Tag: ISC West 2017

DALLAS—At this year's ISC West 2017, MONI began offering dealers a signing bonus, and the company had “tremendous success” at the show, according to Travis Miller, company director of sales.The signing bonus, which is valued at up to $25,000, is not a cash exchange, Miller noted. “Out of the gate, you're going to get a set amount of value in training materials and sales enablement tools to help your business get off the ground and going,” he told Security Systems News....

LAS VEGAS—Galaxy Control Systems, a provider of integrated access control and security solutions, at ISC West 2017 unveiled its new Galaxy Cloud Concierge, a cloud-based access control and monitoring solution. “Security professionals—both channel and end users—are recognizing the operational and cost benefits of a hosted collaborative access control solution,” Rick Caruthers, executive vice president, Galaxy Control Systems, said in a prepared statement. “With...

On the front page of this site, you'll begin to see ssnTVnews video interviews posted each week from several members of the team, including myself, our editor Paul Ragusa, and SSN's VP and group publisher Tim Purpura. Each ISC West we talk on camera with a variety of companies—residential and commercial companies, monitoring centers, integrators, installers, research firms and manufacturers—to both hear about their latest initiatives as well as gain insight into the benefits of ISC West...

LAS VEGAS—Many of the companies Security Systems News talked with on the ISC West 2017 show floor commented on the good attendance. Following the show, Sherida Sessa, industry vice president for ISC Events, told SSN, “All of the metrics are up.”The show had more than 30,000 attendees, a 3 percent increase from previous years and a new milestone for the show, according to Sessa. The show also had more than 1,000 exhibitors, more than 200 of which were new to the show this year.Will...

By many counts, this year's ISC West was a fantastic show. Walking the show floor, the traffic seemed great. Beyond that, there seemed to be a good level of engagement at the booths. The SSN team gathered this week to talk about what really stood out at the show. One thing my colleagues and I heard—and saw—was the importance of integrations and partnership in this industry. In my first discussion on the show floor, EMERgency 24's Deanna Blair, independent sales representative, and I talked...

Just starting to recover from ISC West 2017, which is a testament to how busy and well attended the show was this year. I am still waiting for final numbers from ISC but Sherida Sessa, industry vice president, ISC Events & Connected Security Expo, did say by email that both the number of attendees and exhibitors was up from last year. There was also a sense of renewed optimism—and a healthy buzz on the show floor—about the security industry in general and where it is headed in this age...

Day 3 I-View Now exhibited at ISC West 2017 with its own booth space, a first for the company. When I stopped by I met with I-View Now president Larry Folsom and Nicole Swartwout, who is focused on platform integrations with the company. At the show, the company was discussing a few new integrations at this year's show. Particularly, that Bosch, Hikvision and OpenEye cameras can now come I-View Now ready. In addition to these integrations the company has brought video to end users for alarm confirmation,...

Day one On Tuesday, I attended the annual DMP Owners Forum, which is “one the ways we show our gratitude to our dealers,” Jon Adams, DMP dealer development manager, told a room full of DMP's top 100 dealers. This year's speakers included Major Gen. (Ret.) Vincent Boles, who shared the wisdom he has gained throughout his military career, as well as some of his views on what makes a true leader. Boles gave out his book—4-3-2-1 Leadership: What America's Sons and Daughters Taught Me...

LAS VEGAS—MONI Smart Security, exhibiting at ISC West under its new name, expects discussions on new programs and partnerships at the show this year.MONI Smart Security COO Bruce Mungiguerra spoke with Security Systems News about the company's expectations for ISC West. “We'll actually be spending some time at ISC talking about what we've been doing around the brand, what we've been doing around improving the level of service we can provide as an organization,” he said.The company...

With drone technology gaining traction within the security space, it only makes sense that the discussion includes anti-drone technology, as the issues of privacy and rules and regulations regarding flight restrictions must come into play. At this year's ISC West in April, for example, the show's inaugural Unmanned Security Expo—which has its own section of the show floor with a “flying cage” featuring ground-based robots and aerial drones in action—will also include an education...