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In October 2013 at the ScanSource Security Partner Conference, Chief Technology Officer Greg Dixon gave a presentation titled, “Managed Services — Best Practices for Security Solutions.”

Formation flying has been practiced since World War I for strategic, safety and tactical reasons. According to the Encyclopedia Britannica, formation flying is defined as “two or more aircraft traveling and maneuvering together in a disciplined, synchronized, pre-determined manner.”

Facilities of all types looking to secure their buildings typically look to CCTV, access control and intrusion detection as their top three “go-to” technologies.

Wireless locks today are much more than the standalone, battery-operated locks of the past. While they still are experiencing a few growing pains, more often they are being considered a viable alternative to — and even replacement for — hardwired locks.

In the world of IP video and megapixel cameras, the less “sexy” product lines can often be overlooked. But in a control room setting, the furniture, cabinets and racks form the backbone of the design.

In video surveillance, the days of asking, “Is there an app for that?” are long gone. End users have grown so used to having apps on their smartphones and tablets that let them do just about anything, so not offering an app is not an option in 2014.

The scope of video surveillance-based solutions now extends beyond just security, which presents a new business opportunity for systems integrators.

The concept of security and convenience merging together has been discussed for many years, but in 2014 the concept is being realized on a grand scale. As a result, now is the perfect time for security dealers to transform their businesses by embracing interactive home control applications such as lighting and shade controls and proceeding to sell them with gusto.

The market values and trades on the recurring monthly revenue (RMR) of a customer base, but there are a number of definitions and business systems used to classify and document that RMR.

In 1929, Hungarian author Frigyes Karinthy proposed the theory that the modern world was “shrinking” due to ever-increasing connectedness of human beings. He believed that any two individuals could be connected through at most five acquaintances, which is the original version of six degrees of separation.