The awards competition recognizes the security industry’s most innovative new products, services, and/or solutions. The 10 winners were recognized at the ASIS International 59th Annual Seminar and Exhibits (ASIS 2013), held in late September in Chicago.

In a move that surprised some, but delighted many industry professionals, Axis Communications, Chelmsford, Mass., announced it has entered the physical access control market with the introduction of its first network door controller: the open, IP-based AXIS A1001 Network Door Controller.

New Perimeter Surveillance Solution Uses Thermal Imaging With Analytics Portland, Ore.-based FLIR Systems used the setting of Chicago’s famous nightclub, Buddy Guy’s Legends, during ASIS 2013 to talk about the company’s new Site Protection Solution (SPS), which it said provides an extremely affordable video security solution for a wide range of applications.

AlarmSoft, Virginia Beach, Va., has launched its Central Works PRO. With the Central Works PRO, users can run a completely automated monitoring service requiring no 24-hour personnel, a fully manned central station using multiple PCs and operators, or anywhere in between. 

Systems integrators have been buzzing for months about the discontinuation of the old Casi-Rusco Picture Perfect access control system.

The newest company in the security space to get into the video surveillance as a service (VSaaS) business is Dallas-based Schneider Electric.