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Cyber security is the number one new megatrend shaping the industry, according to the Security Industry Association’s (SIA) yearly report defining the major trends and forces at play in the global security industry. 

Historically, storage has been a challenge for video system designers and installers, with requirements rising along with camera resolutions. The addition of big data, the Internet of Things (IoT), integrated systems and IT applications to the mix have multiplied storage needs exponentially.

LVC Companies Inc. (formerly Low Voltage Contractors) began as it would continue — as an entrepreneurial leap of faith brought about by a customer’s need.

One of the many advantages of doing business with ADI is its Systems Design and Support Team based in Louisville, Ky.

Sonitrol launched a redesigned end-user site. In addition to the revamped look, the verified security company highlights record number of apprehensions — more than 178,800 and counting since 1977 — and a Gives Back program that highlights the company’s charitable police and school efforts throughout the country.

Midwest Alarm Services’ new website has responsive design that allows visitors to easily navigate the site and learn about Midwest Alarm Services’ integrated life safety solutions, including fire alarm design and engineering, inspections, fire extinguishers, alarm monitoring, wireless clocks, security systems, nurse call systems, area-of-refuge and mass notifications.

With 1.6 million international visitors annually and a trove of precious NASA intellectual property, the Astronauts Memorial Foundation is highly sensitive to the need for top-level security.

Some folks may not know it but I started my own integration business, The Automation Link Inc. (TALI), in 1989 and put on the side of my van, “The Leader in Home Automation.” I was 20 years ahead of my time.