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6 NEWS www.securitysystemsnews.com JUNE 2011 SECURITY SYSTEMS NEWS Security Industry Association CEO Richard Chace resigns No timeline set for securing a replacement By Leischen Stelter WASHINGTON—Security Industry Association COO Rand Price will temporarily man- age day-to-day operations of the Security Industry Association, fol- lowing the April 21 resignation of SIA’s longtime chief executive officer, Richard Chace, the orga- nization told Security Director News, sister pub- lication of Security Systems News in an email interview. Price will manage operations under the auspices of the executive committee. No timeline was given for finding a permanent replacement for Chace. “His decision to resign at this time was in the best interestes of all parties ... We thank Mr. Chace for his service and wish him well in his future endeavors.” —Gordon Hope, SIA In the April 21 statement, Gordon Hope, chairman of the SIA Board of Directors Executive Committee said: “The association has formed a search committee to seek candidates for an executive director to man- age SIA moving forward.” In that statement Hope said that the SIA Executive Committee and Chace mutually agreed “that his decision to resign at this time was in the best interests of all parties ... We thank Mr. Chace for his ser- vice and wish him well in his future endeavors.” Richard Chace SIA is one of the trade groups for businesses in the electronic and physical security market. SIA advocates pro-industry policies and legislation on Capitol Hill and throughout the 50 states. SSN How I Use My System Talking panels and keypads with Deborah Sokol D eborah Sokol is CFO for Wallingford, Conn.-based full-service security com- pany Monitor Controls. She feels strongly about the importance of a user-friendly security system and would never want to be without the system she, her husband, and their two children rely on every day for peace of mind. Debbie talked about security recently with SSN. Monitor Controls CFO Debbie Sokol and her two children all use their security system every day. What kind of system do you have, Debbie? We have a Bosch 9112 GV3. How does your system fit into your lifestyle? We have two areas on our system, because we have a detached garage. The benefit to this system is that my husband Jason [Sokol, president of CASIA] can be out there in his workshop, while I’m in the house and we can set one area or the other. We have a multitude of custom functions programmed into our system that we use every day. For example, we have our pool filter programmed to turn on and off at a predetermined time to conserve energy because electric rates in our town are so high. Do the states in which you monitor require a license? Do you feel a national licensing push is the way to go? “We will probably not see it in our lifetime but let’s get going.” —Michael Joseph, SentryNet Sounds like a really complicated system. It’s so easy my 9-year-old can use it, and he does frequently. It has to be user friendly. We don’t want false alarms. I want to do everything I can to minimize any nuisance calls. We all use the system every day in one capacity or another. My 16-year-old daughter has been using it since she was tall enough to reach the keypad. What system aspect wouldn’t you want to do without? My window screens. Glass break detection, and motion sensors are activated when someone is already in your house. I want to be alerted before they enter. Our existing window screens were re-screened with security mesh. Each one has a wireless transmitter discreely located below the windowsill. If someone removes or tries to cut the screen, the alarm goes off. So on a beautiful day I can leave windows open and still feel safe. From the outside, they appear to be normal window screens. From the inside they’re perimeter detection. —Daniel Gelinas NEWSPOLL based on answers provided by 49 respondents in April and May T:10.625 in Take a Look Inside. If you’re looking for outstanding performance and value in video surveillance, look no further than Samsung. Samsung delivers the quality, flexibility and reliability that you demand for any analog, hybrid or full IP application. Our 2011 product portfolio boasts new additions like 4 and 16 channel NVRs as well as 3.0 megapixel IP cameras featuring our performance enhancing WiseNet II digital signal processor. So when you’re evaluating video surveillance solutions, take a look inside of Samsung. www.samsung-security.com 877-213-1222 T:3.25 in