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Smart Buildings SDM Magazine November 2017

Intel for Security Integrators About Smart Buildings

Smart commercial buildings are an emerging trend, but what is the role of the security integrator in these types of projects?

Karyn Hodgson

November 1, 2017

With a “green” design that produces more energy than it consumes, Ethernet-connected lighting, total building integration down to the towel dispensers, and a hoteling app that assigns workspaces on an as-needed basis, the Edge Building in Amsterdam is widely touted as “the smartest building in the world.”

CCTV to Drive Electronic Security Market Growth

October 13, 2017

Research Nester, a market analysis organization, released a report, “IT Managed Services Market: Global Demand Analysis & Opportunity Outlook 2023,” which revealed that increasing demand for CCTV and video surveillance systems is expected to be the main driver in in the growth of the global electronic security market.

NextGen Security SDM Magazine October 2017

NextGen Wins SDM 2017 Systems Integrator of the Year

What happens when old friends and their former wrestling coach decide to go into business together? If you are NextGen Security, the result is organic growth from $0 to $33 million in just four years; an “out-of-the-box” business model that treats each customer as unique and a culture that feels more like a family than just a place to work.

Karyn Hodgson

October 10, 2017

What happens when old friends and their former wrestling coach decide to go into business together? If you are NextGen Security, the result is organic growth from $0 to $33 million in just four years; an “out-of-the-box” business model that treats each customer as unique and a culture that feels more like a family than just a place to work.

SDM Tours New Dallas Axis Experience Center

October 3, 2017

Axis opened its newest Axis Experience Center in Dallas during ASIS on Sept. 26.

Attackers Could Use Cameras’ IR Lights to Access Networks

October 2, 2017

A cybersecurity team from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel, led by Dr. Mordechai Guri, published a report demonstrating that attackers could use surveillance cameras and infrared light to establish bi-directional, covert communication with the internal networks of organizations.

Aiphone - Skybell partnership announced at ASIS

ASIS NEWS

SDM Exclusive: Aiphone to Partner With Skybell

September 26, 2017

Aiphone Corp. and Skybell announced exclusively to SDM that they have entered into a strategic partnership, due to begin in 2018.

Study Suggests IT Modernization Efforts Exacerbate Security Challenges

September 21, 2017

Most government IT executives believe that IT modernization projects increase security challenges as opposed to alleviate them, according to a new study from Unisys Corporation.

Network Video Surveillance Helps Drive Near Record Growth in Semiconductor Industry

September 14, 2017

IHS Markit reported in a press release that semiconductor industry achieved near record growth in the second quarter of 2017, posting a 6.1 percent growth from the previous quarter. Global revenue came in at $101.4 billion, up from $95.6 billion in the first quarter of 2017. This is the highest growth the industry has seen in the second quarter since 2014.

WikiLeaks: CIA Developed IP Camera Hack

August 15, 2017

According to the whistleblower organization WikiLeaks, the CIA has developed a technique codenamed “Dumbo” that allows it to shut off IP cameras or microphones in a building before sending agents in.

Hikvision and Alarme Sentinelle Secure Daycare

August 10, 2017

Hikvision Canada Inc., a provider of video surveillance products and solutions, provided cameras for the JPPS Children’s Centre (CPE) in Montreal installed by integrator Alarme Sentinelle.