Daily Archives: February 16, 2009

We were pleasantly surprised last Friday to be notified by North Carolina-based security integrator Enterprise Security Systems (ESS) that Exacq Technologies, and our manufacturer’s Rep for the Southeast, Murphy & Cota, are the recipients of ESS’s Tier One Partner Annual Award (TOPS).

Kurt Kottkamp, President of ESS, said in a memo to his company:

I am pleased to announce that ESS has awarded our Tier One Partner of the Year award for 2008 to Exacq Technologies, and their manufacturer’s rep Murphy and Cota. ESS established our Tier One Partners Program to select the very best companies and products for ESS to partner with and represent to our customers, and it is a very high honor to distinguish yourself from this select group which includes: AMAG, DSX, Pelco (last year’s winner), Bosch, DMP, Dedicated Micros, Aiphone, CSC, and Panasonic, among many others. We base the award not only on the company’s sales, products and their support, but also on their willingness and ability to partner with ESS to secure new business. Exacq and Murphy & Cota have embodied the intent of this award by working with us to secure several high-profile accounts this past year. Personally, I have especially enjoyed the personal touch of working with several individuals at both companies, including Dick Green, Jack Wade, Brian Clark, Dan Rittman and Jim McMillion. Personal service is rarely the norm these days, but each of these individuals has made an extra effort in working with ESS that we really appreciate.

We’ve been fortunate to receive a number of industry awards of late, but receiving the top award from one of our best customers is particularly gratifying. We’ve enjoyed a great relationship with ESS; they were one of the first major integrators to pick up the Exacq product line. ESS is one of the premier security integrators in the Southeast, supplying card access, CCTV, ID badging, intercom, intrusion and fire systems to commercial, industrial and institutional clients.  ESS is a member of the PSA Security Network. 

Our sincere thanks to Kurt Kottkamp and the whole crew at ESS for this award.