Extended Submission Deadline: March 15, 2024

* Please note that you will be selecting just the main category. The judges will place your submission into the best-fitting subcategory.

Award Categories

Access Control

• Access Control Management Programs & Software (including Managed/Hosted Access Control)
• Biometrics
• Access Cards, IDs & Credentialing
• Access Control Panels, Keypads & Readers
• Electronic, Smart or Mechanical Locks
• Intercoms / Video Doorbells / Telephone Entry
• Miscellaneous Access Products (i.e. turnstiles, gates, bollards, key management, fencing)

Business Operations

• Sales
• Marketing
• Customer care
• Accounting
• Service
• Field Support Any other business operations software or devices

Central Station / Monitoring

• Monitoring Software Platforms, Including Video Monitoring
• Alarm Signal Transmission & Communications
• Personal Emergency Response Systems (PERS)
• Miscellaneous Monitoring Products (i.e. Furniture & Equipment; Call Management; etc.)

Fire / Life Safety

• Keypads and Control Panels
• Smoke, Heat & CO Detectors
• Mass Notification, Emergency Communications & Call Boxes
• Miscellaneous Fire Products (i.e. sprinkling, gas detection, flood detection, horns, strobes, etc.)

Home Controls

• Includes, but is not limited to: Smart Home Panels / Controllers / Communicators; In-Ceiling Speakers; HVAC Integration Systems / Connected Thermostats; Lighting Controls / Motorized Shade Controls & Accessories; and Touchscreens, Keypads, Controls, Remotes, Tablets & IR Extenders

Installation Aids

• Tools, Testing & Calibration

Intrusion Detection

• Control Panels, Keypads & User Interfaces
• Motion & Other Detectors, Switches & Contacts, and Bells & Sirens
• Signal Transmission

Miscellaneous Security Products

• Includes, but is not limited to: Power Supplies; Physical Security Information Management (PSIM); Cybersecurity; Metal & Chemical Detectors; Loss Prevention & Asset Tracking; Safes; Command Center Consoles; Equipment Racks & Furniture; UPS & Surge Protection; and Wire, Cable & Infrastructure.

Security Apps

• Access Control App
• Business Operations App
• Fire / Life-Safety App
• Home Controls App
• Installation / Service App
• Intrusion Detection App
• Video Surveillance App

Video Surveillance

• Cloud-Based Solutions
• DVRs/NVRs, Recording & Data Storage
• Drones (UAVs) & Robots (AGVs)
• Encoders
• Fixed & PTZ Cameras
• Megapixel, 4K Ultra & Other HD Cameras
• Thermal, IR & Other Specialized Cameras
• Video Management Systems (VMS) & Video Analytics
• Miscellaneous Video Products (i.e. Housings & Mounts; Lenses; Displays; Wireless Components; Switches)