What’s New NEWS BRIEFS To assist with medical expenses incurred from a surgery and long recovery time, a GoFundMe page has been set up by Security Hardware Distributors Asso- ciation leadership to benefit Kenneth Stemig, vice presi- dent of the E. L. Reinhardt Company. To donate or leave an uplifting comment for Stemig, visit www.gofundme.com/ open-the-door-for-kens-recovery-2uzetz8. Purchase a Framon Express Semi-Automatic duplica- tor in December and receive 50 free HATA B107CP key blanks. Contact [email protected] for more information. ASSA ABLOY has announced the integration of its Aperio wireless lock technology with all editions of Tyco Secu- rity Products’ Kantech EntraPass Security Software 7.0. The integration provides a way to add wireless locks to almost any door or opening in a facility, including doors, cabinets, draw- ers and server racks. Aperio technology is a wireless platform designed for expansion of electronic access control systems using wireless communication (IEEE 802.15.4) between the lock and an Aperio hub. Through the integration, Aperio wireless locks can be added to the EntraPass system and can be man- aged from its interface, allowing managing events, reporting and integrated mapping. International Key Supply has launched a new website at Internationalkeysupply.com. All existing customers will need to activate their accounts on the new website. For the third time, Forbes has named ASSA ABLOY to its list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies. ASSA ABLOY’s R&D investments have increased by 230 percent since 2005, and the group has more than 1,800 development engineers. John Stroia has been appointed president of Hamilton Safe Company and will report to Daniel Schroeder, president of Gunnebo Security Group, Americas Region and group senior vice president. He is a 23-year veteran of the security industry, most recently serving as vice president of sales operations and marketing for Giesecke and Devri- ent North America. Inc. magazine has named Car Keys Express to the Inc. 5000, which honors the nation’s fastest-growing compa- nies. Car Keys Express ranks among the top half of honorees with three-year sales growth of 144%. Medeco Security Locks, a division of ASSA ABLOY N.A., was a winner of the ASIS 2016 Accolades Competition and a Security’s Best Award recipient. The award was pre- sented during the ASIS International 62nd Annual Seminar and Exhibits in September for their Medeco XT Data Analyt- ics feature called Visual Audit, wh from Medeco XT intelligent keys a administrators the ability to quick dormakaba has hired Dave Rogers to lead the business development efforts for its new physical access systems product line. Rogers has 15 years of exten- sive experience in the physical security industry, previously working for industry leader Boon Edam. IN MEMORIAM Claude Preston Bryant, 72, owner of Bowmans Lock- smith in Lynchburg, VA, passed away in October. He was a member of SAVTA and a longtime security industry professional. ALOA member Michael D. Stanton, Jr., CRL, of Clear- water, FL, passed away earlier this year. NEWS WWW.ALOA.ORG DECEMBER 2016 KEYNOTES 9
