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Top Security Dealers Identify Top Issues

May 22, 2018

IoT, DIY/MIY, cyber security, active shooters — SDM 100 dealers talk about the issues that will have the biggest impact, either positive or negative, on their businesses this year.

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Security Software: The Secret Sauce

Software with capabilities targeted toward the security business can make dealers’ operations a whole lot easier

Joan Engebretson

May 21, 2018

SDM talked with several security dealers about their recent experiences with business operations software designed specifically for the security industry.

Knacks for Successful Video Recording

Programming and configuring an NVR is a critical process for providing end users with the most effective surveillance system

Derek Rice

May 18, 2018

Programming and configuring an NVR is a critical process for providing end users with the most effective surveillance system.

A Q-and-A With Allstate Security About Drones in Security

What does a security drone application look like in the real world?

Tim A. Scally

May 10, 2018

SDM recently featured Allstate Security Industries (ASI) of Amarillo, Texas, in its cover story, "Is It Time for Drones & Robots?" as a company that was already employing drones in its security offerings. Allstate Security recently built a state-of-the-art monitoring center as well, so SDM decided to talk to Melinda Braden, ASI’s central station manager to ask a few questions about using drones as part of ASI’s security offering.

2018 SDM 100: Security Dealers Prevail

While growth was not quite as robust as the prior year, SDM 100 dealers still managed to grow RMR by 4.2 percent last year, despite the many disruptors now present in the channel

Laura Stepanek

May 10, 2018

Collectively, the SDM 100 security dealers grew their RMR 4.2 percent, from $618 million to $643 million last year. Among the top 100 there were 88 dealers who individually improved their RMR rate in 2017 over 2016.

State of the Market: Fire Alarms 2018

With a strong economy, plus a healthy new construction and retrofit market, business remains steady in the fire space, with a few new opportunities, but also some notes of caution

Karyn Hodgson

May 9, 2018

In an economy that is staying strong, with a projected commercial construction growth rate of 4 percent annually through 2019, there is much to be happy about.

Security Leadership Series: Don’t Stress Over PRESSURE

Pressure, unlike stress, can be a positive force of continued growth and performance if managed correctly

Kim Garcia

April 30, 2018

Pressure, unlike stress, can be a positive force of continued growth and performance if managed correctly.

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7 Emerging Central Station Trends

Central station companies see artificial intelligence, audio verification, and other technologies becoming more important in the future

Joan Engebretson

April 27, 2018

Technology and business processes are changing and central stations are changing with them.

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From Spare Bedroom to State-of-the-Art Monitoring Center

Allstate Security Industries and its employees tackle large-scale central station renovation

Derek Rice

April 23, 2018

Allstate Security Industries and its employees tackle large-scale central station renovation.

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Cutting Through the Noise Of Wireless Video Transmission

Crowded frequencies can cause headaches for security integrators who don’t take the time to understand the basics of Ethernet radios

Derek Rice

April 20, 2018

The goal is to get video from point A to point B as quickly as possible with the least amount of disruption, distortion or loss. In security, snags can literally mean the difference between life and death, so how can security integrators make sure they’re doing the absolute best at delivering on this goal?