Cost savings for consumers don’t always translate in reverse, as central stations often have to pay more for the newer technology. While dial-up communication between the control panel and the
The National Center for Education Statistics reports that K-12 public school students are more likely to be a crime victim in school than away from school. SDM examines education as
Guards are not always necessary with Web-based access systems, but they can provide additional verification of employee identities.Web-based access control systems come in several different types. One type is a
Each year since 1990, SDM has surveyed the largest security dealers operating in the United States, tabulated the results of these surveys, and ranked the firms from largest to smallest
At ISC West in Las Vegas, SDM presented awards to the winning companies in the 2007 Securing America program. This program, in its 17th year, honors the industry’s suppliers for
In today’s world, just about all fire alarm control units are created equal. What I mean by that is that the quality is comparable and similar controls have similar features.
Images from the cameras on this transit bus can be readily downloaded for review.The state of surveillance for school bus and transit is primarily not live monitored,” declares Ian Radziejewski,
Biometric readers that use iris recognition technology are primarily a high-end niche market, although that is beginning to change. To name just a few exciting new applications, iris recognition today
Designing and installing integrated IP-based security systems is a big job. To find installations of such systems, SDM sought out some of the largest security dealers and systems integrators in
This 11-megapixel camera over a parking lot can zero in on license plates and see into near infrared wavelengths.The view on the right is from a conventional video surveillance camera.
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