Fusion EM from Crestron is the energy management component of Fusion. Users can analyze energy consumption, turn lights on or off, set actions for when a room is occupied, adjust heating/cooling set points, edit demand response settings and more from the Web-based interface.
There is a natural connection between energy management and access control. A key area of energy management is the connection between energy consumption and occupancy. Access control systems provide the data that building automation systems need to manage energy usage.
The Security Industry Association’s (SIA) New Product Showcase (NPS) is the premier awards-based marketing program in the security industry. It has been in existence since 1979. Each year at ISC West, the NPS program recognizes outstanding contributions to the protection of life and property in residential, commercial and institutional settings. Judging panels composed of industry experts select winners in various categories. The most coveted awards are the Judges’ Choice Award and the Best New Product Award.
‘Green’ is more than a word. It is good business. It is a journey. It is also one of three pillars of sustainability. Using the words “green” and “sustainability” is not a case of “You say ‘po-tay-toe,’ I say ‘po-tah-toe.’” Although the two terms are intricately related, they are not interchangeable.
For years, the physical security industry has predicted the “tipping point” in the video surveillance market as the point in time when Internet protocol (IP) video will outsell analog video. But are you paying attention to the other tipping point? Yes, access control has a tipping point of its own — the point when smart cards will outsell legacy cards.
For David Wade, group director for supply chain at ADT Security Services, Boca Raton, Fla., one turning point in managing his 7,000 vehicles and their costs was transforming a transactional relationship with his fleet management company into “a more collaborative, strategic relationship based on a multi-year horizon.
Home Automation Inc. (HAI) announced its 2012 HAI Product Catalog available in three formats: hardcopy print, electronic PDF and online Flash. It also will be included on HAI’s 2012 Automation Simplified CD.
DMP (Digital Monitoring Products) added Z-Wave device compatibility with the release of the DMP 738Z module and Virtual Keypad App Version 2.0 for the XT Series Burglary/Fire/Door Access Panel and XTL Wireless Security System.
New players are entering the security industry in a mass market fashion, with a solution that provides more than just a traditional home security system. Is that wrong?