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Home » Authors » Deborah O’Mara

Articles by Deborah O’Mara

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Mobile-Ready Access Control: A Multi-Family Must-Have

Security integrators share their insights and trends for the 2026 multi-family market.
Deborah O’Mara
January 19, 2026

Security integrators share their insights and trends for the 2026 multi-family market.


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Video Solutions

Industry Stands Firm On Video Privacy & Compliance

The way forward balances responsibility and technology.
Deborah O’Mara
July 21, 2025

Providing the highest levels of physical security while adhering to lawful and ethical use of video is a balancing act of responsibility among manufacturers, end users and systems integrators.


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Intrusion Alarms

Intrusion in the Age of loT

It starts with security. Who knows where it will end?
Deborah O’Mara
March 17, 2025

It starts with security. Who knows where it will end?


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Business Software

How Software Provides Project Solutions & Perks

Today’s business software helps security integrators growth their business with RMR, project management tools and much more.
Deborah O’Mara
April 24, 2024

Today’s business software helps security integrators with RMR, project management and much more.


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Refinements in Body-Worn Cameras

Opportunities for security integrators in this space piggyback technology advancements.
Deborah O’Mara
September 25, 2023

There’s been continued uptick in the use of body-worn cameras, by law enforcement and in new emerging markets that leverage the technology for safety, accountability and operational management and control.


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ACCESS CONTROL

Wireless Access Control Tips & Tricks

Experts share their best access control advice for security dealers and integrators on selling and installing wireless access solutions.
Deborah O’Mara
July 3, 2023

Experts share their best access control advice for security dealers and integrators on selling and installing wireless access solutions.


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Generating RMR With Video Monitoring

It’s not an exact science and there are limitless ways to execute it, but done right, video monitoring may be the revenue booster the industry has been searching for.
Deborah O’Mara
July 1, 2019

Video monitoring just may be the answer to decreasing revenue from hardware-centric sales, DIY pressures and new market entrants offering monitoring for historical lows and no contract.


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MONITORING TODAY EXCLUSIVE

Cyber & Network Security for Central Stations

Cyber security for the central station is an expensive endeavor that requires continuous process improvement to proactively identify threats that are continually changing.
Deborah O’Mara
January 2, 2019

Dealer-operated and third-party central monitoring facilities are by no means exempt from the growing threat and risk of cyber-crime.


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Video Monitoring Goes MAINSTREAM

Refinements in cameras and advancements in analytics are driving an explosion in video services.
Deborah O’Mara
July 2, 2018

Video is the darling of the dealer-run or third party central station, and while it’s not new technology by any stretch of the imagination it’s a growing category offering innovative ways to bring sight, sound and detailed visual information and data to security monitoring.


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Security Monitoring Centers Plan Ahead for Disasters

Desperate times? Not for professional central monitoring stations who know how to plan and strategize for whatever nature dishes out.
Deborah O’Mara
January 1, 2018
For professional central station monitoring companies, being prepared is their credo and philosophy, as they plan and prepare for storms in the direct path of their operations or events that target their third-party dealer base.
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