Tag: Motorola Solutions
Evolv Technology appoints John Kedzierski as CEO, president, and director
December 9, 2024SSN Staff
WALTHAM, Mass.—Evolv Technology has announced that its Board of Directors has appointed John Kedzierski as the company’s new chief executive officer, president and as a member of the board, effective Dec. 16, 2024.
Kedzierski will succeed Michael Ellenbogen, who has been serving as the company’s interim president and chief executive officer since October, when President and CEO Peter George was terminated without cause as the company continues its internal investigation involving...
‘Home’ support
August 14, 2024Cory Harris, Editor
“Root, root, root for the home team” is a famous line from Take Me Out to the Ballgame, one of the most iconic sports-themed songs ever made. These days, it seems the roles have been reversed, thanks to recent corporate sponsorships of professional sports teams by home security companies.
My idea for this week’s blog came about while I was watching my beloved New York Mets take on the Miami Marlins over the weekend, when I noticed that the Marlins players were wearing an ADT...
DMP names Charlie Lunney as new director of sales, Northeast
June 25, 2024SSN Staff
SPRINGFIELD, Mo.—Digital Monitoring Products (DMP) has named Charlie Lunney as the new director of sales, Northeast. He will direct and support the regional sales managers in the New England, New York Metro, Northeast and Mid-Atlantic territories.
“I’m happy to be at the organization,” said Lunney. “One of the things I like is it’s a limited dealership product line. You’re not everything to everybody. You’re everything to a select few. I do really...
Motorola Solutions acquires IPVideo
December 18, 2023SSN Staff
CHICAGO—Motorola Solutions announced it has acquired Bay Shore, N.Y.-based IPVideo, the creator of the HALO Smart Sensor, an all-in-one intelligent sensor that detects real-time health and safety threats.
Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
The HALO Smart Sensor is a multifunctional safety and security device with built-in vape detection and air quality monitoring, gunshot detection, abnormal noise and motion detection and emergency keyword detection. In areas where cameras...
'Power of AI': Use cases, security business implications
November 8, 2023Cory Harris, Editor
NEW YORK—Artificial intelligence (AI) is here to stay, and its current and future implications on the security space was addressed at the recent Securing New Ground (SNG) conference.
“What AI means for your business” was a session moderated by Tina D’Agostin, CEO of Alcatraz.ai, and featured panelists Hamish Dobson, CVP, product – enterprise physical security solutions, Motorola Solutions; Jumbi Edulbehram, global business development, smart cities and spaces,...
Xtract One Technologies expands leadership team with two new hires
August 22, 2023SSN Staff
TORONTO—Threat detection and security solutions provider Xtract One Technologies has announced the appointment of Joshua Douglas and Christopher Feusner as the company’s new senior vice president (SVP) of product & engineering and vice president (VP) of sales, respectively.
Douglas is a recognized expert in the fields of behavioral analytics, cybersecurity, and physical security. He joins from Mimecast, where he served as senior vice president of product management and adds deep product...
Motorola Solutions unveils Avigilon Security Suite
March 14, 2023SSN Staff
CHICAGO – Motorola Solutions has announced their new Avigilon Physical Security Suite scalable security solution.
The company said the suite provides secure, scalable and flexible video security and access control to organizations of all sizes around the world, and includes cloud-native Avigilon Alta and on-premise Avigilon Unity Solutions powered by advanced analytics. Motorola Solutions described Avigilon as the capstone of their video security and access control business which has grown...
SIA names Motorola Solutions and RFI as 2023 Members of the Year
March 9, 2023SSN Staff
SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) has announced that Motorola Solutions and RFI Communications & Security Systems will each receive a 2023 SIA Member of the Year Award.
SIA will present the honorees with their awards at The Advance, SIA’s annual membership meeting, which will be held March 28 during ISC West.
The SIA Member of the Year Award honors SIA member companies that have shown notable involvement in SIA committees and working...
SIA announces featured speakers for 2022 Securing New Ground conference
September 27, 2022SSN Staff
SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) has announced the 2022 keynote speakers, featured panel sessions and executive interviews for Securing New Ground (SNG), the security industry’s executive conference, taking place Oct. 18-19 at the InterContinental Times Square in New York City.
The security industry will gather at SNG 2022 for top-level information sharing, networking and business analysis.
This year’s Securing New Ground conference...
Motorola Solutions acquires cloud-native advanced video analytics leader Calipsa
April 19, 2022SSN Staff
CHICAGO—Motorola Solutions, a global leader in public safety and enterprise security. announced it has acquired Calipsa, Inc., a technology leader in cloud-native advanced video analytics based in London. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Calipsa’s scalable platform enables businesses to optimize security with AI-powered analytics that verify alarms, enable content-based searches, detect tampering and assess the health of cameras in real time. The solution is relied upon...