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

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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