gained broad acceptance within the physical security industry" ONVIF’s Committees The election results for ONVIF’s committees were announced as well. Mayur Salgar of Honeywell was named to the Steering Committee, along with Kim Loy of Pelco by Schneider Electric. For the Technical Committee, Honeywell’s Ramesh Subbaiah, Pelco by Schneider Electric’s Steve Wolf, Panasonic’s Hasan Ozdemir and Siemens’ Suresh Krishnamurthy were elected. Bob Dolan of Anixter was re-elected to the Technical Services Committee, joined by committee members Fen Chen of Hikvision and Andrew Downs of Pelco by Schneider Electric. ONVIF’s newly elected Communication Committee members are Mike Mao of Honeywell, Greg Alcorn of Oncam Grandeye, Jason Spielfogel of Pelco by Schneider Electric and John Ballantyne of VerifEye Technologies. Hans Busch of Bosch, ONVIF Technology Committee Chair, spoke to members about ONVIF’s newest set of network interface specifications and advised them of an upcoming specification release that will encompass video related features. Technical Services Committee Chair Andreas Schneider of Sony shared the timeline for upcoming profile releases through 2018 and spoke about the 13th Developers’ Plugfest, to be held November 11-13, 2015, in Hangzhou, China. ONVIF Communications Chair Stuart Rawling of Pelco by Schneider Electric closed the meeting with a recap of the ONVIF presence at various trade shows throughout 2015, the forum’s public relations and social media efforts and the findings of an ongoing market awareness survey about ONVIF and its various profiles. ONVIF Profile Conformant Products Founded in 2008, ONVIF now consists of more than 500 member companies in six continents and more than 5,000 Profile conformant products. With Profile S for streaming video; Profile G for recording and storage; Profile C for physical access control and the Release Candidates Profile A, for access control configuration, and Profile Q, for easy installation and advanced security features, ONVIF continues to work with its members to expand the number of IP interoperability solutions ONVIF conformant products can provide.

PSA Security Network to distribute Identiv uTrust reader platform and uTrust SmartID credentials Identiv, Inc. recently announced it has entered into a partnership with PSA Security Network to distribute Identiv’s uTrust TS Premises Readers and credentials. PSA Security Network is the world’s largest electronic security cooperative, owned by the most progressive security integrators throughout North America. These leading security systems integrators are responsible for over $2 billion annually in security, fire, and life safety installations. “PSA is thrilled to enter into this partnership with Identiv,” said Bill Bozeman, president and CEO of PSA Security Network. “The Identiv product line is going to be a great asset to our security integrator community and will no doubt bring them an additional competitive advantage.” Identiv uTrust TS Premises Readers Identiv’s uTrust TS Premises Readers can be specifically designed for customers to support any existing building access system (such as Identiv, Lenel, AMAG, Honeywell, or Software House). Featuring high security with an inbuilt secure processor certified to the highest standards (EAL 6+), uTrust TS Readers support all major commercial and government access credentials. Identiv has a broad credentials portfolio, offering different form factors, that is compatible with the majority of building access systems on the market today. “PSA Security Network is an excellent partner that offers more than just product distribution. Their commitment to service combined with Identiv’s compelling product offerings delivers maximum customer value,” said Jason Hart, Identiv CEO. “We are excited to be their newest vendor, and look forward to a long-term distribution partnership offering their members Identiv’s entire advanced uTrust Reader platform and uTrust SmartID Credentials.”

Honeywell, Twitter integration brings security communication to its life safety products Honeywell, Northford, Conn., is leveraging the Twitter social media platform to bring higher levels of situational awareness and emergency communications to its life safety products. This move focuses to improve emergency response by monitoring various security, safety or building systems and providing information to identify potential threats. Gamewell-FCI’s Focal4 Now, Gamewell-FCI’s Focal4 Shared Situational Awareness (SSA) system integrates with Twitter to deliver real-time, topic-trending information. According to a free Gamewall-FCI white paper, Combining Situational Awareness and Emergency Communication, the term situational awareness describes the “thorough understanding of a situation required to provide greater insight through more knowledge.” Focal4 is a vendor-agnostic software platform that aggregates information from all types of systems and manufacturers, including access control, video, fire alarm, HVAC, traffic, cellphone devices and more. The open architecture solution is suited for smaller facilities as well as enterprise locations and is designed to enable security directors, emergency management officials and first responders to make fast, accurate emergency response decisions. CAPSOL With Focal4 At the NFPA Conference & Expo 2015 in June in Chicago, Honeywell announced an integrated add-on to the Focal4 software – CAPSOL, which stands for Capture Social Media. CAPSOL uses search engine optimization to look for keywords cited in open and public Twitter feeds, for example: shooter, bombing, fire, rape. Because Twitter activity posted online is public and includes geo-locations based on the IP address of the person initiating the communication, CAPSOL and Focal4 can more accurately pinpoint the location of that communication and provide greater insight through situational awareness. Situational awareness involves centralized monitoring, alerting and reporting for any and all alarm systems. It delivers information, including location data, to the right people at the right time to ensure business operations and/or to save lives and property. CAPSOL Twitter Integration Can Secure Lives Founded in March 2006, Twitter has more than 300 million active monthly users and logs some 500 million “tweets” per day. Some 80% of its users engage with the social media platform via cellphone devices. Gamewell-FCI’s Focal4 Shared Situational Awareness (SSA) system integrates with Twitter to deliver real-time, topic-trending information  “There’s so much information coming in quickly from Twitter, and CAPSOL captures it and makes it actionable,” says John Stofa, municipal account manager for Honeywell Fire Safety, Northford, Conn. “CAPSOL filters out extraneous information and gets to the core information with keyword searches. It provides immediate, real-time notification of events,” he adds. The software-based Focal4 system uses an open, layered and networked architecture to integrate and present information and events from previously disconnected systems into a single interface. It can be used on-site at command centers or remotely with smartphones, iPads, tablets, laptops or other Web-enabled devices. A cellphone app available with the system can be loaded during an emergency to provide geo-location data and immediate communication. “The best way to mitigate an emergency situation is to be able to tap information from multiple sources, especially when multiple emergencies are occurring simultaneously,” Stofa says. “The CAPSOL Twitter integration assists in those efforts. It’s proactive and powerful, and getting ahead of a situation with this type of information can help save lives.” CAPSOL Features And Uses CAPSOL is downloaded to the primary Focal4 software, where users can activate the social media engine and enter the rules and keywords that the organization or campus wants to search for in Twitter feeds. It can also dictate how and when to notify campus personnel, responding authorities or others via text message or email. CAPSOL also allows users to aggregate information so it’s known whether one person is tweeting about an event or multiple people, which also assists with response. The platform also has some integration with Facebook, but is limited because of the privacy settings of that social media network. “The user can customize the key and search words for their facility,” Stofa continues. “This type of instant communication is not going to go away. We need to intercept it and make it actionable. We can get feet on the ground and make a timely warning so people can help themselves and save themselves.”