The award was established to promote the inherent value of central station service. It is given to companies that have attained a distinct level of professionalism, and honors those who have made the most significant contributions to the security industry.

Diebold's EMCs are UL-listed national alarm monitoring centers, providing around-the-clock services to businesses in the financial, retail, commercial and government markets.

Diebold's CSAA Five-Diamond certified EMC continuously searches for ways to improve its business, including the recent conversion of 500,000 customer records to electronic files to provide a quick and efficient way of storing customer data. In addition, EMC associates are required to complete central station operator training programs provided by CSAA. Diebold assisted in the development of CSAA's Advanced Operator Online Training Course.

Diebold, which operates additional monitoring stations in Honolulu, Hawaii, and Monterrey, Mexico, provides service to approximately 49,000 sites. Diebold provides alarm and video monitoring, two-way audio, disaster recovery and other security monitoring solutions to customers in the continental United States, Latin America, Canada, Puerto Rico and the Pacific Islands.

Diebold Global Security is a leading security integrator with representation in every region of the world. Focusing on the sale, installation and service of security components, Diebold Global Security provides comprehensive protection and detection solutions to the commercial, financial, government and retail markets. For more information, visit http://www.dieboldsecurity.com.