“While it has certainly been a tough year for in-person events, the Electronic Security Association (ESA) sees the value that the Electronic Security Expo (ESX) delivers each year to the pro-installed electronic security and life safety industry,” says ESA President,...

The electronic security and life safety industry has forged through 2020, taking anxiety over the global pandemic and economic recovery and transforming it into a willingness to embrace changes in business processes and workflows to stay relevant and prosperous. Ongoing support from...

Here are highlights of legislative activity that could impact the electronic security and life safety industry.   Federal Legislative Summary - December 2020 December ended with the last-minute passage (something that seems to be a trend for multi-thousand-page bills that...

Congress finally acted as 2020 closed to provide a new phase of COVID-19 relief and tax breaks that will help many small businesses. The bill as passed is thousands of pages and includes the general appropriations for the next year....

The 3G and CDMA sunsets are in motion and now is the time for fire pro-installers to ensure they are adequately prepared to keep customers connected. Sunset timelines for machine-to-machine devices are different than consumer devices. As of this Q&A,...

My kids have been learning virtually since the end of August and it has really expanded my views on communicating distantly. My fifth-grade son has mainly one dedicated teacher who is on Zoom with him and his classmates throughout the day, while my seventh-grade daughter...

The Electronic Security Association (ESA) is saddened by the news of the Nashville explosion that disrupted the city on an already difficult Christmas morning, injuring three and damaging dozens of buildings. ESA has called Nashville home to its Electronic Security...

The electronic security industry works intimately with the public safety sector. Police, firefighters, paramedics and EMTs offer a vital service to our communities, in our shared goal of keeping people, places and property safe. To give back to this group...

The new non-profit organization is dedicated to connecting talented, motivated individuals with opportunities in the security technology and life safety field  The Electronic Security Association (ESA) and Security Industry Association (SIA) have launched the Foundation for Advancing Security Talent (FAST), a new 501(c)(3), non-profit organization designed to...

I can only imagine what a shop owner or small manufacturer of saddles, horse whips and other transportation goods thought when they saw the first internal-combustion-powered vehicle driving down the dirt road of their town in the 1890s or early 1900s. Did they...