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Who would have imagined, at the start of this year that the security industry would play such a significant role in the pandemic recovery? A good number of technologies are now part of the regular discussion security integrators are having with clients, while many manufacturers are working as quickly as possible behind-the-scenes to adapt existing solutions or build new ones.

Benjamin Franklin is reported to have said, “Out of adversity comes opportunity.” The security industry, like many businesses in the U.S. and the world, has certainly seen some adversity this year. In the video monitoring part of the security industry, however, a situation that started as chaos quickly shifted to unique opportunities to help both existing and new customers.

Desert Highlands is a luxury golf club and residential community in the Sonoran Desert of North Scottsdale, Arizona. The beautiful property has a number of amenities for members and residents including a Jack Nicklaus Signature golf course, dog park, fitness center and swimming pool.

Today, ADI hosted a webinar, “New Opportunities in Education: Create Safe, Secure Learning Environments,” to discuss what K-12 schools and daycare facilities need to continue addressing today’s health and security challenges. 

It was announced in a virtual press conference yesterday, June 23, that Panasonic Security, Public Safety and Medical Imaging are spinning off as i-PRO to reflect a “significant change in philosophy relative to the company’s go-to-market strategies, product and integrated system offerings and reseller and technology partnerships.”

In the past, intercoms were fairly simple: there would be a call button and perhaps a mechanism for remotely unlocking a door, and that was it.

Calipsa, a provider of deep learning-powered video analytics for false alarm reduction, appointed Brian Baker as its new vice president of the Americas. 

New research from Parks Associates' Smart Home Buyer Journey and User Experience, a survey of 10,000 broadband households fielded at the end of 2019, reveals that adoption of home control systems experienced a 38 percent year-over-year growth rate. 

Global systems integrator Convergint Technologies began working with the City of Calgary more than 15 years ago and the company was there when the city implemented its first video management system (VMS) and card access system.

Built from the ground up, the new abode app represents a complete overhaul of the previous version, providing all-new features and functionality to abode users across the ecosystem.