New Product Showcase Winners Announced at ISC West

Apr 3, 2007 2:22 PM

The Videofied VIA-Pro Intrusion Alarm from RSIalarm Inc. White Bear Lake, Minn., was named "Best of NPS" at the Security Industry Association's 2007 New Product Showcase (NPS) held last week in conjunction with the ISC West Show in Las Vegas.

The product is a wireless intrusion alarm reporting and video verification system that includes supervised two-way wireless integrated PIR/zero lux cameras, alarm points and keypads that communicate via encrypted spread spectrum RF. It can also communicate wirelessly to the monitoring station via cellular GPRS. The system's control/communicator/transceiver operates on batteries for up to four years and does not require AC power.

The list of winners and honorees in respective categories are as follows:

Best of NPS: RSIalarm Inc.'s Videofied VIA-Pro Intrusion Alarm

Access Control: SimonsVoss Technologies' SV1 Cylindrical RF Lock

Biometrics: Union Community's VIRDI 4000

Business Services, Training and Support: Arteco Vision Systems' Intelligent Video Solution, Optimizer

Fire/Life Safety: Systems Sensor's CO1224 Carbon Monoxide Detector

Home Technologies: Linear's DMC-10 Structured Wire Intercom System

Intrusion Detection/Prevention: RSIalarm's Videofied VIA-PRO Intrusion Alarm

Integrated Software, Products and Systems: DVTel Inc.'s Universe Intelligent Security Engine

IP Devices, Products and Software: HID Global's Edge Solo

Monitoring: DSC's GS3055-1

Tools and Hardware: Paladian Tools' PowerPlay PT-540 Multi-Tool Model Number 6520

Urban Security: 3VR's nCode

Video Device: Extreme CCTV's Black Diamond Technology

Video Analytics: ioimage's ioicam mmp100dn

Video Storage and Distribution: Pelco's UTP

Honorable Mention: Hirsch's Verification Station Model RUU-201

Judge's Choice Award for Residential: GE Security's SmartCom

Judge's Choice Award for Commercial: Dedicated Micros' TransVu

Established in 1977, SIA's NPS is the industry's premier marketing and awards program recognizing innovation in product design.

At this year's event, 19 judges, who represented a cross-section of the industry, spent nearly two days evaluating contest entries on the basis of pricing, innovation, product features and functionality.

SIA President Bill Gorski, Siemens Building Technologies, NPS Committee Chair Sandra Jones, Sandra Jones and Co., and SIA Executive Director Richard Chace presided over the March 28 awards ceremony.

More than 90 new products and services were unveiled at the event

For more information and details on NPS products, visit www.sianps.com.

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