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Home » Authors » Joan Engebretson

Articles by Joan Engebretson

ScanSource Reporters Notebook

Joan Engebretson
November 12, 2008
Reporting live from ScanSource IMPACT NOW Conference John Lennon used to have a worn-out Victorian settee shipped with him when he traveled. A portion of the backrest was torn out,
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Crunch Your Numbers, Then Let Them Bloom

Joan Engebretson
November 1, 2008
This diagram illustrates a $200,000 job sold at a 30 percent margin, with costs split evenly between material and labor sold at a loaded labor rate of $25. The red
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The Truth about False Alarms

Joan Engebretson
October 16, 2008
This literature promotes the online course from the Central Station Alarm Association, which was created to educate alarm users about false alarms. When used properly, an alarm system can be
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Beyond the Visitor Ledger

Joan Engebretson
October 10, 2008
Here are 11 new applications for visitor management and employee identification systems. End user organizations are more security-conscious than ever before. Visitor management systems are being used in areas that
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Proving ITs Value

Joan Engebretson
July 10, 2008
The control room of Palmetto Health Baptist, an acute care medical center in Columbia, S.C., has a new video management system from Vicon, the Kollector Elite 240. Wondering how to
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The New RMR Paradigm

Joan Engebretson
June 18, 2008
With a focus on adding recurring monthly revenue, American Security Systems' Larry Dolin has found a way to combine technologies into a monitored service for multi-unit buildings. He plans to
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Door Tenders

Joan Engebretson
May 1, 2008
Security dealers using Marlin Central Monitoring of Kissimmee, Fla., can offer their customers remote management of their access control systems, including the handling of card additions and deletions and other
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Best Practices in Project Management

Joan Engebretson
April 1, 2008
Project managers must be effective communicators who can convey critical information, which is what Darryl Keeler (center), president of Tech Systems, strives for with his managers. Security systems integrators are
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STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS: Pelco Pushes Third-Party Integration

Joan Engebretson
March 1, 2008
CarverVideo surveillance equipment manufacturer Pelco clearly seems to believe in the idea that the whole is often greater than the sum of its parts. The company has been cutting deals
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Whats Your RMR Potential?

Joan Engebretson
March 1, 2008
The ability to view video footage remotely of their home or business has strong appeal for end users, but not everyone wants to manage or invest in a digital
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