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A recent case was filed by an insurance company as subrogee against an alarm company in Florida under the choice-of-law rules. The insured contracted with the alarm company to provide monitoring of its business facility.

I’m no geology expert, so I looked it up. According to the National Geographic, “Igneous rocks form when magma (molten rock) cools and crystallizes, either at volcanoes on the surface of the earth or while the melted rock is still inside the crust.” Why am I talking about rocks?

Vodafone Business today unveiled a powerful new service, combining the quick response times of distributed Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) technology with the fast speeds of 5G. 

Wireless access control has a bit of a bad rap. Connectivity issues, short battery lives and a lack of information have led to problems installing the technology over the years. But when installed properly, wireless access can be of great advantage to the security integrator and end user.

Radar sensing technology isn’t new, but it’s yet to hit the mainstream in the security world. Based on radar waves, the technology was developed for military use around the 1940s, and soon started sneaking into other commercial markets.

As security systems continue to grow and expand, companies are grappling with the ability to collect large amounts of data while keeping up with the latest technology trends.

No longer do security providers face the problems that used to be inherent with mechanical hardware. Moving parts become fatigued.

You use a toaster for crisping bread; you wouldn’t use it for blending drinks nor would you heat an entire oven to crisp the bread. Similar to how a kitchen appliance is used to perform a specific task, a security appliance is used for a specific job.

Amidst a sea of online conference options during the pandemic, ISC East kept things short and sweet at its virtual offering today, Nov. 18. 

Camden Door Controls published a new website designed to provide up-to-date information on low-voltage system design in response to COVID-19.