TMA/SSI 2021 Monitoring Technology Marvel Award Finalists Unveiled

The winner of The Marvel will be revealed during a April 15 virtual event and featured in SSI’s August 2021 Monitoring issue.
Published: April 2, 2021

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. — Security Sales & Integration and The Monitoring Association (TMA) announce the finalists for the fourth annual TMA/SSI Monitoring Technology Marvel Award.

The Marvel Award is co-sponsored by SSI and TMA and coordinated by the TMA Technology Committee. The objective of The Marvel is to provide recognition for monitoring centers creating and/or using cutting-edge technology, and to raise awareness of these new technologies.

The 2021 finalists are:

  • Acadian Monitoring Services
  • ADT
  • General Monitoring Services (GMS)

The Marvel will be presented to the overall winner for the “best adoption of new technology to advance your business.” Submission categories included:

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  • Best implementation of video verification
  • Best implementation of PERS monitoring
  • Best technology to build efficiency in monitoring
  • Best cybersecurity
  • Best new business model
  • Best migration to the Cloud

Past Marvel Award winners: NMC in 2018, CPI Security in 2019 and Affiliated Monitoring in 2020.


“Technological innovation is the cornerstone of our industry,” says TMA Technology Committee Co-Chair Sascha Kylau, OneTel Security. “We want to reward innovation with this award. This year’s entrants made some bold investments to bring about change and open new opportunities. We saw some definite game-changers for our industry.”

The winner of the Marvel Award will be announced on April 17 during TMA’s Virtual Awards Ceremony and will be featured in the August 2021 Monitoring Issue of SSI. Runners-up will also receive coverage in the issue.

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