TYPICALLY, AS THE DEMAND FOR VIDEO SURVEILLANCE INCREASES, so does the need for video storage. This means that business is booming for those offering video storage solutions.

USING THE RIGHT BUSINESS OPERATIONS SOFTWARE can yield big benefits for security dealers. SDM talked to six security dealers and integrators about this. Here’s what they told us.

If there is one word that could describe 2020, both in life and for the top 100 security dealers, it is unpredictable. Following several years of growth — and a very strong 2019 — SDM 100 companies found themselves on slippery ground beginning in March 2020 with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Columnist Roy Pollack challenges professionals to test their knowledge in the latest 5 Minute Tech quiz.

EXPANDING REVENUE STREAMS and increasing profitability are never ending battles for security integrators. Adapting your offerings to capitalize on emerging technologies that serve critical needs — without falling for flash-in-the-pan trends that quickly fade — is one of the surest ways to boost your bottom line and ensure business survival for the long haul.

The latest apps, websites, white papers and everything online in the security industry.

The latest apps, websites, white papers and everything online in the security industry.

AN AGE-OLD SAYING STATES that there are two certainties in life — death and taxes. The reality is that whether you are a security integration company, a product manufacturer or a security service provider, there are many additional work occurrences that are equally as certain.

The Tyco HD Encoder by Johnson Controls allows high definition and standard definition analog cameras to function within an evolving IP infrastructure.

ScanSource will be offering Avaya Cloud Office by RingCentral, a work-from-anywhere cloud solution providing unified communications across voice, video, team messaging, file sharing and fax.