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6 NEWS www.securitysystemsnews.com APRIL 2011 SECURITY SYSTEMS NEWS Mission 500 announces upcoming awards for ISC West MIAMI, Fla.—Mission 500, a nonprofit initiative driven by security professionals dedicated to serv- ing the needs of children and communities in crisis, on March 3 announced that Pelco by Schneider Electric will be rec- ognized as the 2011 Mission 500 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Award winner. Additionally, Barbara Holliday of Monitronics will receive the 2011 Mission 500 Humanitarian Award. The awards will be presented at the Mission 500/Security 5K cocktail reception on April 7 at ISC West in Las Vegas. The purpose of the Mission 500 n For a more robust version of stories in this section, see: WWW. SECURITYSYSTEMSNEWS.COM participate in many environmental projects like tree planting and installing solar panels on low-income housing, as part of the company’s “Go Green” effort. Pelco employees logged over 20,000 hours of community volunteering in 2010 to support such initiatives, according to the release. Prior to the cocktail reception on CSR Award is to honor companies in the security industry that make important con- tributions to those in need. According to a release from Mission 500, Pelco has a long tradition of helping those in need via its Community Partnership Program, which recruits employees and their families to actively participate in charity events in the commu- nity. Additionally, Community Partnership Volunteers April 7, attendees of ISC West have the chance to run the Security 5K, organized by Security Systems News, Security Director News, ISC West and Mission 500. The Security 5K is a one-of-a-kind event that provides a chance for ISC West attendees to run or walk the 5K and also help children in need. The 2011 Security 5K goal is to raise $100,000, which will feed, educate, clothe and tend to the health needs of more than 300 needy children around the world. Other sponsors of the event include Axis Communications, Honeywell, Pelco, Alarm.com, Bolide Technology Group, LRG, STI, Altronix, HID, Panasonic, DMP, diester electronic, and DITEK. SSN How I Use My System Talking panels and keypads with Tom Szell N ashville, Tenn.-based ADS Security SVP Tom Szell and his family lead a busy lifestyle and need their security system to fit in. Tom sees the industry continuing to evolve toward a more remote and interac- tive future. Security Systems News had a chance to talk with Tom about his own system, how it fits into his life and what he wouldn’t want to do without. Tom Szell, senior vice president of Nashville-based ADS Security, punches in his passcode. What kind of system do you have, Tom? Do you have any add-ons? We use an Ademco panel by First Alert, because we’re a First Alert dealer. We also have CO detectors and fire protection in the house—a heat sensor in the attic, one in the basement and smoke detectors in the interior. Also, last year Nashville had a lot of flooding so we had flood warning sensors installed in our home. We did have an instance where the valve on our hot water heater faulted and dumped water into our garage. Luckily we were warned. Do you have home automation offerings? “There is a difference between home control and automation. We do both.” —LeAnne Woodhouse, SecurTek What’s the most compelling reason for offering home automation features? How does your system fit into your lifestyle, Tom? We have ADS Aniware. We also use the DMP In Touch. Both allow us to interact with our system anywhere. If our kids forget to arm the system, we know. And we can arm it or disarm it, open or close the garage with it, as well. Of course, we’re monitored by our Five-Diamond central here in Nashville, too. They know if they get an alarm in the afternoon to call my cell because it’s probably just my daughter getting home from school and not arming/disarming the system. What wouldn’t you want to do without? ADS Aniware has made it so much easier in my situation because the kids are always coming or going. My wife and I are always on the go. We can get on our smartphones and use the keypad. It allows us to feel in control of everything even when we’re not home. We’re in touch even when we’re away How about the future? What’s going to be big in the years to come? Affordable video for the home. You’ve got cameras that are IP quality and that are affordable and easily installed. I would also say any kind of interactive remote services like home automation. All these remote interactive services are going to be huge. —Daniel Gelinas NEWSPOLL based on answers provided by 59 respondents in February and March