Archive: December 2024
Stowaway getaway
December 3, 2024Cory Harris, Editor
Hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving and reached their destinations safely, without having to stow yourself on an airplane.
Yes, New York City is once again the dateline for the latest security fiasco in the place I call home. This latest security escapade took place at JFK Airport on Nov. 26, when an unidentified 57-year-old Russian national miraculously made her way through multiple security checkpoints without valid travel documents or a boarding pass and somehow snuck her way on to a Delta...
Latch announces Siminoff’s transition to advisory role
December 3, 2024SSN Staff
ST. LOUIS — Latch, Inc., soon to be DOOR, today announced Jamie Siminoff, Chief Strategy Officer, will step down from his current role and transition to the advisory role of Doorman in 2025.
“I joined Latch to help build a foundation for growth, and I believe we have done just that,” said Siminoff. “We have invented around the future of multifamily property management, joining forces with key partners, introducing innovative new products, and launching the DOOR brand and...
SecurityBridge partners with Altum Strategy Group
December 3, 2024SSN Staff
NEW YORK — SecurityBridge, the Cybersecurity Command Center for SAP, has announced a strategic partnership with Altum Strategy Group (Altum).
An advisory firm specializing in Responsible Transformation, Intelligence, Data & Technology, Operational Excellence, and Risk Management, Altum says its partnership will empower its small to mid-sized clients with SecurityBridge’s comprehensive SAP-native cybersecurity platform, providing a holistic approach to solving their SAP security challenges.
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ASSA ABLOY acquires Finland’s 9Solutions
December 3, 2024SSN Staff
STOCKHOLM—ASSA ABLOY has announced the acquisition of 9Solutions, a Finnish provider of highly integrated AI-powered real-time locating healthcare solutions for critical communication and collaboration, with a focus on senior care.
This is the second acquisition for ASSA ABLOY in as many days after adding U.S. manufacturer Premier Steel Doors and Frames to its portfolio on Dec. 2.
"I am very pleased to welcome 9Solutions into the ASSA ABLOY Group, an exciting technological addition...
Loomis US deploying Axon body cameras
December 3, 2024SSN Staff
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Axon has revealed that cash distribution leader Loomis US is equipping vehicle armored service technicians with its Axon Body 4 cameras.
The deployment, spanning across the United States, includes more than 2,000 body-worn cameras and licenses to Axon's digital evidence management system, Axon Evidence.
"Loomis' deployment of Axon Body 4 and Axon's digital evidence management system will increase safety and efficiency for their fleets, an effort we...
SIA opens call for nominations for 2025 Women in Security Forum Power 100
December 3, 2024SSN Staff
SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) has opened the call for nominations for the 2025 SIA Women in Security Forum (WISF) Power 100.
Now in its fourth year, this annual initiative, presented by the SIA Women in Security Forum community, honors 100 women in the security industry whose outstanding accomplishments and success stories are breaking barriers, redefining the faces of leadership and showcasing the innovative contributions women bring...
SSN, SIA WISF to continue partnership to promote diversity in 2025
December 3, 2024Cory Harris, Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine, and SILVER SPRING, Md.—Security Systems News is proud to partner again in 2025 with the Security Industry Association's (SIA’s) Women in Security Forum (WISF) to spotlight an incredibly diverse list of security professionals (see list below) to be highlighted in special features throughout the year.
SSN and SIA WISF began the partnership in 2021 and in 2022, expanded coverage beyond one issue with one person profiled in each issue, as well as online at...
Carrier closes $3 billion sale of its commercial and residential fire business
December 2, 2024SSN Staff
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla.—Carrier Global Corp., a global provider of intelligent climate and energy solutions, announced it has completed the sale of its commercial and residential fire business to an affiliate of Lone Star Funds for an enterprise value of $3 billion.
"The sale of our commercial and residential fire business is the final step in our strategic portfolio transformation, further simplifying and focusing our company, and strengthening our global leadership position...
Nominations now open for PSA/SSN Integrator of the Year/Bill Bozeman Awards
December 2, 2024Cory Harris, Editor
WESTMINSTER, Colo., and YARMOUTH, Maine—PSA and Security Systems News have announced that nominations are now open for the fourth annual Integrator of the Year/Bill Bozeman Awards, which aspire to identify the leading systems integrators within security, from smaller, local integrators all the way up to the big nationals.
Winners will be awarded at PSA TEC 2025 - taking place March 9-12 at the Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center in Denver - and featured within the pages of SSN.
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ASSA ABLOY acquires Premier Steel Doors and Frames
December 2, 2024SSN Staff
STOCKHOLM—ASSA ABLOY has announced the acquisition of Premier Steel Doors and Frames, a U.S. manufacturer of hollow metal doors and frames, metal building door systems, and aluminum windows.
"I am very pleased to welcome Premier into the ASSA ABLOY Group. This acquisition delivers on our strategy to strengthen our position in mature markets through adding complementary products and solutions to our core business,” said Nico Delvaux, president and CEO of ASSA ABLOY.
"Premier...