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Recently, some research and anecdotal evidence have suggested a decline in the use of pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ)  cameras compared with fixed megapixel cameras, which seems on its face to make sense.

Security dealers and integrators have been securing churches for decades, but the demand has picked up in recent years, spurred largely by mass shootings in 2015 at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church (also known as Mother Emanuel) in Charleston, S.C., and in 2017 at First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas.

After becoming fairly well-established in my career, over the past several years I have become accustomed to hearing generalizations and stereotypes about generations in our workplace. Here are some of the stereotypes I commonly hear: “Millennials are selfish, entitled, demanding, and not to mention, addicted to technology.

Once again nearly 20,000 professionals zealous about audio, video, smart home technologies, and electronics in general, converged September 6-8, at the San Diego Convention Center for CEDIA Expo 2018 .

While cabling and transmission were at one point in time almost afterthoughts in video surveillance systems, in recent years they have come farther out of the shadows and are now fully recognized as the key foundational solutions they are. With this greater prominence has come more thoughtful consideration of the importance of getting things right through careful evaluation.

Ener-Tel Services, based in San Angelo, Texas, started in 1984 as an automation controls company for heating and cooling units, explains General Sales Manager Ron Pullen.

Security systems integrators manage a diverse set of projects with demanding requirements. Their suppliers play a chief role in helping them meet those requirements and exceed their customers’ expectations.

Though many alarm companies in the area have weathered hurricanes and other natural disasters before, it doesn’t make preparations any less urgent.

Large, enterprise-scale end users are among the most complex in the security sphere.

Ask security dealers what their core competencies are and they’re likely to talk about their expertise in securing homes and businesses and providing life safety.