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Surveillance App Is a Win-Win for Homeowner, Installer

Joan Engebretson
March 1, 2010
MobileCamViewer software lets entertainment executive Michael Lambert view live video of his beach home using his iPhone.When show business executive Michael Lambert rented out one of his two homes —
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POWER OF TOUCH

Cassie Peterson
March 1, 2010
With Savant’s TrueImage Control interface, users can turn on lights, open shades, and activate other smart home technologies, by simply touching the image of the object. The latest generation in touch
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Managing Your Reputation in a Viral World

Derek Rice
March 1, 2010
CEO Richard Ginsburg was the driving force behind Protection One’s presence on Twitter, where the company provides followers with information and tips about safety and security — while keeping marketing
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End of the Digital Dialer?

Joan Engebretson
March 1, 2010
Once cellular-based alarm systems are installed, they are highly reliable because they usually can communicate with multiple cell towers, manufacturers say.Some alarm dealers have begun to steer customers towards systems
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SDM in the 1980s: An Expanding Industry

March 1, 2010
As the security industry expanded during the 1980s, SDM reflected the changes. Now under the new management — having been acquired in 1979 by Newton, Mass.-based Cahners Publishing Co., but
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Getting Comfortable With Wireless

Karyn Hodgson
March 1, 2010
In today’s technological age, wireless is everywhere. We have cell phones with wireless headsets, wireless networks for our home computers and PDAs that uplink simply by placing them near our
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Five Minute Tech Quiz: Saying Goodbye to 'The Quiz Guy'

Laura Stepanek
March 1, 2010
Ron and his wife Christine at their son’s wedding.For more than a dozen years, Ron Nelson was part of SDM’s extended family of writers and held the title, “Contributing Technology
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What's a Security Dashboard?

Joan Engebretson
March 1, 2010
PSIM-based systems synthesize inputs from multiple systems for faster operator response.Software-as-a-service can provide dashboard control for multiple customer locations.  The term “dashboard” is relatively new to the security industry. But
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Life Safety Communication

Bill Zalud
March 1, 2010
“Using reverse notification, feedback from the community was well received. For weather emergencies such as snow days, it is essential,” says Guy Grace of Littleton (Colo.) Public Schools.When mass notification
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State of the Market: Video Surveillance 2010

March 1, 2010
IP-based video management systems give security officers the tools they need to be more productive and efficient and equip them to do more in less time.While the number of SDM’s
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