Security Products Announces Platinum, Gold Winners of 2013 Govies Government Security Awards at GovSec -- Security Today

Security Products Announces Platinum, Gold Winners of 2013 Govies Government Security Awards at GovSec

May 14, 2013

Security Products magazine, the only integrated product and technology magazine reaching the entire security market, announced Platinum and Gold winners in the 2013 Security Products’ Govies Government Security award competition today.

The awards honor outstanding government security products in a variety of categories.

The Security Products’ Government Security Awards were launched in 2009 and re-launched as The Govies in 2011. With 64 entries this year, participation grew 21 percent over 2012. Last month, the judges narrowed down the 2013 submissions to those achieving top status. Top entries earned the opportunity to display their products in the Govies booth (#2529) at the annual GovSec Conference & Expo, which is being held May 13-15 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:

• Gallagher - Gallagher PIV Solution

Gold:

• 3M Cogent, Inc. - MiY-Touch

• Monitor Dynamics - Trusted FICAM Platform

Cloud Computing/Storage:

Platinum:

• Accellion - Accellion Mobile File Sharing Solutions

Gold:

• Smartvue Corp. - Smartvue S9Q Cloud Surveillance Server

Fire/Life Safety

Platinum:

• Silent Knight - Farenhyt IFP-FFT Fire Fighters Telephone System

Gold:

• Altronix - FireSwitch

HDcctv Cameras

Gold:

• Schneider Electric - Spectra HD 1080 Dome Positioning System

Homeland Security

Platinum:

• Cisco - Interoperable Public Safety Broadband (LTE) Network

Gold:

• Real-Time Technology Group - Secure Worker Access Consortium

Investigate Video Systems

Gold:

• Sperry West - Video Commander 2 Pro®

IP Video Surveillance Cameras

Platinum:

• Arecont Vision – SurroundVideo® 12MP WDR 180º Panoramic Camera

• Cisco - Medianet-enabled IP Video Surveillance Camera with Media Service Interface

Gold:

• Arecont Vision – MegaDome® 2 WDR All-in-One Camera

• Axis Communications - AXIS P12 Network Camera Series

• Brickcom Corp. - OB-300Np N-Series Superior Night Vision 3 Megapixel Bullet Network Camera

IT Software/Hardware

Platinum:

• AlertEnterprise - Alert-n-Prevent

• Lieberman Software - Enterprise Random Password Manager

Gold:

• BeyondTrust - BeyondTrust PowerBroker Product Portfolio

• Terra Ferma - Terra Ferma Quick Mast

Mobile Security Apps:

Platinum:

• Good Technology - Good Vault

Gold:

• Bitzer Mobile - Bitzer Enterprise Application Mobility

Network Security

Platinum:

• Titania Ltd. – Nipper® Studio v2.2

Gold:

• NCP Engineering - NCP Secure Enterprise Management 3.0

Outdoor Lighting-Based Security Platforms

Platinum:

• TOTUS Solutions - Outdoor LED Lighting, Wireless Surveillance Platform

Perimeter Security:

Platinum:

• Axis Communications - AXIS Q8721-E DUAL PTZ Network Camera

Gold:

• Schneider Electric - High-Resolution Sarix TI Series Thermal Imaging (TI) IP Cameras

Video Management Systems

Platinum:

• AxxonSoft - Axxon Next

Gold:

• Cisco - Video Surveillance Manager 7.0

• Salient Systems - PowerProtect Platform for CompleteView VMS

Wireless Security

Platinum:

• Berkeley Varitronics Systems - PocketHound Cell Phone Detector

Gold:

• Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies - Schlage AD-401 FIPS201/PIV Compliant Wireless Lock

“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.”

President and group publisher of Security Products, Kevin O’Grady, echoed those comments: “I am thrilled to be able to use the leading event for the government security market as a forum to announce these designations and display the winning products.”

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 2014 Security Products’ Govies Government Security awards will be released later this year.

*December 2012 BPA Statement

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