It’s amazing how much can change in a year. Last year’s state of the market report on access control was released at the beginning of April, just as the coronavirus started to spread throughout the U.S., and much of the research that went into the report was done before COVID-19 was a real concern.

Chris Larocca, president and CEO of Nortek Control, says that one of the things he’s always loved about the Nortek Control security market businesses is the deep technology they produce.

The first virtual Milestone Integration Platform Symposium (MIPS) took place last week, March 2-3, for an audience of more than 6,000 registrants.

How access control readers and credentials have evolved in recent years, and how COVID-19 has impacted the market.

Vector Flow held a press conference yesterday, March 3, to debut its AI-powered, data-centric physical security automation platform, and to announce its Series A funding of $9.2 million from venture firms, led by Mayfield Fund. 

SOMEHOW, A YEAR HAS PASSED since the mysterious coronavirus spread to the United States and changed everything as we know it. At first, it seemed like the pause in business would only last a couple weeks. But soon, weeks turned into months, and now here we are, a year later, completely changed as an industry.

While 2020 affected the confidence of some in the video market, professionals remain optimistic going into 2021, with the increased adoption of new, more advanced technologies, and a potential end to the coronavirus pandemic in sight.

Jasmine at the Hammocks is a private gated community of 215 luxury homes that boasts many amenities, including a community pool, gym, clubhouse and private lake for residents.

False alarms have long troubled video monitoring stations. With stations in Lafayette and Baton Rouge, La. and Chicago, Ill., Acadian Monitoring Services did better than most in the industry, estimating only two of three alarms received were false.

When SDM put out its inaugural issue in January, 1971, the security industry as we know it today did not exist. There were no trade shows, no systems integrators, no DIY systems and no reliable publications to turn to for information.