Tradeshow Season is Over
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Oct 05, 2015
Another year in the security industry has slipped by and ASIS closes out the season. Of course, there is ISC East and a number of other smaller shows, but the big shows are over until April 2016.
Oftentimes at these tradeshows, I visit with many of the same people. This year, I wandered off on my own several times and met some very interesting people, and saw some nice products.
I've not known about IdentiSys until now. They are based in Eden Prairie, Minn., and I spent a little time with Deb Ferril and Darlene Swann. The company offers full-service identification and security solutions, but they recently bought an integrator in Buffalo, N.Y. I don't know how you pack so much energy into two ladies, but they seem to have the security industry by the tail.
In 2016 we will have a couple of stories from Stanley representatives. Jeremy Morton and Kyle Gordon have accepted assignments for writing. Gordon will write about education security and Morton will be part of our Dealer Strategies in January, writing about Sonitrol. It was terrific to sit down with these two young men and gain a better understanding of their perspective of security.
In January 2016, we're also going to publish a feature on the Internet of Things from Quantum Secure. I promise Ajay Jain will make sense of what this all means to the industry.
Andrew Elvis from Genetec will also author an article about privacy management. I'm sure this will get your attention.
In the second issue of every quarter we publish Networking Security. It is a specialty publication that deals with the network. Our lineup for February 2016 will feature Quantum Secure, Allegion, Axis Communications and Milestone.
In March, we assemble our ISC West issue, and the lineup of editorial is pretty powerful. In Colorado, it is legal to grow Marijuana; can you imagine how difficult it is to keep the plants secure until harvest? You're going to get that story in Security Products magazine from the manufacturer who makes it all possible.
ASIS 2015: In all, a pretty darn good tradeshow that allows me to network with industry professionals for the coming months.
About the Author
Ralph C. Jensen is the Publisher/Editor in chief of Security Today magazine.