It takes guts for traditional security integrators to face the fact that they must become cyber experts. But without question they need a goal, or they will risk falling short of winning their clients’ business.
Jenne Inc., a value added distributor of technology products and solutions focusing on voice, video, data networking, premise security and the cloud, has been named by Accutech to distribute its ResidentGuard line of wander management systems.
Idesco Corp., a New York-based security systems integrator, was a security provider for the 70th Little League World Series August 18-28 at the Lamade and Volunteer Stadiums in Williamsport, Pa.
IHS reported the global market for security systems integration reached $60.3 billion in 2015, including not only security equipment sales of video surveillance, physical access control and intruder alarm systems, but also installation and maintenance services.
On August 17, 2016, Johnson Controls shareholders voted to approve the previously announced merger with Tyco. In a final count of the voting results, 97 percent of votes cast at a special meeting voted in favor of the transaction.
Feenics, Ottawa, Can., appointed Denis Hébert as president and equity partner, effective August 1, 2016. He joins with the goal of forging a fundamental shift of access control specifications to cloud-hosted platforms.
ONVIF, a global standardization initiative for IP-based physical security products, has released Profile Q, the specification that features quick and easy discovery, setup and configuration of conformant devices as well as advanced security features.
The National Systems Contractors Association (NSCA) has a new online training program to help integrators’ new employees get started on the right foot.
Genetec was honored with the fourth annual NCS4 Golden Eagle Award at the 2016 National Sports Safety and Security Conference and Exhibition, held during the week of July 10 in Phoenix, Ariz. Genetec won for its security solution at BB&T Ballpark located in Charlotte, N.C.
Security systems integrators are taking on a much greater role in our connected world through their offerings of cybersecurity and added network services, as evidenced by the 21st annual Top Systems Integrators Report.
Security systems integrators lauded the state of the market in 2015, yet their revenue was down 1 percent overall and among those integrators with which a year-to-year comparison could be made, a significant number — 34 of 82 companies — reported decreased North American systems integration revenue.