Commercial Integrator (CI), the business book for technology professionals, published its annual "Integrator of the Year" issue in December 2012. Aronson Security Group (ASG) was selected as its Security Integrator of the Year.

The publisher noted that ASG is a "true collaborating integrator, unafraid to share credit (and revenue) if it means partnering with a firm with complementary expertise" that results in a satisfied client.

ASG believes that clients are advantaged by its innovation and collaboration culture.

In March of this year in Seattle, The Great Conversation had a keynote speaker who asked a compelling question: "What is your Globe?".

John Harlow, ASG's Director of Global Operations, was recently featured in an article published in Integrated Systems Contractor discussing the relationship between electrical contractors and security integrators in a complex security installation.

Today we are releasing a series of video interviews that took place in Seattle in the first quarter of this year before the Great Conversation in March. It introduces a global information technology company, a security integrator, a product technology company and risk consultancy reviewing their efforts over the last year to redefine how they engage their clients.

By Steve Lowrance, ASG Application Engineer

In many facets of the world today, there is a perception that one product or solution is just as good as another and can be made to fit all of your needs.  With enough options, one widget will perform just like another.  In the world of Access Control solutions, this is just not the case.  You have decisions to make about the specific functions you need such as N-man rules, anti-passback, first card unlock, video integration, and the list goes on. 

By Phil Aronson

One of my favorite men and mentors is John Wooden who not only happened to be a great leader, but a pretty good basketball coach as well.

Wooden was called the "Wizard of Westwood" in part because he won an unprecedented ten NCAA national championships in a 12-year period. During this time he won seven in a row as head coach at UCLA. During this winning streak his team won a record 88 consecutive games.

This past week, members of ASG’s business alliance and management team attended the 2011 PSA-TEC in Denver. It is PSA Security Network’s annual event bringing together integrators, manufacturers and end users from across the country. This year the focus was clear – collaboration. With strong attendance and thought-provoking speakers, forums and training classes, the urgency for integrators to collaborate across the security ecosystem was a key topic this year.