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ESA is proud to recognise the distinguished group of companies supporting the industry in 2018 through its Executive Strategic Partners program. Executive Strategic Partners program This program allows us to partner with key manufacturers and service providers that are looking to make a significant impact on the industry" “This program allows us to partner with key manufacturers and service providers that are looking to make a significant impact on the industry,” says Merlin Guilbeau, CEO of ESA. “There are key factors we look for in our strategic partners: They must deliver a quality, reputable product that allows our members to better run and grow their businesses. Each one of these players not only check that box, but they also make a significant impact on the installation, integration and monitoring channel — by investing in the association to support vital programming.” As a non-profit organisation, ESA invests in and constantly seeks new ways to benefit the association’s members and the industry. The Executive Strategic Partners program is one way for vendor companies to give back and demonstrate their alignment with ESA’s core values by supporting its efforts to move the industry forward. Interlogix, diamond level sponsor for ESA Leading the way as the exclusive 2018 Diamond Level sponsor is Interlogix. “Interlogix is proud to be a long-standing sponsor of ESA’s Executive Strategic Partners program. As a Diamond sponsor of this initiative, we are committed to investing in the evolution and growth of the security industry,” said Warren Hill, Vice President of Partner Solutions, Interlogix. Honeywell, platinum level sponsor for ESA From education to advocacy programs, the ESA is helping to strengthen and advance the security industry" The ESP program’s sole 2018 Platinum Level sponsor is Honeywell. “As our business prepares to spin off from Honeywell into an independent security, smart home and distribution company, we’re excited about the future and the opportunity to deliver solutions our customers want through our unparalleled global network of 100,000 professional dealers,” said Alice DeBiasio, vice president and general manager, Honeywell Homes. “As a strategic partner with the ESA for more than 10 years, we appreciate the work they do to support our industry. From education to advocacy programs, the ESA is helping to strengthen and advance the security industry.” Axis and Telguard, gold level sponsors The 2018 Gold Level sponsors are Axis Communications and Telguard. “2018 marks our seventh year as a Gold Level Executive Strategic Partner with ESA.  We are just as excited to show our support of ESA’s commitment to investing in the future of our industry today as we were back in 2011,” said Shawn Welsh, SVP, Product Line Management and Marketing, Telguard. “We’re proud to support ESA and help their members expand their business potential,” said Mike King, Hosted Video Manager, Axis Communications, Inc. “The complexities of protecting people, property and assets require security integrators to offer innovative and comprehensive solutions, from video surveillance to access control to managed services. We look forward to continued collaboration with ESA and supporting the industry’s advancement.” Altronix, Anixter and SARPG, silver level sponsors The 2018 Silver Level sponsors are Altronix, Anixter and Security America Risk Purchasing Group (SARPG) The 2018 Silver Level sponsors are Altronix, Anixter and Security America Risk Purchasing Group (SARPG). "We chose to partner with ESA for some of our marketing initiatives, because we know our investment will continue to support our industry into the future,” said Alan Forman, President, Altronix. “The association brings great value and professionalism to our industry and its members through fostering education, improving government relations and driving industry standards." “We understand that our insurance is designed specifically to fit the needs of this industry,” says Michael Keegan, president of SARPG. “As such, we always look for ways to support those dealers and integrators that comprise the industry — our executive strategic partnership with ESA is one way we accomplish this.” Talent acquisition in electronic security industry The significant financial investment of these companies helps further ESA initiatives to recruit new talent for the industry, provide legislative updates, conduct research and be the voice of the electronic security and life safety industry. In return for their financial support, Executive Strategic Partners gain access to various marketing opportunities and a platform for connecting with members, prospects and decision makers through ESA's extensive network of highly qualified installers, dealers and integrators.

Honeywell's Comprio D1 combines advanced audio management, flexible architecture in a compact design Located in the historic Scottish city of Inverness, the Drummond School is a purpose built educational facility for those with severe learning difficulties and complex needs. With a capacity for over 90 pupils in 20 classes, it has provision for nursery, primary and secondary education and aims to provide its pupils with an educational experience that promotes their independence and heightens their quality of life. A new main school building was completed in 2008 and features a range of state-of-the-art facilities including a swimming pool, a hydrotherapy pool, as well as multi-sensory and soft play rooms. The classrooms are light and airy with facilities for hoisting and for pupils to enjoy their downtime. Safety is of paramount importance at the Drummond School and for the last 12 years its fire detection system has been taken care of by Morley IAS distributor, Bartec Fire and Security. Risk assessment and life safety “We operate across the entire Scottish Highlands, Aberdeenshire and Grampian from our headquarters in Inverness,” explains Gerry McAloon, Operations Manager at Bartec Fire and Security. “We are now considered one of the most innovative solutions providers of life safety and security solutions in the country and have worked closely with the Drummond School on various aspects of its building services.” The Equality Act includes the concept of ‘reasonable adjustments’ and this can be carried over into life safety. After carrying out a full risk assessment, which considered the ability and most effective way for pupils to evacuate the building in an emergency, a public address and voice alarm (PA/VA) system was considered a suitable option during the construction of the main building. "PA/VA is becoming increasingly popular in some schools as it can provide information on what to do in an emergency in a calm and reassuring way" Benefits of a PA/VA system Asked about the benefits of these systems, Ben Fothergill, Morley-IAS Business Manager North & Scotland at Honeywell, replies, “Studies have highlighted that a loud siren could cause confusion and panic amongst the pupils, particularly for those who might have physical or mental disabilities. PA/VA is therefore becoming increasingly popular in some schools as it can provide information on what to do in an emergency in a calm and reassuring way. Furthermore, the latest state-of-the-art intelligent systems incorporate a number of essential features that can prioritise which levels to evacuate first as part of a phased evacuation strategy.” Having decided that it would like to replace its existing PA/VA system, the Drummond School asked Bartec Fire and Security for its advice. Gerry McAloon had no hesitation in recommending a Comprio D1 solution from Honeywell, which combines advanced audio management with a flexible architecture in a compact design. He says, “It was important to have a system that could communicate a range of messages clearly, unambiguously, and could manage complicated evacuation strategies in the event of an emergency. Having installed many Honeywell Comprio D1 PA/VA systems previously, we knew it would be up to the job.” Implementing voice evacuation system To minimise disruption, the new system was installed during the school holidays. The main task involved replacing the rack, as Bartec Fire and Security was able to re-use all the existing speakers and cabling that was already present on site. In order to meet the Drummond School’s specific requirements, a custom rack configuration was implemented to house the Comprio unit itself, as well as the digital output module (DOM), amplifier, visual control module (VCM), universal interface module (UIM) and system communication unit (SCU). Mark Elvines, Head teacher at the Drummond School, is confident that the new Comprio D1 PA/VA system offers pupils, staff and visitors the best possible protection. He concludes, “We take the issue of protection from the potentially devastating effects of fire and smoke very seriously. The use of a voice evacuation system means that clear directions can be provided to pupils and staff in the building in the case of an emergency and that prompt action is taken.”

On behalf of ONVIF Steering Committee, Per Björkdahl shared the goals and strategies for the upcoming year ONVIF, the leading global standardisation initiative for IP-based physical security products, hosted its annual membership meeting and elections in late October, providing an update to members on ONVIF activities and accomplishments over the past year. Attendees around the world heard presentations on such activities as the development and publication of two new profiles (release candidates) in 2015, the launch of a false conformance reporting tool on the ONVIF website and the organisation’s ongoing membership and growth in conformant products. Attendees in the annual meeting, held via webinar, were welcomed by ONVIF Steering Committee Chairman Per Björkdahl, who discussed how ONVIF had recently reached several milestones as an organisation by virtue of its 500 member companies and more than 5,000 ONVIF conformant products available in the physical security market today. ONVIF’s goals and strategies for upcoming year On behalf of the ONVIF Steering Committee, Björkdahl shared the goals and strategies for the upcoming year, asking member companies for increased involvement in ONVIF’s work and inviting members to share their ONVIF success stories. He also noted the growing acceptance by the industry at large. “ONVIF has made incredible strides since our formation in 2008,” Björkdahl said. “Together, we have developed five profiles, offered education and networking opportunities to thousands of people and have gained broad acceptance within the physical security industry. Above all, we a member-driven group, so we thank all of our members for their hard work and dedication,” said Björkdahl. "Together, we have developed five profiles, offered education and networking opportunities to thousands of people and have gained broad acceptance within the physical security industry" ONVIF’s committees The election results for ONVIF’s committees were announced as well. Mayur Salgar of Honeywell was named to the Steering Committee, along with Kim Loy of Pelco by Schneider Electric. For the Technical Committee, Honeywell’s Ramesh Subbaiah, Pelco by Schneider Electric’s Steve Wolf, Panasonic’s Hasan Ozdemir and Siemens’ Suresh Krishnamurthy were elected. Bob Dolan of Anixter was re-elected to the Technical Services Committee, joined by committee members Fen Chen of Hikvision and Andrew Downs of Pelco by Schneider Electric. ONVIF’s newly elected Communication Committee members are Mike Mao of Honeywell, Greg Alcorn of Oncam Grandeye, Jason Spielfogel of Pelco by Schneider Electric and John Ballantyne of VerifEye Technologies. Hans Busch of Bosch, ONVIF Technology Committee Chair, spoke to members about ONVIF’s newest set of network interface specifications and advised them of an upcoming specification release that will encompass video related features. Technical Services Committee Chair Andreas Schneider of Sony shared the timeline for upcoming profile releases through 2018 and spoke about the 13th Developers’ Plugfest, to be held November 11-13, 2015, in Hangzhou, China. ONVIF Communications Chair Stuart Rawling of Pelco by Schneider Electric closed the meeting with a recap of the ONVIF presence at various trade shows throughout 2015, the forum’s public relations and social media efforts and the findings of an ongoing market awareness survey about ONVIF and its various profiles. ONVIF Profile conformant products Founded in 2008, ONVIF now consists of more than 500 member companies in six continents and more than 5,000 Profile conformant products. With Profile S for streaming video; Profile G for recording and storage; Profile C for physical access control and the Release Candidates Profile A, for access control configuration, and Profile Q, for easy installation and advanced security features, ONVIF continues to work with its members to expand the number of IP interoperability solutions ONVIF conformant products can provide.

Honeywell, Twitter integration brings security communication to its life safety products Honeywell, Northford, Conn., is leveraging the Twitter social media platform to bring higher levels of situational awareness and emergency communications to its life safety products. This move focuses to improve emergency response by monitoring various security, safety or building systems and providing information to identify potential threats. Gamewell-FCI’s Focal4 Now, Gamewell-FCI’s Focal4 Shared Situational Awareness (SSA) system integrates with Twitter to deliver real-time, topic-trending information. According to a free Gamewall-FCI white paper, Combining Situational Awareness and Emergency Communication, the term situational awareness describes the “thorough understanding of a situation required to provide greater insight through more knowledge.” Focal4 is a vendor-agnostic software platform that aggregates information from all types of systems and manufacturers, including access control, video, fire alarm, HVAC, traffic, mobile devices and more. The open architecture solution is suited for smaller facilities as well as enterprise locations and is designed to enable security directors, emergency management officials and first responders to make fast, accurate emergency response decisions. CAPSOL with Focal4 At the NFPA Conference & Expo 2015 in June in Chicago, Honeywell announced an integrated add-on to the Focal4 software – CAPSOL, which stands for Capture Social Media. CAPSOL uses search engine optimisation to look for keywords cited in open and public Twitter feeds, for example: shooter, bombing, fire, rape. Because Twitter activity posted online is public and includes geo-locations based on the IP address of the person initiating the communication, CAPSOL and Focal4 can more accurately pinpoint the location of that communication and provide greater insight through situational awareness. Situational awareness involves centralised monitoring, alerting and reporting for any and all alarm systems. It delivers information, including location data, to the right people at the right time to ensure business operations and/or to save lives and property. CAPSOL Twitter integration can secure lives Founded in March 2006, Twitter has more than 300 million active monthly users and logs some 500 million “tweets” per day. Some 80% of its users engage with the social media platform via mobile devices. Gamewell-FCI’s Focal4 Shared Situational Awareness (SSA) system integrates with Twitter to deliver real-time, topic-trending information “There’s so much information coming in quickly from Twitter, and CAPSOL captures it and makes it actionable,” says John Stofa, municipal account manager for Honeywell Fire Safety, Northford, Conn. “CAPSOL filters out extraneous information and gets to the core information with keyword searches. It provides immediate, real-time notification of events,” he adds. The software-based Focal4 system uses an open, layered and networked architecture to integrate and present information and events from previously disconnected systems into a single interface. It can be used on-site at command centres or remotely with smartphones, iPads, tablets, laptops or other Web-enabled devices. A mobile app available with the system can be loaded during an emergency to provide geo-location data and immediate communication. “The best way to mitigate an emergency situation is to be able to tap information from multiple sources, especially when multiple emergencies are occurring simultaneously,” Stofa says. “The CAPSOL Twitter integration assists in those efforts. It’s proactive and powerful, and getting ahead of a situation with this type of information can help save lives.” CAPSOL features and uses CAPSOL is downloaded to the primary Focal4 software, where users can activate the social media engine and enter the rules and keywords that the organisation or campus wants to search for in Twitter feeds. It can also dictate how and when to notify campus personnel, responding authorities or others via text message or email. CAPSOL also allows users to aggregate information so it’s known whether one person is tweeting about an event or multiple people, which also assists with response. The platform also has some integration with Facebook, but is limited because of the privacy settings of that social media network. “The user can customise the key and search words for their facility,” Stofa continues. “This type of instant communication is not going to go away. We need to intercept it and make it actionable. We can get feet on the ground and make a timely warning so people can help themselves and save themselves.”