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Whether analog or IP, high-definition or standard definition, video does no good if it can’t get from the camera to the head end. And when it comes from getting that video from point A to point B, the devil’s in the details.

SDM and its sponsors hosted the eighth annual SDM 100 Gala at the elegant Schermerhorn Symphony Center, with entertainment by a percussion-performing group and a comedian.

Challenging lighting conditions may be the biggest obstacle video system designers and installers encounter. 

Personal emergency response systems (PERS) can be a way to diversify your business and increase recurring monthly revenue (RMR). Successful PERS dealers offer 8 key pieces of advice when getting into this new and very different type of personal security.

From watching how horrific crimes expand the awareness of integrated security solutions, to adapting their business models to an IT world, to overcoming conflict in the security sales channel — systems integrators face many challenges, but also have many opportunities in the industry they serve. 

End users’ expectations for their user interface (UI) can feel like a shifting target. That’s the challenge for the industry. No matter how awesome a product or UI is, people’s expectations change and evolve with technology over time, observes Dale Pedersen, senior product manager.

When it comes to merging the benefits of physical and logical access control, there continues to be a lot of talk amongst integrators and their customers but not much action. 

Commercial intrusion alarm panels are becoming smarter and more feature-rich as time goes on and improvements are incorporated — enabling them to act as a valuable central hub for businesses.

Security systems integrators manage a diverse set of projects with demanding requirements. Their suppliers play a chief role in helping them meet those requirements and exceed their customers’ expectations.

More important than the system installed is just about everything else, say end users regarding what they look for in an integrator. Of course, meeting a client’s needs has to do with the system: its capabilities and features; however, end users can find more than one integrator to install the same or similar system.