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Trends in Dealer M&A

Joan Engebretson
January 10, 2022

After a “frothy” period when growth was king, buyers today have different ideas about how to value a company.


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Laura Toops

Gearing Up for an Uncertain Future

Businesses caught short by a global pandemic in March 2020 are now prepared for whatever lies ahead.
January 10, 2022

As yet another winter bears down on us, the pre-COVID-19 world of just two years ago seems like an innocent dream.


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The benefits and pitfalls of obtaining a UHF radio license from the FCC

January 10, 2022

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.


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Peter Giacalone

UL 827A Opens Up Cloud Service Opportunities

Examining the benefits of the UL 827 standard for monitoring centers and central stations.
Peter P. Giacalone
January 10, 2022

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.


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Joey Rao-Russell

PPVAR, TMA Join Forces to Tackle the False Alarm Problem

New AVS-01 standard leverages new technology like environmental data to help relieve an old headache
Joey Rao-Russell
January 10, 2022

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


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David Margulies

New SIAC Study to Examine Effectiveness of Model Alarm Ordinance

Academic Study to Focus on Third-Party Case Studies to Support Adoption
David Margulies
January 10, 2022

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.


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Understanding AI, ML, and other new technologies

Knowledge and experience is key to successful implementation.
January 10, 2022

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. 


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2022 SDM Industry Forecast

Looking Up
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Karyn Hodgson
January 3, 2022

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.


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A New Era for Body-Worn Cameras

Body-worn cameras present an exciting new revenue opportunity for security dealers and integrators.
Anna Boudinot
December 20, 2021

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


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When, Where & Why: Security Locks & Door Hardware

Allan Colombo
December 13, 2021

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


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