There are no flashy changes or broad shifts to be found in the fire alarm market in 2012. In fact, in a lot of ways, the 2012 fire alarm market looks very similar to the 2011 market. Despite a lack of healthy construction in the commercial space, the industry continues to move forward — supported by code requirements, mandatory inspections, insurance incentives, and the simple unremitting need for life safety.
Read More

For years, the physical security industry has predicted the “tipping point” in the video surveillance market as the point in time when Internet protocol (IP) video will outsell analog video. But are you paying attention to the other tipping point? Yes, access control has a tipping point of its own — the point when smart cards will outsell legacy cards.
Read More

Video surveillance, for all its clear benefits, comes with its equal share of barriers: storage limitations, image quality and resolution demands, price concerns, a painfully absent ease-of-use. There’s a whole list.
Read More

Every new year always starts off with speculation. The interpretation of several noticeable changes impacting the alarm industry in 2012 depends on whether one subscribes to the philosophy of “glass half empty” or “glass half full.” What do you think as you read through the following list?

Read More

On March 11, 2011, a 9.0 magnitude quake hit northeastern Japan, triggering a tsunami with 10-meter-high waves that reached all the way to the U.S. West Coast. 

Read More

There’s so much happening in the video surveillance market in 2011. From A (analytics) to Z (zettabytes), continued advancement in key areas means the best video has to offer just keeps getting better. 

Read More

The recession may be on its way out, but the confidence level among SDM’s subscribers hasn’t returned to the fire protection market. The majority of dealers who participated in SDM’s
Read More

Visitor management kiosks such as this one can be used to easily manage visitor traffic in any size office.About one-third of dealers and integrators who participated in SDM’s 2010 Forecast
Read More

IP-based video management systems give security officers the tools they need to be more productive and efficient and equip them to do more in less time.While the number of SDM’s
Read More

Before the recession, 6 out of 10 dealers and integrators saw the market as excellent/very good. Today, only 3 out of 10 see the market that way.The reality of change
Read More