Call for Comments on Proposed New Work Activity - Comments Due November 17
The Standards department received a request for new standards activity work on a Standardized Identity Provisioning into Building Access Control Applications. A copy of the proposal can be downloaded from here. Industry comment period ends on Monday November 17, 2008. Any comments should be directed to Monica Rigano. In addition, the SIA Standards Committee will be dedicating some time to discussion of the project proposal as a group at their upcoming ISC East meeting Wed, October 29 (9-12noon) in Room 1E-08 of the Jacob Javits Convention Center.

Two New ANSI Standards Released
The Security Industry Association today released two new American National Standards: ANSI/SIA CP-01-2007 (Revision of ANSI/SIA CP-01-2000) Control Panel Standard — Features for False Alarm Reduction; and ANSI/SIA DC-09-2007: SIA Digital Communication Standard — Internet Protocol Event Reporting. Learn More.

SIA OSIPS Standards — Designing Security’s Future
Did you know standards establish consistent, predictable performance; lower total cost of ownership; drive rapid product development and improvement; and, enable interoperability? Learn how SIA’s OSIPS Standards Project is designing the future of the security industry and, most importantly, how your company can benefit from participation. To learn more, view SIA's OSIPS Standards Presentation.

SIA Standards Presents at the 6th Annual Smart Cards in Government 2007 Conference and Exhibition
SIA was asked to provide a technical update on SIA Standards activities as they relate to HSPD-12. A copy of the presentation can be downloaded from here.

ANSI/SIA CP-01 Revisions
The CP-01 subcommittee is seeking input for a future update of CP-01, Control Panel Standard - Features for False Alarm Reduction. Any input should be submitted to Monica Rigano

New Security Application Standards Subcommittee Work on Access Control Operations for Vehicular Gates
At ISC East last October, SIA Standards approved the creation of a new Standards Subcommittee, "The Security Application Standards Subcommittee" (SAS)...click here for more.

OSIPS 101: A Technical Guide to the Security Industry Association's OSIPS Data Models

The OSIPS (Open, Systems Integration and Performance Standards) data models are breaking new ground in defining interoperability between components in traditional access control systems. The SIA Standards strategy of "breaking stovepipes" (described in previous SIA News articles) will lead to more choices for integrators, consultants and end-users...click here for more.