No. 102 – Fire Protection Inc. Fire Protection Inc. of Seattle, Wash., was founded in 1998. It is a fully UL certified fire and security alarm company serving Washington and
At a key game in a sixth-grade girls’ volleyball tournament this spring, my players let me down. “You can’t win ‘em all, coach,†one of the player’s father’s told me
What goes into the design and installation of a high-security access control system? SDM found that the elements vary according to the area of the country, the vision of the
For the electronic security industry's largest firms, 2003 may be a year remembered as one with many ups and downs, which finally closed on a strong note in the fourth
In your hands are the year-end results of the top companies in security systems installation and monitoring. Congratulations to the SDM 100, those organizations that in 2003 were most successful
A majority of electronic security companies has fewer than five employees – the reason that most of you wear a dozen “hats†in the course of a week. And, whether
If you’re like a majority of dealers and integrators in security, one reason you attend trade shows is to “question the claims of manufacturers.†You stop by a booth to
Attending trade shows can be grueling work. Some meetings and events can be a flop, while others can turn out so positive that you feel your whole trip was worth
Laura Stepanek, EditorSci-fi movie buffs will remember the boys on their bikes rushing to get E.T. to the spaceship before lift-off. Greg calls out, “Why don’t they just beam us