ESX announces 2025 Innovation Award winners

ATLANTA—The Electronic Security Expo (ESX) has revealed the winners of the 2025 Innovation Awards, recognizing excellence and breakthrough innovation within the electronic security and life safety industry. 

These prestigious awards honor next-generation products and services that present significant growth opportunities for integrators, dealers, and monitoring professionals. 

An independent panel of industry experts selected this year’s winners based on a rigorous set of criteria, including innovation, market relevance, user experience, and potential impact.

“The 2025 ESX Innovation Award winners reflect the leading edge of security and life safety,” said ESX Chairman George De Marco. “These innovations are advancing efficiency, profitability, and safety across the industry. We celebrate these innovators for their impact and excellence.”

The following are the breakthrough technologies for 2025 that earned them the Innovation Awards (winners listed by category):

Access Control/ID Systems

Gate/Door Operators

• M2M-AXS Access Control System – M2M Services

Telephone Entry Control / Intercom

• Ajax Doorbell – Ajax Systems

Commercial Automation/Control

Physical Security Information Management (PSIM)

• AI-RGUS – AI-RGUS

IT / Networking

• Access Networks A770 Wi-Fi 7 Indoor Access Point – ADI|Snap One

Dealer Services

IT / Networking

• QuoteAnywhere – WeSuite

Fire/Life Safety

Cellular / Radio Communications

• TG-7FEM Commercial Fire Multi-Carrier and Dual Path Communicator – Telguard

Intrusion Systems

Detection Sensors – Annunciators/Strobes/Audible Devices

• JamAlert – Digital Monitoring Products (DMP)

Hubs / Controllers/Control Panels

• Hub BP Jeweller – Ajax Systems

Cellular/Radio Communications

• StarLink Intrusion Max2 – NAPCO

Outdoor Detection

• MotionCam Outdoor Highmount PHOD) Jeweller – Ajax Systems

Monitoring

Software

• Automated Security Monitoring Platform – Watchful

Dealer App

• Mobile Technician App – Becklar Monitoring

Smart Home – Electronics, Control Systems, & Networking

IT/ Networking

• Araknis Networks 420 Series PoE+ 24-Port 410W – ADI|Snap One

Lighting Control Systems

• LightSwitch Jeweller Series – Ajax Systems

Specialty Products & Services

Power Supplies & Batteries

• WattBox 820 Series 20A IP Power Conditioner – ADI|Snap One

Video Surveillance

Video Analytics – AI

• AI Smart Search – March Networks

Hosted & Managed Video Systems (VSaaS)

• Cell Connector for Video – Alarm.com

Megapixel / HD Cameras

• First Alert CX4 Camera Series – Resideo

Video Management Software

• CloudSight – March Networks

Video Analytics – AI

• Next Modular Camera System – Vicon Industries