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OnSSI Signs Devine180

OnSSI has signed on Devine180 as the latest manufacturer’s rep firm handling the company’s flagship Ocularis 5 Video Manageme...

Per Mar Security Services Acquires All Channel Electronics

Per Mar Security Services has acquired All Channel Electronics based in Madison, Wis.

The Georgia Electronic Life Safety & System Association Files Notice of Appeal in Federal Lawsuit

The Georgia Electronic Life Safety & Systems Association (GELSSA), A-Com Security Co. LLP and Safecom Security Solutions Inc. alarm c...

EverCommerce Adds Secure Global Solutions to List of Companies

EverCommerce, a service commerce platform connecting technologies and solutions for service sector businesses, has added Secure Global So...

SIA Releases Security Market Index

The Security Industry Association (SIA) released its Security Market Index for January, and the results show that overall confidence in t...

New Power and Data Transmission Solutions from Altronix Showcased at Intersec 2019

Altronix is showcasing the latest power and data transmission solutions designed for professional security applications at Intersec 2019 ...

San Jose, Calif. Drops Verified Response Program After Spike in Burglaries

San Jose, Calif. has become the 11th U.S. city to drop the controversial alarm management practice known as “verified response.&rdq...

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SDM Topics

Smarter Intelligent Locks and Hardware for the Intelligent Age

Karyn Hodgson

There has been a big shift in the security market in the past few years — both for commercial and residential systems. …

Monitoring Today

Designing Spaces

Maggie M. Shein

For most monitoring centers, security operations centers (SOCs) and global security operations centers (GSOCs), the process of designing the space requires careful consideration of the organization’s needs, mission, space and …

The Big Security Deals of 2018: What They Tell Us

Joan Engebretson

Last year was a big one for security industry mergers and acquisitions. SDM counted at least seven major deals involving security dealers or integrators — as either buyers or sellers. …

SDM Topics

Cyber & Network Security for Central Stations

Deborah O’Mara

Dealer-operated and third-party central monitoring facilities are by no means exempt from the growing threat and risk of cyber-crime. …

SDM Topics

SDM 2019 Security Industry Forecast: Channeling Momentum Into Opportunities

Laura Stepanek

Security integrators expect their stellar 2018 performance to continue into 2019, according to results of SDM’s 2019 Industry Forecast Study, a report published annually by SDM since 1982. Last year …

Video Solutions

Feeding the Growing Appetite for Video Surveillance Data

Derek Rice

Video management software (VMS) is evolving from a pure security solution into a tool that also provides insight on operations and more. This means more automation is coming into play, …

SDM 2018 Dealer of the Year: Bates Security/Sonitrol of Lexington

Karyn Hodgson

Lexington, Ky., is known for a few things: horses, bluegrass, bourbon, a historic downtown area, and — when it comes to security systems — Bates Security/Sonitrol of Lexington. …

Guardian Alarm Supports Project Green Light Detroit

Guardian Alarm, a Detroit-based security services provider, and one of the nation’s largest independently-owned security companies, has been listed as an approved vendor for Project Green Light Detroit. The safety initiative, a first of its kind, is a public-private-community partnership led by the Detroit Police Department (DPD) and combines community policing with visual verification capabilities using video surveillance equipment provided by vendors like Guardian Alarm.

SDM Newswire

CES 2019 Recap: Riding the Waves

Helen M. Heneveld

The technology wave has hit and keeps on rolling in and I saw it for real in the LG booth at CES 2019. Their curved video wall measuring well over 100 feet by 30 feet, delivered a nature experience in a whole new way with a waterfall pouring around and towards you over curved screens. Yes, I just returned from Las Vegas where I spent the week with more than 188,000 of my “closest friends,” including more than 63,000 from outside the U.S. CES 2019 was the biggest show yet with 2.9 million square feet, featuring more than 4,500 exhibiting companies. In addition, about 1,200 startups pitched their concepts in the Eureka Park Marketplace.

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2018's Top News

This year the editors compiled the top stories of the year as featured in SDM’s various e-newsletters. Below are the top 10 stories as featured on our website and delivered to you through SDM e-news and Today’s Systems Integrator e-news.

Technology @ Work

Vault Enterprise Platform Secures Southwest Airlines Luggage Tugs at Denver Airport

The Southwest Airlines maintenance and operations team at Denver International Airport, one of the largest airports in the world, plays an integral role in the airline’s logistics and customer service, overseeing runway traffic, luggage handling and facility maintenance.

Technology Solutions & Skills

Solutions360 Inc. Offers Business Efficiency Software to PSA Members & Owners

PSA has announced a partnership with Solutions360 Inc., a leading provider of business management software for professional systems integrators in the security and audio-visual markets, as a part of the PSA Business Solutions Providers program. PSA Members will be able to streamline their business procedures and workflow through the Q360 software which includes full accounting, project management, job costing, service and dispatch, inventory and sales functions.

Technology @ Work

Princeton Identity’s Iris Recognition Technology Solves Security Challenges for Auburn University’s Athletic Department

Alabama’s Auburn University has updated and expanded the biometric identity system it uses to secure areas within its athletic facilities. Princeton Identity’s new IDS software and Access200 iris readers allow student athletes, coaches and other affiliated team members enrolled in the system to unlock the doors to team locker rooms by glancing at small reader panels mounted outside each entrance. As athletes and coaches rarely carry personal items with them onto the field, the Princeton Identity system eliminates the need for access control cards, fobs, or PIN codes, which can be difficult to manually enter when carrying equipment. It also increases security. Biometric credentials make it impossible for students to share cards or codes with others, while the system’s convenience factor reduces the desire for students to leave doors propped open for easier access.

Technology Solutions & Skills

Boon Edam Announces 2019 Technical Training Program in North America

Boon Edam Inc., a global leader in security entrances and architectural revolving doors, announced the breadth of its 2019 technical training program, including scheduled factory trainings, online webinars and roadshow trainings throughout the United States. Technical training events are free of charge to Boon Edam distributor and integrator partners, and include one to three days of intensive product instruction and hands-on exercises.

SDM Magazine

2019 January

Welcome to 2019! In our January issue we present our Annual Industry Forecast for 2019. We also present sales and marketing ideas for the new year, as well as an array of the latest products.

January also features our special supplemental issue “Monitoring Today”.

Check back throughout the month for new content!

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