The 2026 Excellence in Product Innovation (EPI) Awards winners are officially in. NSCA announced this year’s honorees live at the NSCA XBO Experience 2026, held Nov. 10 to 11 at Tempe Mission Palms in Tempe, Ariz.
What Are the EPI Awards?
The NSCA Excellence in Product Innovation (EPI) Awards honor products that address real-world challenges for integrators. Winning solutions help integrators:
- Improve day-to-day operations
- Deliver more value to clients
- Stay ahead of emerging trends
Winners receive live on-stage recognition at XBO. They also gain expanded exposure through NSCA’s journal, Integrate, along with digital and media partner platforms, including Commercial Integrator and Security Sales & Integration.
This marks NSCA’s 12th annual EPI Awards program. The 11 winning products cover AI-infused surveillance, centralized security, classroom AV, project management and recurring revenue services.
“This year’s winners demonstrate how innovation is evolving beyond individual products to create smarter, more connected experiences,” says Mike Abernathy, NSCA’s director of business resources. “From AI-powered intelligence and cloud-based management to service enablement and workflow efficiencies, these solutions are helping integrators deliver greater value to their customers while positioning their businesses for future growth.”
Below is the full list of the 2026 EPI Awards Winners!
2026 EPI Awards Winners
NSCA recognized 11 winners across five divisions this year.
- AI & Intelligent Automation Division
- XTEN-AV: XAVIA by XTEN-AV — Best AI-Infused Enterprise AV Solution
- Axis Communications: AXIS D6310 Air Quality Sensor — Best AI-Infused School Safety Solution
- i-PRO: i-PRO GenAI Fisheye Camera — Best AI-Infused Surveillance Solution
- Platform Power & Ecosystem Integration Division
- Haivision: Haivision Command 360 — Best Centralized AV Platform for Command & Control
- Extron: PlenumVault Digital Systems with MLC Plus 400 — Best Centralized AV Platform for the Classroom
- ZKTeco USA: Omni Readers – Powered by Cielo365 — Best Centralized Security Platform for Enterprise
- Installation & Integration Excellence Division
- PerfTech, Inc.: Island Pro Mini — Best Installation Tool for Integrators
- D-Tools, Inc.: D-Tools Cloud — Best Project Management Tool
- System Surveyor: System Surveyor AI Notetaker — Best System Design Tool
Next-Gen Innovation Division - Johnson Controls: DSC PowerSeries Neo 5 — Best Next-Generation Networking and Wireless Tools
- Recurring Revenue & Service Enablement Division
- Legrand | AV: Legrand | AV Unified Cloud Platform — Best RMR-Generating Corporate AV Solution
What Is the NSCA XBO Experience?
The NSCA XBO Experience is a two-day event designed for the next generation of integration leaders. Now in its third year, XBO 2026 brought together emerging professionals together for interactive learning, career insights and next-gen leadership training.
Value of the NSCA XBO Experience
XBO focuses on ongoing and emerging trends while teaching newer professionals the industry’s proven best practices. According to the organization, attendees can take advantage of the following:
- Next-Gen Training: Business and management skills that build a path to leadership roles
- Interactive Learning: Roleplay exercises based on real-world industry challenges
- Career Insights: Stories from fellow attendees and presenters about how they entered the industry and where they’re headed
- Ethical Explorations: Real-world examples of company ethics and core values in action
- Peer Networking: Connections with fellow pros and manufacturers that last well beyond the event
XBO also serves as a complement to NSCA’s flagship event, Business & Leadership Conference (BLC), says the organization. BLC addresses the industry’s existing leadership, while XBO focuses on future leaders.
Learn more about the event at NSCA.org/events/xbo/.
