by Brianna Crandall — November 21, 2016 — The Detektor International security industry trade magazine just announced the winners of its 2016 Detektor International Awards at an awards ceremony held in conjunction with Sectech 2016 in Copenhagen, Denmark. A total of 12 security products were recognized across the Access Control, Alarm and Detection, and CCTV categories, including a Winner, a Highly Commended, and two Innovative Achievement Awards for each.
The Detektor International Award is intended to reward and encourage research and development within the security technology field. This prize is a confirmation and a recognition of products that stand up to the criteria of outstanding innovations and contributions to the advancement of the security industry.
The iLOQ smart NFC-powered lock harvests electricity from an authorized smartphone used for access.
Distinctively, the award features no formal entry process. Instead, a panel of jurors made up of an experienced international team of industry veterans scrutinizes the security market to discover the few unique and deserving security products that demonstrate the most innovation, versatility and user friendliness, according to an article from SecurityWorldHotel.
The 2016 DI Award winners are:
Access Control
- Winner/Best Access Control Product 2016: iLOQ from Finland for iLOQ NFC
- Highly Commended: Assa Abloy from Sweden for Cliq Connect
- Innovative Achievement Awards: Suprema from Korea for BioEntry W2; and Nedap Identification Systems from the Netherlands for MOOV VMC Lite
Alarm and Detection
- Winner/Best Alarm Product 2016: SpotterRF from the USA for A2000
- Highly Commended: Bosch Security Systems from Germany for Aviotec IP Starlight 8000
- Innovative Achievement Awards: Schneider Electric Fire and Security from Finland for Esmi FireXpert; and Alarmtech from Sweden for AD 800-AM.
CCTV
- Winner/Best CCTV Product 2016: Sony from Japan for SNC-VB770
- Highly Commended: Axis Communications from Sweden for Axis Q6155-E PTZ
- Innovative Achievement Awards: Geovision from Taiwan for GV-PPTZ7300 H.264 WDR; and Avigilon from Canada for Appearance Search
For more information and a description of the winning security products, visit the Detektor International Award Web page (choose appropriate year and category at the top).
