Niagara Falls, ON -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/23/2010 -- On Feburary 24th, The Consumer Electronics Association named the SN500-4CH as one of its finalists as Security Product of the year for the 2010 Mark of Excellence Awards. The Mark of Excellence award is a prestigious award that recognizes the best in home electronics products, services and installed technology.

The SN500-4CH is a do-it-yourself 4 channel DVR system with H.264 video compression. This 4 channel system by Defender comes with four high resolution indoor/outdoor night vision cameras, Online viewing, iPhone® and BlackBerry® Smartphone viewing capabilities, records over two years or footage and multiple viewing and recording options. “We are thrilled to be considered a finalist for such a prestigious award” Says Raj Jain, company President.

Other security products named as finalists for security product of the year include: The Benolli® Door Touch Station, a weatherproof door entry device with video communication and the Kwikset® SmartCode with Home Connect, a door lock system that can be interoperable with home security systems.

The Consumer Electronics Association unites 2,000 companies within the consumer technology industry as well as produces the world’s largest consumer technology tradeshow, the International CES. All of the nominated security products come with lifetime customer service and one year or over in manufacturer’s warranties. The winners will be announced in late March. For more information on the CEA Mark of excellence award, please visit http://www.ce.org