Touched by an improved economy in most regions and some expenditure of Homeland Security funds, seven in 10 firms reported in the 10th annual SDM Top Systems Integrators Report increased revenue in 2004 – and many anticipate 15 percent or more growth in 2005.

The report ranks by revenue the largest firms that contract electronic security projects for commercial, industrial, institutional, government, and other non-residential markets. These systems integration firms are businesses that derive more than half of their revenue from the sale, design/engineering, installation and service of multi-technology electronic security systems, such as access control and video surveillance.