Associations or entities strategically or otherwise connected the security industry.

APCO

NLets

The mission of NLets is to provide, within a secure environment, an international justice telecommunications capability and information services that will benefit to the highest degree, the safety, the security, and the preservation of human life and the protection of property. Nlets will assist those national and international government agencies and other organizations with similar missions that enforce or aid in enforcing local, state, or international laws or ordinances.

Our vision is to continue to be the premier provider of the network, system, and services that will support and encourage a totally standardized, integrated, international justice system. Acting primarily as a network provider and, to the degree required, a data warehouse, Nlets will endeavor to serve every stratum of the justice and public safety communities.

UL, LLC

As the global safety science leader, we provide the expertise, insights and services necessary to achieve core business objectives. Our testing, inspection and certification, advisory and risk management services, decision-making tools, training and business intelligence offerings help our customers, based in more than 100 countries, solve their critical business challenges and prepare for future opportunities.

UL never stops working for a safer world and our offerings continue to evolve with advancements in science and technology. We provide testing, inspection and certification (TIC), training, advisory and risk management services, decision-making tools and intelligence to help our customers, based in more than 100 countries, meet important business objectives.

All of our offerings have one connecting thread: trust. Confidence drives commerce, and trust in innovation is essential to market access, business success and better living. UL empowers trust.

To fulfill our mission, UL delivers business solutions and our nonprofit affiliate conducts independent research and shares scientific knowledge broadly. For more information about our nonprofit activities, visit UL.org.

The Monitoring Association

Our mission is to promote and advance professional monitoring to consumers and first responders through education, advocacy, and the creation of standards.

The Monitoring Association (TMA) is the trade association representing the professional monitoring industry. Our membership community includes companies spanning all industry sectors, including monitoring centers, systems integrators, service providers, installers, consultants, and product manufacturers. TMA is dedicated to the advancement of the professional monitoring industry through education, advocacy, standards, and public safety relationships.

TMA was incorporated on November 30, 1950 in Illinois as the Central Station Electrical Protection Association (CSEPA). In 1989, the Association formally changed its name to the Central Station Alarm Association (CSAA). In 2017, the Association was renamed “The Monitoring Association (TMA).”

Since its founding in 1950, TMA has worked to foster and improve relations between its members and various related groups–law enforcement and fire officials, the insurance industry, equipment suppliers and government/regulatory agencies.

Intertek Testing Services, Inc.-ETL

For more than a century Intertek has helped shape the world of life safety and security products. From standard writing committees to partnering with AHJs to finding innovative industry solutions, we have been a partner to them all. Our ETL Certification is recognized across the industry as proof of compliance to electrical safety standards and building codes. Don’t settle for less in product conformity, testing, and certification. Learn more at www.intertek.com/life-safety.

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