More than 60 years ago, the alarm industry lobbied the FCC for a number of frequencies at the 450 MHz business band for voice by alarm companies listed by Underwriters Laboratories (UL), Edison Testing Laboratories (ETL), or FM Approvals.

Many are intrigued with some of the changes that have been introduced and adopted toward consistent services through the COVID-19 pandemic — everything from changes to business logistics to actually augmenting UL standards to accommodate work-from-home (WFH) staffing.

The security industry continues to innovate with new and improved offerings, enhanced user interface and improved operating efficiencies.

The Security Industry Alarm Coalition (SIAC) has commissioned a study to verify the success of its model alarm ordinance, examining data from six cities with more than seven years of strictly implementing the ordinance.

Artificial intelligence, or A.I.; deep learning; CV or computer vision; analytics; new hardware terms like CPUs and GPUs; neural networks; cloud versus edge processing. 

Everyone hoped things would be “back to normal” by now. While security companies in 2021 continued to feel the impacts of the coronavirus, the 2022 SDM Industry Forecast shows both slow but steady improvement and optimism.

Body-worn cameras present an exciting new revenue opportunity for security dealers and integrators.

The ordinary perimeter door should be considered that point where the “physical security” of residential, commercial, and institutional structures begin.

The cloud, COVID-19 and technology advances have made video management systems more valuable than ever.

There is no arguing that the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the world in ways that once seemed unimaginable.