| The ESX Innovation Awards celebrate companies bringing groundbreaking technologies to the electronic security industry |
The Electronic Security Expo (ESX) announced the 2016 Innovation Award winners. Earning an ESX Innovation Award is one of the industry’s highest achievements. The ESX Innovation Awards recognise companies that bring the most impactful and groundbreaking technologies to the electronic security and life safety industry. Companies with emerging technologies, as well as those that have been field-tested are acknowledged through the programme. It identifies both the companies who are driving our industry forward with innovative end user offerings and those forging the path with new or improved tools that help security and life safety companies be more efficient and profitable.
Unique TechVision Challenge for winners
The winners will be featured at ESX 2016 in the ESX Innovation Awards Showcase on the expo floor. Attendees will have the opportunity to review the award-winning products and services that benefit the end users’ experience, as well as those that benefit top line revenues and bottom line results. In addition, ten of the winners will compete in the TechVision Challenge, an interactive "Shark Tank" style competition, before a panel of top industry experts who will determine the "Best of Show" product or service.
George De Marco, ESX Chairman, commented, "The ESX Innovation Awards are the perfect opportunity to recognise excellence and innovation in product and service offerings for the industry, and to reward those companies who are propelling us into the future."
And the winners are:
| AWARD CATEGORY | COMPANY | PRODUCT / SERVICE |
| ACCESS CONTROL - CARDS & CREDENTIALS | Bristol ID Technologies | Dual Technology Student ID Card with Prox and MIRARE© 1K Short Range RFID and Low Energy Mag Strip |
| ACCESS CONTROL - CONTROLLERS | DMP | 96 Doors of Access Control |
| ACCESS CONTROL - ELECTRONIC / MECHANICAL LOCKS | Yale Locks & Hardware | Yale nexTouch |
| ACCESS CONTROL - TELEPHONE ENTRY CONTROL / INTERCOM | Viking Electronics | K-1775-IP |
| DEALER SERVICES - COMPLIANCE SOFTWARE / SERVICE | CSR Professional Services | Readiness |
| DEALER SERVICES - FLEET TRACKING | SkyBitz Local Fleets | SA3000 Fleet Management Solution |
| DEALER SERVICES - MARKETING SUPPORT SERVICES | Alarm.com | Customer Connections from Alarm.com |
| DIGITAL HEALTH / WELL-BEING SYSTEMS - MOBILE TRACKING / MPERS | Cornell Communications, Inc. | Inform |
| DIGITAL HEALTH / WELL-BEING SYSTEMS - PERS | Essence | VPD - Voice Panic Detector |
| INTRUSION SYSTEMS - NOTIFICATION APPLIANCES | Interlogix | Interlogix Flood / Freeze Sensor |
| MOBILE APPS FOR CONSUMERS - RESIDENTIAL APP | Interlogix | Interlogix UltraSync |
| MONITORING (CENTRAL STATION) - DEALER APP | MKS | Web Dealer |
| MONITORING (CENTRAL STATION) - ENHANCED / VERIFIED MONITORING | Secure Global Solutions | nextStage™ |
| MONITORING (CENTRAL STATION) - SOFTWARE | Bold Technologies | Manitou Cloud Services |
| SMART HOME - HOME AUTOMATION / HOME CONTROL SYSTEMS | ipDatatel Zigbee | ipDatatel BAT-ZKI (ZigBee Keypad Interface) |
| VIDEO SURVEILLANCE - MONITORS | EIZO Inc | DuraVision FDF2304W-IP |
| DEALER SERVICES - BUSINESS OPERATIONS | Honeywell | AlarmNet 360™ |
| DEALER SERVICES - FINANCIAL SOFTWARE | Perennial Software | AlarmBiller |
| FIRE LIFE SAFETY - DETECTION APPLIANCES | Honeywell Security and Fire | SWIFT® Wireless Fire Alarm Solution |
| INSTALLATION / SERVICE TOOLS - PRODUCTIVITY MOBILE APPLICATIONS | Appostle Concepts, LLC. | LowVo |
| INTRUSION SYSTEMS - CELLULAR / RADIO COMMUNICATORS | M2M Services | MiNi01-4G Interactive Cellular Alarm Communicator |
| INTRUSION SYSTEMS - CONTROLLERS & CONTROL PANELS | Qolsys | IQ Panel 2 |
| INTRUSION SYSTEMS - DIY SECURITY | Honeywell | DragonFly |
| MONITORING (CENTRAL STATION) - INTERACTIVE SERVICES FOR END USER | DICE Corporation | Matrix CRM Communications Gateway |
| MONITORING (CENTRAL STATION) - MANAGED VIDEO | I-View Now | Advanced Video Management & Device Health Monitoring Platform |
| VIDEO SURVEILLANCE | Telguard | Arlo™ Wire-Free Video System Supported by Telguard |