PSA, a consortium of professional systems integrators, today announced the addition of ProActive Data Storage and Monitoring Inc. to its Managed Security Service Provider Program (MSSP). 

The need for quality, cost-effective video surveillance is growing with each passing day. More commercial customers, government facility managers and homeowners are looking for better ways to prevent crime while recording criminals when they’re not dissuaded by the presence of cameras.

Everyone has heard the old adage, “The more things change, the more they stay the same.” In an industry and a year marked by seemingly constant upheaval and change, it can feel like nothing is the same. But is that true?

OpenEye, a provider of cloud-managed video surveillance solutions, is expanding its OpenEye Web Services Ecosystem through a new cloud-to-cloud integration with Feenics, a cloud-based access control platform. 

Honeywell and Microsoft announced today that Honeywell will bring to market its domain-specific applications built on the Microsoft cloud platform to drive new levels of productivity for industrial clients. 

Honeywell, a global provider of fire and life safety, today launched the first tools from its new suite of Connected Life Safety Services (CLSS), its first all-in-one cloud platform for fire safety systems. 

ACRE, a global provider of security products and solutions for the access control, intrusion, smart traffic and video surveillance markets, announced that the ACRE brands — RS2, Vanderbilt and Open Options — will launch ACT ID, a new cloud-based mobile credential application that enables organizations to utilize both iOS and Android smartphones with existing WaveLynx multi-technology readers for secure access to doors in office buildings, government facilities, healthcare institutions, schools, residences and a growing variety of enterprises.  

Integrators face many challenges in today’s world. Some of them have been around for a long time, while others only joined the party recently.

Giving pros more convenience and flexibility, cloud-based programming allows the FireLink to be programmed from any smart device or tablet, using easy drop-down menus (no special software, training or laptop required).

March Networks announced that one of the world’s largest oil companies will deploy its cloud-based Searchlight solution at more than 300 c-store locations.