Laura Stepanek

France-based Schneider Electric today announced the acquisition of California-based Pelco Inc., a privately held company. Pelco is a worldwide leader in the design, development and manufacturing of video security systems. The company's

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