Articles Tagged with ''security integrators''

Convergint Technologies, ranked No. 1 on SDM’s Top Systems Integrators Report, acquired New Jersey-based Access Control Technologies (ACT), bringing further electronic security systems experience to Convergint’s deep breadth of service capabilities. 
 

Ener-Tel Services, based in San Angelo, Texas, started in 1984 as an automation controls company for heating and cooling units, explains General Sales Manager Ron Pullen. “The owner also did a lot of work for Verizon, so the ‘Ener’ is for energy management and the ‘tel’ is for telco. We started off as an energy management company and grew into all the other categories like fire, CCTV, access control, home and business security, and fire alarm and sprinkler. We do residential, light commercial and have a commercial group that does the integration side, talking to architects and engineers.”

Eyeforce, headquartered in Houston, offers remote video monitoring and access control services.  

As a service provider since 1997, many of Eyeforce’s legacy sites were sending alerts via older methods such as outdoor PIR and/or beam detectors, and basic video motion detection. Accordingly, Eyeforce faced an increase in the rate of false alarms received due to bad alerts or triggers.

NSCA, the leading not-for-profit association representing the commercial low-voltage electronic systems industry, has released updated Labor Installation Standard guidelines for 2018, providing information that systems integrators can use to accurately estimate labor units — the biggest factor impacting project profitability.

Bosch Building Technologies has developed a smart software solution designed to assist systems integrators and installers: the Project Assistant app. Until now, the planning, configuration, installation and reporting of a video security project involved many different tools and extensive man hours to complete and document the process, making it difficult for systems integrators to manage and keep track of various projects during each phase through to the final reporting.  With the Project Assistant app, control, transparency and efficiency can be applied to every part of a video security project.

The keypad has been a fixture of the access control world for a long time. The first pushbutton combination lock is credited to Alfred A. Peters in 1875. And since then, they have been a popular — and often a more affordable — option for securing doors when a customer doesn’t want to keep track of keys or cards.

PSA announced the call for presentations for PSA TEC 2019 is open. TEC, presented by PSA, is the premier education and networking event for all professional systems integrators in the security and audio-visual markets. TEC features industry leading education and certification programs, networking, and dedicated exhibit hours designed to advance the skills and expertise of industry professionals nationwide. This premier training venue is open to all industry professionals and is designed to meet the educational needs of all employees within an integrator’s organization. TEC 2019 will be held at the Sheraton Downtown Denver on March 11-15, 2019.