What’s New Say Aloha to the New ALOA A LOA — the name has often been compared to the Hawaiian word commonly used to mean both hello and goodbye. That has never been more ap- propriate as ALOA Security Professionals Association, Inc. takes its proud legacy of service and announces a plan for a new look, new website, more benefits, more value and a streamlined membership process. Says Tom Demont, current president, “With the 60th anniversary approaching, we are focused on moving into the future and committed to re- maining relevant to our members in the ever- IN MEMORIAM Richard Dout, RL, passed away No- vember 12, 2014. He was 75. Dout owned and operated Rick’s Lock & Key for 28 years. An ALOA member since 1986, he was president of the Penn-Ohio Locksmith Association for four years and president for 18 years. changing secu- rity industry.” Memb er s likely already know about the new Aaron M. Fish Security Training Center and our ex- pansion of class offerings in Dallas. But that’s just one part of the new ALOA. We’re also looking to enhance educational opportuni- ties through the development of an online training program, and we’re exploring cost- effective ways of offering regional training. Also look for expanded member ben- efits and opportunities — and more value. The most recent enhancements in value include the exciting changes for the ALOA Convention: streamlined packages, group opportunities and the move toward less expensive locations. But this is all just the beginning; look for more changes soon. For questions, please contact Mary May at (800) 532-2562 ext. 220 or email [email protected]. Industry News, ALOA News, New Products and More NEWS BRIEFS Fox Valley Chapter of ALOA, located in Wiscon- sin, had a big year in 2014, with presentations from Arrow/Mede- co, Jet Lab Major and STRAT- TEC, to name a few. 2015 looks just as exciting for the chapter. Members are looking forward to their bimonthly chapter meeting on February 10 with presenter Rick Steger and on April 14 with presenters Safe-Latch and David Hoffman. To learn more about the chapter or apply for mem- bership, visit wilocksmith.org/ fox-valley-chapter. Farpointe Data recently moved to a larger facility, allowing the company to add manu- facturing equipment and increase production. Scott Lindley, Farpointe president, emphasizes that the move will enhance the company’s commitment to 48-hour shipping and no minimums on cards or read- ers. The new facility is located at 1376 Borregas Avenue in Sunny- vale, CA. Other contact information will remain the same. STANLEY Announces eServices 2.0 Platform S TANLEY focused the reboot of its eServices platform — an online management tool for all STANLEY inte- grated security solutions — on customer involvement and feature integration. The platform was developed based on beta users’ feedback and will continue to be updated with feature requests from cus- tomers through the customer feedback 8 KEYNOTES FEBRUARY 2015 portal, a two-way link between STAN- LEY developers and eServices users. STANLEY included the portal as a means to increase transparency between users and developers — anyone can view the status of requests or make comments on progress. eServices users may access and manage to all security systems from one stream- lined location online. Several new features are available on eServices 2.0, includ- ing single sign-on, real-time visibility of all security data, predictive analytics, compatibility with any mobile device, customized reporting and metadata tag- ging for creating custom filters. For more information on eServices 2.0, visit www. stanleycss.com. WWW.ALOA.ORG
