The Security Industry Association (SIA) today announced its support for legislation introduced by Reps. Ed Towns (D-NY) and Brian Bilbray (R-CA) to extend cooperative purchasing to GSA Schedule 84. The
NICET (the National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies) has just released the examination for the new Video Security Systems Technician Level IV certification. The opening of this computer-based test
Extreme CCTV announced today its CEU-certified training course “Mastering the Art of License Plate Capture.” The course has been approved by the National Burglar & Fire Alarm Association for two
This year’s co-located ISC East and Infosecurity events will kick-off on September 11, 2007, with keynote speaker Anthony Reyes. The former NYPD computer crimes detective, who now serves as president
Interface Security Systems LLC, one of the nation’s largest providers of electronic security solutions and integrated security systems announced yesterday that it has completed a transaction in which it purchased
Increased funding for security in both the private and public sectors… the efficiency and effectiveness of using network-based technologies to manage operations… America’s spotlight on security and the public’s fascination
Sometimes a personal example on a local level can help one understand the bigger dynamics of a large market. While thinking about the changes happening in systems integration right now,
Each year since 1990, SDM has surveyed the largest security dealers operating in the United States, tabulated the results of these surveys, and ranked the firms from largest to smallest
During a telephone briefing to SDM’s editors in late March, as well as on the show floor of ISC West in Las Vegas, Cisco emphasized the message that, by entering
In retrospect, the SDM 100 – first published in May 1991 – was a clumsy-looking report that split the security industry’s largest companies into two groups: dealers with a commercial