Integrators, manufacturers, and monitoring companies converged on Seaside Park as the industry’s pace of innovation accelerates
SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NJ, UNITED STATES, July 27, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — As detection, surveillance, access control, and response technologies accelerate, the people who build, install, and monitor them are connecting in new ways. On Thursday, July 23, the security industry traded conference halls for ocean breezes as integrators, manufacturers, technology service providers, monitoring companies, distributors, and dealers from across the country met at Funtown Beach in Seaside Park for an afternoon of casual industry networking against the backdrop of the Seaside Heights boardwalk.
The Shore provided more than scenery; it offered a real‑world example of modern public‑safety infrastructure. Seaside Heights recently completed a $1.05 million town-wide surveillance upgrade, featuring high‑definition PTZ cameras, infrared night vision, and a Real‑Time Crime Center delivering 24/7 monitoring across the beach, boardwalk, and streets.
“That local investment reflects a national shift: security is an increasingly visible, community‑facing function that protects people, livelihoods, and local economies,” commented Tom McNelia, Director of Integration at Gridless, which is powering townwide surveillance for the project.
Janet Fenner, a Seaside Heights resident and President of a leading security industry marketing company, Defined Marketing, said, “I see firsthand how security technology protects our community’s everyday life. Our choice to bring the event to the shore was intentional; it created an informal space where the industry can connect and trade ideas.” Defined Marketing works exclusively within the physical security industry, helping businesses within the channel sharpen their message, gain visibility, and grow their business.
As investments like Seaside Heights demonstrate, security infrastructure is helping shape safer, more resilient communities. Events like this one make those efforts visible and accelerate the collaboration needed to secure the world around us. Seeing those benefits firsthand at the Jersey Shore underscores the industry’s role in building a safer future for neighborhoods everywhere.
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