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Convergence Makes Service Bundling Easier for New Players

Cable companies began bundling services for their customers at least a decade ago with TV, Internet and phone services to make their customers stickier

Carol Enman

April 24, 2014

Technology is ready for cable and telephone companies to offer more services to their customers now, because it is a panel that transmits signals that allows them to offer their intelligent home services — with security being one of the signals on that panel.

How Integrators Can Succeed at Commercial Energy Management

The access control card is the common thread to all of building integration, and the reason security systems integrators can be involved with energy management and gain expertise in these systems and applications.

Paul Strohm

April 24, 2014

Expanding your service offering to include commercial energy management is no small undertaking. While it may seem the two industries are very similar, with inputs, outputs, control points and data gathering, that is where the similarities end.

A Snapshot of Sustainability in the Security Industry: 2014

A snapshot of the security industry’s sustainability efforts reveals the many benefits of going green.

April 17, 2014

The time certainly is ripe for security industry businesses that are involved in sustainability. First movers are blazing a profitable path to the sustainable future and demonstrating the value of going green to companies that are preparing to dive into what will soon be the “new normal.”

ISC West 2014 a Record-Setter

April 10, 2014

If you thought the aisles and booths at last week’s ISC West were a little more crowded than usual, you were right. According to the Security Industry Association (SIA), which sponsored the show, ISC West 2014 saw record attendance of more than 26,000 security industry professionals during its April 2-4 run at the Sands Expo Convention Center in Las Vegas.

Golf Tournament Raises Funds, Awareness for AIREF

April 10, 2014

The 11th annual Alarm Industry Research and Educational Foundation (AIREF) Golf Classic, held just outside Las Vegas, may have taken place on April Fool’s Day, but with 111 industry professionals playing golf to raise money for an important cause, fools were in short supply.

The Emergence of 4K at ISC West

Derek Rice

April 8, 2014

It seemed that the biggest buzzword to come out of last week’s ISC West was 4K — just as it was the biggest buzzword to come out of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in 2012.

ESA Announces 2014 Executive Strategic Partners

March 27, 2014

The Electronic Security Association (ESA) recently announced Platinum, Gold and Silver level Executive Strategic Partners for 2014.

Making Sense of the Security Industry’s Busiest 3 Days

Derek Rice

March 27, 2014

It’s hard to believe this, but ISC West begins in less than a week. After weeks and months of planning, scheduling, coordination and other details — some minor, some very, very major — the security industry will gather in Las Vegas for three days that will leave heads pumped full of so much information that you may start to understand how an IT network responds when it’s overloaded with uncompressed video data.

Submit Your Entry Today for the Second Annual Golden Eagle Award

March 18, 2014

The National Center for Spectator Sports and Security (NCS4) and SDM are seeking entries for the second annual “Golden Eagle Award,” which honors excellence in design and innovation in sport venue security integration.

Security’s Role in Business Intelligence

Business intelligence applications — made possible by surveillance cameras, video analytics, and video management systems — are a growing opportunity for integrators who can accrue the skills and show clients the return on investment.

Joan Engebretson

March 18, 2014

The scope of video surveillance-based solutions now extends beyond just security, which presents a new business opportunity for systems integrators.