The recession may be on its way out, but the confidence level among SDM’s subscribers hasn’t returned to the fire protection market. The majority of dealers who participated in SDM’s

Visitor management kiosks such as this one can be used to easily manage visitor traffic in any size office.About one-third of dealers and integrators who participated in SDM’s 2010 Forecast

IP-based video management systems give security officers the tools they need to be more productive and efficient and equip them to do more in less time.While the number of SDM’s

Before the recession, 6 out of 10 dealers and integrators saw the market as excellent/very good. Today, only 3 out of 10 see the market that way.The reality of change

Luis Ortiz, part of Fire-Lite’s Technical Services Department, tests an ACC-25/50ZS voice evacuation panel.For the second year in a row, the confidence level fell among SDM’s subscribers about the vigor

Although the security business is holding up better than other parts of the economy today, one area that is more challenged than others is access control. Five out of

Parking lots are a prime application for video surveillance to facilitate both property and employee protection. Drew Chernoy, director of financial and business development for Scarsdale, N.Y.-based installing company Scarsdale

Confidence slips slightly in the potential for alarm system sales this year; seven in 10 dealers view the state of the market as “good,” “very good,” or “excellent,” compared with

Ed Newman of Universal Security Systems says he is beginning to see stabilization of profit margins on video projects, as the competitive dynamics have settled, separating competent integrators from the

Last year was an excellent one for the access control market – and based on comments from a wide range of systems integrators, manufacturers and distributors, 2006 is also likely