AMAG Technology’s Symmetry Intrusion Management module combines previously separate access control, video and enterprise-class intrusion detection to create a single, unified solution.

Five burglars trying to outsmart the security system at a Pompano Beach perfume warehouse failed against Sonitrol’s audio intrusion detection technology.

Every security system is a crime-fighting tool; that is where the industry’s efforts should be. It is ironic that as security systems evolve into more sophisticated appliances, their value is becoming more muddled. On the one hand, a broader platform gives security dealers more hooks — lighting automation, energy management, and remote connectivity are a few — with which to sell to consumers.

Fortem recently secured a $1.4 million investment from seven members of the Anges Quebec Group for its Omnipresence 3D security system, a 3D software-based security integration platform the company says is optimized to improve both public and private security.

WaterCop LeakStop PLUS system by DynaQuip Controls detects water leaks at a single location within a home, sounds an audible alarm, automatically shuts off the water supply, and sends a closure signal alerting homeowners of water shutoff.