Lower prices are driving sales of video surveillance systems, especially DVRs and cameras, reported many of the security dealers, systems integrators, equipment manufacturers and distributors interviewed for SDM’s second annual

A joint sales and marketing arrangement has been reached between Protection One, Lawrence, Kan., and BellSouth Community Technologies, Atlanta, to market security services for planned multiunit developments. “We’ve done some

Dome cameras frequently require heating and cooling units inside to prevent fogging and frosting.As security domes and video surveillance cameras in housings increase in number of installations and their sophistication

Integrated systems should allow a single operator to simultaneously view real-time data, assess the relevance of an event and execute appropriate responses.According to the Security Industry Association (SIA): Systems integration

The secure operations centers (SOCs) for Interface Security Systems Holdings Inc. and the Greater Alarm Co. are located in Earth City, Mo., and Little Rock, Ark.Interface Security Systems, one of

Strengthening its presence in the Northeast and building synergies among its offices, the Initial Electronic Security Group, a division of Rentokil-Initial plc, Chicago, has acquired Barry Security Systems Inc. (BSSI),

VistaScape’s flagship product, SiteIQ, is a policy-based software solution that combines input from field devices, such as intrusion sensors and access control, for proactive alerting and enterprise-wide security management.Siemens Building

The National Burglar and Fire Alarm Association (NBFAA) is considering comments on a standard for operation of remote stations that monitor fire alarms. “Some of the input is that it

Entrepreneurship is what made SDM’s Systems Integrator of the Year, Chicago-based Initial Electronics, successful. Now the next generation is trying to encourage that innovation. The seeds of entrepreneurship are analyzed

Dick Norwood’s eyes glow when speaking about how he and partner Dick Cusson bought their security and systems integration business from Meade Electric Co., in 1985. “We were buying our