Two technology trends that have begun to go hand-in-hand are the integration of access control or building management systems with video surveillance, and the trend towards using data networks to
Touched by an improved economy in most regions and some expenditure of Homeland Security funds, seven in 10 firms reported in the 10th annual SDM Top Systems Integrators Report
The practice of recruiting and hiring skilled technical labor in the electronic security industry has always been tough. In fact, for as long as SDM has surveyed security dealers, they've
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When a motion detector is tripped at an outdoor car dealership lot, a designated central station operator at SentryCom Interactive, Valencia, Calif., takes control of a
In life there are many adages that relate to size, such as Good things come in small packages. When SDM Magazine, 15 years ago, first published the SDM 100—the industry's
Access control technology - once reserved for high-end users and their facilities - has become much more commonplace in recent years. Meanwhile, high-end access control applications have become even more
The days of using dedicated copper wire to remotely monitor security systems has long since passed, giving way to a host of communication technologies that can satisfy the needs of
It’s an unfortunate reality that the majority of burglar alarm signals generated by subscribers’ security systems are false ones. Recognizing this, more and more central stations are discovering that they
Communication infrastructures in America’s homes and businesses are quite different than they were 10 years ago. The proliferation of local and wide area data networks, cellular networks, and the Internet
Our industry is changing due to a prosperous society and the impact of increasing internal company threats – employee safety, shrinkage, business continuity – and the larger threat of terrorism.
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