A recent cover (Sept. 17, 2012) of InformationWeek highlighted the Top 500 Innovators and Rule Breakers. The article discussed new technologies like cloud computing, mobile devices and big data analytics as being critical to firms using IT to get closer to their customers. I was struck by the similarities to the future of security in general, and I wondered, “Who are the true innovators and rule breakers in our industry?”
Generally speaking, most integrators find that the best path to success is by offering a full suite of products and solutions from a number of manufacturers. Stone Security, however, has achieved success using a very different approach.
Since the Partnership for Priority Video Alarm Response group was introduced a primary point of discussion has been whether it would continue to operate as an independent organization or whether it would be absorbed by an established industry organization like CSAA or ESA, in order to ensure that the message sent to law enforcement and insurers was cohesive and representative of the whole industry.
NCS4 and SDM Magazine announce a new sports venue security design program called Innovations, which will include both an educational track and award, to debut at the NCS4 Annual Conference in July 2013.
At CEDIA EXPO, Bedrock Learning and BlueVolt announced a partnership to provide a complete assortment of online training resources to individuals and businesses within the custom installation industry.
Advanced Technology Video (ATV), Coppell, Texas, a provider of video security surveillance solutions, signed a new distribution agreement with Tri-Ed/Northern Video Distribution to promote and offer to its customers ATV’s existing analog products, as well as the new ATV IP Solutions product line.
MicroPower Technologies Inc., San Diego, announced that it entered into an agreement with Sprint that enables the company to leverage Sprint’s network as an additional channel to transmit wireless video.
Intransa announced a Latin America distribution partnership with ScanSource Latin America, and the expansion of its distribution channel into Central and Latin America. ScanSource Latin America provides IP-based physical security sales and services to resellers in Central and Latin America and the Caribbean.
Matrix Systems formed a strategic alliance with Next Level Security Systems to provide unified video management and security solutions to Frontier™ security management and access control system customers.
Brivo Systems LLC, a provider of cloud applications for security management, announced that it entered into a new partnership agreement with Integrator Support. Integrator Support is a provider of wholesale security services to the premier systems integration community.