Increases in Homeland Security funding and greater opportunities in the petrochemical industry have fueled the growth of FirstService Security, Norristown, Pa., this past year. The way in which this systems
Universal Security Systems Inc., Hauppauge, N.Y., has carved a niche for systems integration in the utilities market, which provides the company with about 55 percent of its revenue. But it
While it’s not unusual for security firms to build their mission statement around the themes of “high quality†or “outstanding customer service,†the fact is that saying it and doing
Integrating video surveillance, access control, intrusion sensors and ID systems can be a complicated task. Dealers and integrators share their tips on planning a project and maintaining a client relationship.More
With their ability to communicate in data format over the Internet, alarm transmitters that use the Internet protocol (IP) represent the beginning of a future in security signaling, many people
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The unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cable in this assembly carries the video signal and the other pair carries the power.As video surveillance systems evolve from analog to digital networked video,
To install an electromagnetic lock, first a bracket is mounted where the lock is to go.The options for electrical or electronic locking of doors usually operated by access control systems
Employment background screening has gone from being a “nice to have†function to being a “have to have†function for many companies, including dealers and integrators who hire employees on
Dan Moceri runs Convergint Technologies, a Schaumburg, Ill., based systems integrator that has completed several Homeland Security projects across the country. Moceri says that over the past 12 months, more