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
Dale Klein (left) of technology firm Parallel Technologies and Thomas Asp of VTI Security decided recently to form a partnership, in which the companies will cross-sell their respective core services,
Although this issue of SDM wasn’t planned to carry a central theme, a central theme began to emerge in an unexpected way as our April issue developed: IP, or Internet
The market for integrated security systems that encompass multiple “subsystems” such as video surveillance, access control, fire and intrusion alarm is rich with opportunities, systems integrators claim in SDM’s third
There is a heightened sense of excitement around the office this week, as SDM’s editors finalize the last few pages of this March issue — our largest issue of the
SDM recently attended a conference for integrators and end users hosted by i3DVR International, a digital video recording company based in Scarborough, Ontario. At the conference, we interviewed Vy Hoang,
Tech Systems' Nytee Nobles uses her smart card to log into the company's computer network.Every weekday morning I fumble for my two access cards. One unlocks the door to my
My father once told me that the reason some people become fanatic sports fans is because they want to personally transfer the power of the winning team to themselves. That
It’s been drilled into most of us that this is the time of year for changing the way we do things — exercise regularly, spend more time with the kids
Industry Grew 9 Percent in 2006; Can 2007 Repeat?Total industry revenue from the sale, lease, installation, service, and monitoring of security systemsTotal industry revenue ($ billions)Total annual industry revenue collected