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We deeply empathize with the people of Boston in their losses, and we hold in high esteem the people who acted heroically to help the injured following the Monday bombings at the Boston Marathon. Besides these heroes, the only brightness in all of this despair is the detection — and hopefully the eventual identification — of a suspect, enabled by “promising images” from a department store surveillance camera mounted atop a building: http://www.nbcnews.com/video/nightly-news/51575894/#51575894.

While most people like the idea of conserving energy and going green, moving from theory to practice in their daily lives requires more than just a philosophy. “Everybody likes being green if it’s not too much work,” explains Gene Jordan, president of Advanced Security Engineering, an Alarm.com dealer located in Pleasanton, Calif.

The average access control system lasts 10 years. Additionally, the average customer wants to do more with less within continuingly tight budgets.

Since the introduction of physical security information management (PSIM) systems several years ago, their greatest successes have been at the high end of the market. However, growing familiarity is promoting use of PSIM systems in a wider range of applications — and opening new opportunities for dealers and integrators.

Video monitoring is becoming increasingly popular — but standards have not kept pace. Central stations have had to rely on themselves to determine the best way to handle dispatches, voice-down capability, operator training and other key elements of video monitoring.

Some customers have assets such as artwork or computers that deserve special protection. Rather than relying only on motion detectors and door/window contacts, these customers may opt to add additional sensors to help secure these valuable items.