Reader voting in the Readers' Choice Product Awards is OPEN! Voting period will close on October 20.
What it is
The SecurityInfoWatch Readers’ Choice Product Awards is the industry’s only ZERO-COST security product recognition program where the people who know, use and install the products are the ones who choose the winners.
How it Works
Manufacturer submittal period: From Feb. 10 through July 14, security hardware and software manufacturers may submit a maximum of two products (using the form at the bottom of this page) that have been officially made available to the public from April 2022 through July 2023, in one of 14 different categories.
Reader voting: Starting on Sept. 1, any SecurityInfoWatch reader may vote for their favorite product in each category (one vote only per IP address). Manufacturers are permitted to promote this voting opportunity via social media, blogs, eblast or any other means.
Product Categories
Products were placed by the submitting vendor into one of the following 15 categories:
- Access Control Hardware
- Access Control Software
- Business Management Software & Solutions
- IT Networking & Cabling
- Emergency Communications
- Fire & Life Safety
- Installation Tools & Software
- Intercoms
- Intrusion Detection & Perimeter Security
- Door Hardware
- Locks
- Smart Home & Residential Security
- Video Surveillance Cameras
- Video Surveillance Software
- Video Surveillance Storage, Playback & Transmission
Winner Announcements
The top vote-getter in each category will be declared the winning product, with the second-most (and in the largest categories, the third-most), being named an honorable mention.
The winning products will be announced on SecurityInfoWatch.com on Dec. 4. Winning products will also be featured in the December print issues of Security Business magazine and Locksmith Ledger International.
Winning manufacturers will have the opportunity to purchase promotional materials for internal and external use.
Recaps of Previous Years
Read more about the winners of the 2022 SecurityInfoWatch Readers' Choice Awards.
Questions?
If you have any questions, feel free to email Security Business magazine editor Paul Rothman or SecurityInfoWatch editor John Dobberstein.
