Tag: Lee Odess

BETHESDA, Md.—Group337, a team of experts focused on activating the companies, brands, and people in the security industry through insights, intuition, and ideas, announced the launch of The Inside Community, a free and paid app (iOS and Android) and website dedicated to the security industry. According to Group337, The Inside Community is “the next evolution of how we connect as an industry.” It is an inclusive space for security professionals to connect, share ideas, learn,...

SILVER SPRING, Md. —The Security Industry Association (SIA) has announced details for the 2021 AcceleRISE conference – an essential experience hosted by SIA’s RISE community for young professionals in the security industry – taking place virtually Aug. 23-25. The 2021 AcceleRISE event will challenge tomorrow’s security leaders to test their limits, escape their comfort zones and grow their industry expertise. “I am so excited about AcceleRISE...

BETHESDA, Md.—Group337, a team of experts focused on the business of the security, access control and IoT industries, announced the hire of Jonathon Harris as vice president of The Index, adding yet another high-profile executive to their quickly expanding roster. Group337 recently hired Hilary Gallagher as vice president.  In his new role as vice president of The Index – the data and analytics arm of Group337's solutions for the market – Harris will lead Group337’s...

BETHESDA, Md.—Group337, a group of executives focused on business creation for small to large companies in the security, access control, and IoT industries, announced the appointment of Hilary Gallagher as vice president, responsible for internal and external marketing, communication, branding, and content creation. Gallagher brings vast experience and a versatile amount of marketing skills to Group337, having previously held product, field, and analyst marketing positions at Appirio, UniKey...

BETHESDA, Md.—Group 337, a group of executives focused on business creation for small to large companies in the security, access control and IoT industries, announced the launch of the Access Control Index, a quantitative and qualitative report of 40 leading physical access control software manufacturers. The Access Control Index answers the question: Who are the companies within the physical access control market, and how do they rank? “The security industry is in the midst of...

BETHESDA, Md.—Brivo Systems has about 300 dealers, but it did not have a formal dealer program until recently. The cloud-based access control provider launched Brivo Blue at ISC West.“The main thing is that it's a partnership. We're not dictating or demanding,” Lee Odess, Brivo's director of sales operations, told Security Systems News. “We'll reward dealers based on commitment … and there's a real focus on market development.”For committed dealers, Brivo will help “from...

In a video I posted on our site today, an interview with Tyco Integrated Security CTO Jay Hauhn  from ISC West, one of the topics we talked about is  the security industy's journey to the cloud. We're not there yet with hosted video, he said, but the one product area where the industry is most comfortable in the cloud is access control. And, Brivo Systems is certainly one of the leaders in this arena. Brivo CEO Steve Van Till wrote a guest commentary for us about the cloud confusion he saw on display...