PPVAR Announced their new board positions for the upcoming 2023-2024 term. Partnership for Priority Verified Alarm Response (PPVAR), an organization established to promote the value of verification and validation of alarm events during the emergency response process, recently announced their new president and secretary for the 2023-2024 board.

After 31+ years with Napco Security Technologies, as Western VP, and later, SRVP of Sales, for all the Napco RSMs across North America, Dave Sheffey will be retiring.

The Queen Anne’s County MD Emergency Services is the 131st Emergency Communications Center (ECCs) in the United States to implement The Monitoring Association’s (TMA) Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP).

The Monitoring Association (TMA) is pleased to announce that the application period for the inaugural Louis T. Fiore Electronic Communications Scholarship is now open.

ESA is pleased to announce Kevin Stone, COO and Executive Vice President of Doyle Security Systems in Rochester, New York, as the Association’s Chairman Elect for 2023-2024.

SIAC extends its congratulations to Kirk MacDowell for being honored with the prestigious Sara E. Jackson Memorial Award from the Electronic Security Association (ESA). As SIAC Chairman, his dedication exemplifies just one aspect of his many contributions to our industry.

ONVIF®, the leading global standardization initiative for IP‐based physical security products, has introduced the TLS Configuration Add‐on.

Napco Access Pro, the new Access Control division of Napco Security Technologies, offers a wide range of data credentials and readers for all applications and access systems.

NAPCO Security Technologies is pleased to announce its Continental Access Division has introduced an all-new Napco Access Pro Dealer Program, brand, and website.

The Foundation for Advancing Security Talent (FAST) has named Aiden O’Brien to serve as FAST’s first executive director.