Integration & Network Solutions - Articles - Page 52

Bosch to Showcase Solutions at ISC West

April 1, 2019

At ISC West, Bosch will showcase how its offerings deliver value to integrators and end users by enhancing security, improving efficiency and solving common challenges. Visitors to the booth will see intelligent solutions for vertical markets and new products and services that make systems easier to install and manage.

SFP Connectivity for Existing Fiber Optic Links

Dave Engebretson

April 1, 2019

Our industry needs to focus on providing usable high technology products and services for our end users.

Altronix Offers Video Series on Power & Data Transmission Solutions

April 1, 2019

Altronix is now offering a video series on the company’s line of infrastructure solutions.

BACK TO BASICS

Project Management is Paramount

Helen M. Heneveld

April 1, 2019

Projects are the mainstay of business in the security industry, whether you’re installing a 260-zone security system, a smart home security system with lighting and HVAC automation/control, a 16-camera installation or an access control system.

Broken Alarm Company Promise Leads to Multi-Count Lawsuit

Lessing E. Gold

April 1, 2019

In a case decided about a year ago by the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, the plaintiff, a seller of rare coins, and the defendant alarm company entered into a contract to upgrade and convert the existing burglar alarm system.

Editor’s Angle

Project Managers: Why They’re Needed

Laura Stepanek

April 1, 2019

This month’s cover story, “It Takes a Village,” continues SDM’s coverage of the complex issue of cyber security overlaid onto physical electronic security.

PSA LEADERSHIP

Prism or Laser: What Is Your Leadership Style?

Every business has a mix of laser leaders and prism leaders, so balancing these competing leadership approaches can be tricky. However, one type emerges as ultimately better for business success.

Kim Garcia

April 1, 2019

A prism, according to Merriam-Webster.com, is defined as a transparent body that is bounded in part by two nonparallel plane faces and is used to refract or disperse a beam of light.

It Will Take a Village to Make the Security Industry Cyber Secure

When it comes to who is responsible for the security industry’s cyber security preparation, the correct answer is everyone: manufacturers, security integrators and dealers, consultants and end users.

Karyn Hodgson

April 1, 2019

Many in the security industry have suddenly realized — almost overnight — they are in trouble when it comes to how they handle the issue of cyber security. And while they may have started out by pointing fingers at others, such as the end users or “IT,” they have now come to realize that the only way forward is teamwork and making sure each participant in the security chain plays their role to the best of their ability.