The Edmonds Group has completed a capital raise for DFW Security to support DFW’s launch of a dealer program. DFW, Based in Fort Worth, Texas, is an independently owned security company. Through the dealer program, DFW will purchase alarm agreements in Texas from independent professional alarm companies.
Sigma Designs, a provider of intelligent system-on-chip (SoC) solutions for connected smart home IoT, announced a cumulative lifetime 100 million Z-Wave modules have shipped into the smart home market. Sigma Designs announced that the recipient of the 100 millionth module was the smart home service provider and long-time customer of Sigma Designs, Vivint Smart Home.
Memphis-based Electronic Security Specialists (ESSC), a licensed low voltage contractor that installs and services electronic security equipment spanning burglar and fire alarm systems, CCTV systems and access control systems, purchased required commercial fire alarm accounts from neighboring Frase Protection.
ISC West, which was sponsored by the Security Industry Association (SIA), concluded April 13 as the largest converged security event of the year. The show experienced its biggest and most successful year to-date.
New offerings in visitor management — from third-party to embedded — continue to give security integrators and their customers more options to fit a range of needs
From cloud-based offerings to integrations, native offerings and more, featured on these pages are some of the latest visitor management products from access control manufacturers as well as third-party providers.
With new cyber threats almost daily, SDM asks the experts about the burgeoning Internet of Things; its impact on access control and smart buildings; and how it can be secured.
With new cyber threats almost daily, SDM asks the experts about the burgeoning Internet of Things; its impact on access control and smart buildings; and how it can be secured.
OT systems, such as video surveillance, are becoming increasingly interconnected and integrated with other IT systems, increasing their attack surface and making them more vulnerable.
As more devices are introduced and more operational technology (OT) takes advantage of IT networks, the attack surface becomes more difficult to control and monitor.
In our annual green report, SDM profiles security companies reducing their carbon footprints and working toward creating a cleaner environment.
April 6, 2018
Security dealers and integrators use a lot of paper: invoices, work orders, requests for proposals (RFPs), schedules, plans and revisions. Not only can that result in hundreds of thousands of printed pages each year, but paper can get misplaced. Focusing on paper reduction can reduce a company’s municipal solid waste (MSW) and increase efficiency.
Red Wing Shoe Company unveiled its Wall of Honor, a monument featuring stories about skilled laborers and their Red Wing boots, in the honorees' own words, one of which is Dave Ebaugh, an alarm installation technician who installed the fire alarm system for NSF Research Facility at the South Pole.
Bold Technologies, a provider of alarm monitoring and PSIM software, launched its new learning and training platform, BoldU. BoldU was introduced to customers in mid-February and officially kicked off on March 1.