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Maggie Shein

Maggie Shein

Once the former Managing Editor, Maggie Shein wrote exclusive cover stories, such as SDM’s State of the Market series, as well as other feature-length articles and case studies. She once managed the annual SDM 100 and Top Systems Integrators reports and writes exclusive content based on those reports. Maggie has a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign.

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Axis AEC Atlanta

Axis Communications Unveils its 16th Experience Center

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Maggie Shein
May 26, 2022
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Located in Atlanta and like other AECs, the new facility will be utilized for demonstrating solutions, training customers and partners, and acting as a space for partners to share the company’s solutions and technologies.


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Tech@Work

DC Food Business Soupergirl Implements Cloud Video & Access

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Maggie Shein
November 2, 2020
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Soupergirl is the brainchild of former stand-up comedian turned soup maker Sara Polon. After reading Michael Pollan’s book, “The Omnivore’s Dilemma,” Polon decided to get involved in the local food movement.


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Soupergirl restaurant implements brivo and eagle eye cloud-based video and access control system using financing platform to minimize large capital expense
Cloud Video and Access

DC Food Business Soupergirl Implements Cloud Video & Access

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Maggie Shein
October 7, 2020
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With a retail store and kitchen, along with an additional location for its nationwide delivery program, Soupergirl's lock-and-key strategy was no longer sustainable. The company needed a cloud-based, single access platform for video surveillance and access control that would allow owner Sara Polon to issue mobile credentials, as well as manage and visualize location happenings remotely.
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State of the Market: Fire Alarms 2020

The fire alarm industry experienced another good year, full of further adoption of technological and code changes, along with self-created opportunities to increase revenue.
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Maggie Shein
September 8, 2020
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The typically steady fire and life safety industry saw growth in 2019, with overall global revenues surpassing $7.5 billion, according to David Gonzalez, research analyst, physical security and critical communications, Omdia, London.


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alarmhive launches brand new software for alarm dealers and security integrators

AlarmHive Debuts Business Management Software as a Service for Security Dealers & Integrators

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Maggie Shein
August 12, 2020
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AlarmHive launches a free, high-level support, tailored software as a service specifically focused on the needs of security dealers and integrators.


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NFPA releases new product Link for fire and life safety market

NFPA Releases LiNK Product for Mobile Code Lookup, Sharing & In-Field Efficiency

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Maggie Shein
August 4, 2020
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NFPA just released a new product via an online demo called NFPA LiNK. The product is a digital version of the National Fire Protection Association’s standards, and allows users to access, research and share standards and changes to help them do their jobs better, while cutting out the guesswork for compliance.


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SECURITY SERVICES

Opportunities in Security as a Service

With a rapidly changing security landscape, opportunities for contract services abound as customers want solutions that can grow and change with their businesses.
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Maggie Shein
August 3, 2020
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Recurring revenue within the alarm industry has been the lifeblood of alarm dealers for decades. On the integration side of the physical security industry, however, many security integrators have historically had little or no recurring revenue.


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SDM EXCLUSIVE

Most Popular Brands Among the Top Systems Integrators

Which suppliers do the largest security integrators use? This Top Systems Integrators brand-usage report details the manufacturers and distributors that earn their business.
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Maggie Shein
July 27, 2020
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Security systems integrators work in a plethora of vertical markets, implementing diverse security and safety systems to meet the ever-changing needs of their customers. To meet these needs and exceed client expectations, integrators’ suppliers play a large role.


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INDUSTRY AWARDS

TMA 2020 Monitoring Center Excellence Award Winners

Recognizing the Stars in Professional Monitoring with the TMA Excellence Awards
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Maggie Shein
July 23, 2020
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This year’s Monitoring Center Excellence Awards looked a bit different than usual. While the awards have historically been announced live at the Electronic Security Expo (ESX) annually held in the summer, due to COVID-19 the in-person awards were canceled, along with ESX.


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SDM EXCLUSIVE

2020 Top Systems Integrators Report: Strength in Numbers

Security integrators ranked on the 25th Annual 2020 Top Systems Integrators Report collectively grew 23 percent in 2019 over the previous year, but the unpredictability of what lies ahead looms.
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Maggie Shein
July 7, 2020
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Last year was a year of revenue growth for many security integrators ranked on the 2020 Top Systems Integrators Report. For some, it was their best year of revenue growth in company history, and for others, the market was flat yet steady.


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