AFL and Tri-Ed / Northern Video Distribution signed an agreement for the distribution of AFL's fiber optic products including fiber optic cable, connectivity, Fujikura fusion splicers and NOYES® test equipment.
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When GVI Security closed its doors in August, the most likely outcome was its award winning razberi™ integrated network video recorder was gone for good. The original inventor, industry veteran Tom Galvin, however, purchased the technology and intellectual property, and will be returning an enhanced version of the product line to production. The new company is called Razberi Technologies and has already opened their doors in Carrollton, Texas near Dallas. Its website is now live at www.razberi.net.
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How many people are up to date on the intense flooding in Thailand? If you aren't, you probably soon willbe, especially if you have any connection to products requiring a hard drive.
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When it comes to shopping, some people can spend hours wandering the floors of a department store — others would prefer getting lost in the aisles of their friendly neighborhood security product distributor. On a recent visit to one of ADI’s 95-plus branches, SDM found quite a bit more than your average, garden-variety security equipment. From ingenious installer tools, to futuristic accessories, to the newest technologies all vying for attention in one place, here are seven things you might not expect to spot at an ADI branch.
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ISC Solutions booth 1309 - “Intransa brings simple, scalable, and affordable video optimized appliances to our customers,” said Pat Comunale, president and chief operating officer for Tri-Ed / Northern Video Distribution.
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“Intransa brings simple, scalable, and affordable video optimized appliances to our customers,” said Pat Comunale, president and chief operating officer for Tri-Ed / Northern Video Distribution. “These customer-proven platforms will be of immediate benefit across small projects to the most demanding physical security needs in video surveillance, access control, video analytics and PSIM.”
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Tri-Ed / Northern Video Distribution, Woodbury, N.Y., added Alarm.com and Kwikset to its roster of vendor partners. Offering convenience and control for security systems using wireless, Web and mobile technology, Alarm.com’s technology platform enables consumers to monitor everything that happens in their homes or businesses. Alarm.com doesn’t require a phone line or broadband connection; services work wirelessly through a secure GSM network to maintain a dedicated connection that will continue to work for 24-plus hours after a power failure.
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ADI has expanded its network systems product offering to include solutions from Wi3 Inc. Dealers will now have access to the patented In-Wall IPTV/SmartTV home networking technology at ADI branches across North America.
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The George R. Lippert Memorial Award, which was first presented by the Security Industry Association (SIA) in 1989, recognizes outstanding contributions to SIA and the security industry.
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How to stay at the top of your game? Stay attuned to change, specifically to game changer technology platforms, including the ones discussed in this article, that are poised to take security from ‘what it is’ to ‘what it will be.’ Almost everyone has heard a version of Isaac Asimov’s famous quote, “The only constant is change,” which is a translated version of a quote by Heraclitus, a 500 B.C. Greek philosopher. 

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