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SYSTEMS INTEGRATION

How to Elevate Opportunities With Drone & Robot Technologies

Security integrators recognize the customer benefits of autonomous security technologies like security robots, surveillance drones and drone detection systems. But they admit the hurdles to sales are high.
Laura Stepanek
July 24, 2023

Security integrators recognize the customer benefits of autonomous security technologies like security robots, surveillance drones, and drone detection systems. But they admit the hurdles to sales are high.


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Fire alarm
Life Safety & Fire Alarm

2023 Guide to Fire Alarm Detectors & Initiating Devices

An updated guide to the latest technology, codes and regulations impacting fire alarm detectors and devices.
Shawn Mahoney Senior Engineer, Technical Services at NFPA
July 17, 2023

A fire alarm system is a crucial part of a building’s overall fire protection and life safety strategy. The main is a crucial part of a building’s overall fire protection and life safety strategy.


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2023 SDM Top Systems Integrators
SDM EXCLUSIVE

Top Systems Integrators Report 2023: Pivotal Performance

By adapting their sales models, vendor relationships and pricing, the 2023 SDM Top Systems Integrators performed exceptionally well in spite of significant obstacles.
Karyn Hodgson
July 10, 2023

By adapting their sales models, vendor relationships and pricing, the 2023 SDM Top Systems Integrators performed exceptionally well in spite of significant obstacles.


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Paxton Wireless Lock
ACCESS CONTROL

Wireless Access Control Tips & Tricks

Experts share their best access control advice for security dealers and integrators on selling and installing wireless access solutions.
Deborah O’Mara
July 3, 2023

Experts share their best access control advice for security dealers and integrators on selling and installing wireless access solutions.


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Bosch Autodome
VIDEO SURVEILLANCE

Megapixel Security Camera Features: New & Improved

Upgrades to features such as noise reduction and motion detection make today’s security megapixel cameras better than ever.
Anna Boudinot
June 26, 2023

Recent improvements in megapixel cameras include sensor size, low-light performance, noise reduction and other capabilities like built-in artificial intelligence (AI).


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SDM 100 brand results
SDM EXCLUSIVE

The 2023 SDM 100 Companies’ Brands of Choice

Which manufacturers and distributors do the largest security dealers use? This SDM 100 brand-usage report details the top providers that earned their business in 2022.
Karyn Hodgson
June 20, 2023

The top manufacturers and distributors used by SDM 100 dealers.


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fire panel

What’s Fueling Fire Alarm Sector Growth?

A range of factors, from technology advancements to rising life safety awareness, are expanding opportunities for fire alarm dealers to increase market share and, notably, recurring revenue.
Rodney Bosch
Rodney Bosch
June 12, 2023

The fire and life safety industry is heating up with increasing opportunities for fire alarm contractors to advance into new territory.


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2023 State of the Market Access Control

State of the Market 2023: Why Access Control Is Hitting on All Cylinders

The access control sector is viewed with much optimism due to increasing adoption of new technologies and integration with other security systems, among other factors fueling rising growth.
Rodney Bosch
Rodney Bosch
June 5, 2023

According to SDM’s 2023 Industry Forecast, more than 1 in 2 (56 percent) security professionals expect revenue from access control systems (on-premise and cloud-based) to increase in 2023, marking a healthy 10-point jump from the previous year.


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doctor and paitent

Why Rising PERS Market Is Ripe for Opportunity

The convergence of technology and an aging population seems to make personal emergency response systems (PERS) a perfect fit for integrators to grow RMR. But use cases go far beyond the elderly.
Laura Mazzuca Toops Headshot
Laura Mazzuca Toops
May 22, 2023

The convergence of technology and an aging population seems to make personal emergency response systems (PERS) a perfect fit for integrators to grow RMR. But use cases go far beyond the elderly.


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Security video surveillance camera

Getting Serious About Cybersecurity & Video Surveillance

Over the past year, more customers, security manufacturers and integrators have gotten serious about cybersecurity risk within their video surveillance systems and are working with their IT departments to crack down on vulnerabilities.
Laura Mazzuca Toops Headshot
Laura Mazzuca Toops
May 15, 2023

Workplace changes wrought by the COVID-19 crisis and a never-ending barrage of new threats are causing more organizations and their IT departments to get serious about cybersecurity — and security manufacturers are responding with tighter standards and secure practices for their video surveillance devices and systems.


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