Security Products Announces Platinum and Gold Winners of 2012 Govies Government Security Awards at GovSec

Security Products magazine, the only integrated product magazine reaching the entire security market, announced Platinum and Gold winners in its 2012 Govies Government Security award competition today. The awards honor outstanding government products in a variety of categories.

The Security Products’ Government Security Awards were launched in 2009. With 53 entries this year, participation grew 40 percent over 2011. Earlier this month, the judges narrowed down the 2012 submissions to those achieving top status. Top entries earned the opportunity to display their products in the Govies booth (#2725) at GovSec – the Government Security Conference & Expo featuring the U.S. Law Enforcement Conference & Expo, which is being held April 2-4 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.  From the top entries, the following Platinum and Gold designations were announced today:


Access Control

Platinum:
• Monitor Dynamics, Trusted FICAM Platform

Gold:
• Quantum Secure, SAFE for Government

Cloud Computing/Storage

Platinum:
• Intransa, VideoAppliance
• Pivot3, vSTAC Watch

Gold:
• Brivo, ACS CloudPASS

Fire/Life Safety

Platinum:
• NOTIFIER, ONYX FirstVision
• Blackline GPS, Loner IS

Gold:
• AtHoc, IWSAlerts emergency mass notification solutions
• Gamewell-FCI, E3 Series mass notification system

Homeland Security

Platinum:
• Blackline GPS, Flat Track
• Proximex, SurveillintTM

Gold:
• AlertEnterprise, Critical Infrastructure Protection

IP Video Surveillance Cameras

Platinum:
• Axis Communications, Q6035-E PTZ Dome Network Camera
• DRS Technologies, WatchMaster® IP Elite

Gold:
• Brickcom, VD-130N
• Sony, XIS Wide Area Monitoring Solution

IT Software/Hardware

Platinum:
• Viewfinity Privilege Management
• BeyondTrust, PowerBroker product suite

Gold:
• G4S, Risk360
• Intergraph Government Solutions EdgeFrontier® v6.1

Mobile Security Apps

Platinum:
• Video Insight, VI Mobile

Gold:
• Codebench, OMNICheck® Plus with PACS registration

Network Security

Platinum:
• Belkin International Inc., Advanced Secure DVI-I KVM Switch
• Referentia Systems Inc., LiveActionTM V2.31

Gold:
• RSA, NetWitness

Perimeter Security

Platinum:
• Axis Communications, Q1602-E Network Camera
• Delta Scientific MP5000 portable vehicle barricade system
• FutureSentry, First Responder
• HGH Infrared Systems, IR Revolution 360

Gold:
• Bosch, NEI-30 Infrared Imager
• Delta Scientific DSC2000

Video Management Systems

Platinum:
• Milestone Systems, XProtect Smart Client 7
• Video Insight, IP video surveillance V5.0

Wireless Security

Platinum:
• Videofied, XTO, cordless outdoor intrusion alarm

Gold:
• MicroPower Technologies, Rugged-iTM

“It’s exciting to have the opportunity to display so many outstanding government security products in our booth,” said Ralph C. Jensen, editor-in-chief of Security Products. “GovSec is an ideal venue for security companies to show off their products to the government industry.”  

In addition to being honored at GovSec, the winners will be featured on the Security Products website, security-today.com, and highlighted in a future issue of Security Products magazine. The magazine is distributed to more than 65,000* subscribers monthly as well as at trade events including GovSec.

Details about the 2013 Security Products’ Govies Government Security awards will be released later this year.

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