In a recent case before the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, the court had to decide whether to hold the plaintiff alarm company liable for the amount of the limitation of liability provision contained in the contract.
In a recent case before the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, the court had to decide whether to hold the plaintiff alarm company liable for the amount of the limitation of liability provision contained in the contract.
For years, security companies have used the long-standing practice of insurers offering discounts to homeowners who install security systems as a selling point.
As a privately owned integration company for over 42 years, Engineered Security Systems Inc. (ESS), Towaco, N.J., has been working to provide engineered solutions, installation, service and UL central station monitoring to its clients using its own in-house resources.
Some of the greatest convergence challenges for IT and physical security integrators do not involve technology or integration details. They center on policies and procedures.
When integrators talk to end users about “convergence” of physical and logical access control, the nature of that conversation hinges on multiple factors. There is no single definition of what that term means, and a government office will have a very different need than, say, a university.
Challenges — in many forms — have come fast and furious over the last few years. The trend continues in 2013, but so does the alarm industry’s ability to meet and beat the obstacles.
For every challenge the alarm industry overcomes, another pops up, almost like a fast and furious game of Whac-A-Mole. “Whack!” The industry beats the advanced mobile phone service (AMPS) technology sunset in 2008.
Furniture and console systems have evolved to accommodate new technologies. Simpler, streamlined consoles are now possible because there are fewer appliances and more components are now hidden away (using racks) in an equipment room.
The Electronic Security Association (ESA) had its first open call for SECURE+ Award entries, which were accepted through December 2012 and were open to SECURE+ member companies.