The happenings of 2020 forced people to shelter-in-place, obey stay-at-home orders and even perform their regular work duties from home, inspiring creativity on the part of most who found solace in Zoom meetings, FaceTime and other technologies to stay connected to family, friends...
Just as ESA is passionate about security as reflected in one of our most popular hashtags used on social media — #passionatesecurity — the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) is comprised of a community of passionate individuals who believe technology is...
The year was 1948. The first Porsche was built — the 356 sports car — and NASCAR had its first modified stock car race at Daytona Beach. Technology advanced with the random access storage device, Velcro and the transistor radio....
The Vermont Alarm and Signal Association donated $5,000 to further demonstrate the industry’s appreciation for police, firefighters, paramedics and EMTs working for safety and security within our communities. This money will be used to increase the amount of the national...
ESA’s National Training School has launched a valuable new tool to help employers with one of the biggest challenges faced when hiring new security technicians — gauging practical areas of proficiencies. “Many other professions use skills assessments to verify computer...
By Kirk MacDowell, MacGuard Security Advisors and past Chair, AIREF Something important happened in 2020 and it occurred without fanfare. The AIREF Board of Directors did something admirable. They reexamined their existing mission, looked at common issues impacting the industry...
Here are highlights of legislative activity that could impact the electronic security and life safety industry. Federal Legislative Summary – January 2021 Congress is working on a $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 stimulus/relief package pushed by House and Senate Democrats, and...
The election’s over; we are a little over a month into 2021; business is starting back up after COVID-ladened months; and there’s more going on in Congress than just funding. There are tax credits, tax deductions, extensions, all of which...
With the new administration came a steady stream of executive orders (EO) to reverse the executive orders that were previously issued by President Trump. This was entirely predictable. News headlines focused on those with the most immediate economic and job...
Telguard, a leader in cellular alarm communication for security and life safety systems, has increased its support of the pro-installed channel and ESA by boosting their strategic partnership with the association from Gold to Platinum for 2021. “Moving up to...