Tag: WESCO
SIA releases new report on operational security technology
March 25, 2025SSN Staff
SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) has released an impactful new resource – Operational Security Technology: Principles, Challenges and Achieving Mission-Critical Outcomes Leveraging OST.
Authored by cyber-physical security experts John Deskurakis and Chris Lynch and developed with support from sponsors Allegion, M.C. Dean, ONVIF and Wesco, this in-depth report explores prominent types of operational security technology (OST) and their corresponding challenges,...
Convergint, Wavelynx and Wesco named 2025 SIA Members of the Year
February 25, 2025SSN Staff
SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) has announced that Convergint, Wavelynx and Wesco have been named 2025 Members of the Year. SIA will present the honorees with their awards at The Advance, SIA’s annual membership meeting, which will be held April 1 during ISC West.
The SIA Member of the Year Award honors SIA member companies that have shown notable involvement in SIA committees and working groups, SIA events and the SIA Education at ISC...
SIA announces 2025 Board of Directors nominations
February 13, 2025SSN Staff
SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) announced that its Nominations Committee has recommended nine individuals to serve as members of the SIA Board of Directors, pursuant to the SIA bylaws.
These nominations will be submitted for ratification at The Advance, SIA’s annual membership gathering during ISC West 2025 in April.
The following three individuals have been nominated for an initial two-year term starting in 2025:
Min Kyriannis,...
SIA announces 2024 SIA Women in Security Forum Scholarship winners
October 18, 2024SSN Staff
SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named eight recipients for the 2024 SIA Women in Security Forum (WISF) Scholarship – a program developed to further educational opportunities and promote advancement for the widest spectrum of people possible in the security industry.
In the 2024 scholarship program – open to employees of SIA member companies and SIA student members – each honoree will be awarded $7,500 to use toward...
Security, A/V, IoT technology convergence is key to digital transformation, Langley says
June 12, 2024Cory Harris, Editor
DALLAS—Phil Langley sees the convergence of security, A/V (audio-visual) and IoT technologies as key elements in organizations’ digital transformation journeys.
Langley, Wesco’s SVP, global enterprise A/V and UCC (unified communications and collaboration), told Security Systems News (SSN) that this technology convergence is extremely vital in areas such as smart building infrastructure and responding to threats that target organizations.
“As organizations continue to...
Axis launches Axis Cloud Connect, Camera Station VMS at ISC West
April 16, 2024SSN Staff
CHELMSFORD, Mass.—Axis Communications introduced Axis Cloud Connect, an open cloud-based platform designed to provide customers with more secure, flexible, and scalable security solutions, as well as its new Camera Station VMS at ISC West 2024.
With two decades of experience in cloud connectivity and over a million cloud-connected Axis cameras in use today, Axis Cloud Connect is created to work together with Axis devices to enable a range of managed services that support system...
SIA names Renee Thompson as chair of ESG Advisory Board
January 2, 2024SSN Staff
SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named Renee Thompson – director of global sustainability and environmental compliance at Wesco International – as the first-ever chair of SIA’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Advisory Board.
Thompson has led the global Sustainability and Environmental Compliance team at Wesco since 2020, helping evolve the company’s approach to compliance, sustainable practices, and corporate...
SNG discussion – AI called the ‘topic of the year’ during Security Megatrends panel
November 1, 2023Cory Harris, Editor
NEW YORK—It’s safe to say that artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as one of the top buzzwords in the security industry over the last couple of years.
At the recent Securing New Ground (SNG) conference, the Security Industry Association’s (SIA’s) premier annual executive gathering in NYC, the topic of AI and its impact on the security sector came up during several sessions at the two-day event.
In fact, AI has been at or near the top of SIA’s Security Megatrends...
Arcules announces global distribution partnership with Wesco
October 20, 2022SSN Staff
IRVINE, Calif. – Video management solutions provider Arcules has announced a strategic partnership with Wesco to expand brand awareness and increase distribution of easy to access, scalable cloud managed services.
The partnership will serve to expand their reach throughout North America and EMEA regions. It allows Arcules to make use of Wesco’s vast distribution network increasing client-side visibility as they look to find more flexible, and secure cloud solutions. Arcules called...
Anixter accepts $4.5 billion buyout offer from WESCO
January 15, 2020SSN Staff
PITTSBURGH and GLENVIEW, Ill.—On Jan. 6, after a month-long bidding war with an affiliate of private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, which first proposed purchasing Anixter for $3.8 billion in October 2019, the Glenview, Illinois-based company announced a merger agreement with Pittsburgh-based WESCO International.
Boards of both Anixter and WESCO unanimously approved a $4.5 billion cash-and-stock deal, according to the announcement. The agreement needs shareholders' and regulators'...