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Join Us For a Live Interview With Vivint

August 11, 2011

On Friday, Aug. 26, SDM will be tweeting live with Alex Dunn, COO at Vivint, Provo, Utah. Formerly APX Alarm, the company has rebranded and expanded its offerings in the residential space, all the while seeing astounding growth and earning the No. 4 spot on the 2011 SDM 100. 


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SDM in the Field: SecurityXchange - Day 3

Heather Klotz-Young
August 10, 2011

Today at SecurityXchange in Park City, Utah, I had the chance to sit down with Matt Spencer, SecurityXchange’s founder and the chief operating officer of VerticalXchange, SecurityXchange’s parent company. We had a chance to discuss the event and its 10-year anniversary this year.


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SDM in the Field: SecurityXchange - Day 2

Heather Klotz-Young
August 8, 2011

Today at SecurityXchange in Park City, Utah, I participated as a guest guide at the event. Throughout the day, integrators, manufacturers, and end users hold meetings in the manufacturers’/service providers’ suites throughout the property, and guides are responsible for escorting the integrators and end users from meeting to meeting and keeping them on time.


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SDM in the Field: SecurityXchange - Day 1

Heather Klotz-Young
August 7, 2011
This week I am in picturesque Park City, Utah for the annual event, SecurityXchange, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. When traveling to industry events, it is always interesting to see who ends up driving you to your event. This trip I had the pleasure of making the hour drive from the Salt Lake City International Airport with a driver who had a bone to pick with me about a new security system being implemented at the Salt Lake City International Airport.
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Security Team Walks for the Cure

August 1, 2011

On behalf of the entire SDM team, congratulations to three great women in security who, this past weekend, completed the 2011 Boston Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure — Holly Tsourides, vice president, Worldwide Sales, VideoIQ; Laurie Aaron, vice president, Government & Alliances, Quantum Secure; and Tracy Larson, president, WeSuite.


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Scary Numbers Still Point to Opportunity

Heather Klotz-Young
August 1, 2011

Right now, I am researching and writing the September cover story for SDM on new, even surprising, RMR opportunities in the industry. There are definitely a lot of viable, valuable opportunities. Today I saw some research numbers that were both sobering and supportive of an RMR opportunity I’ve frequently heard about while researching RMR opportunities: identity protection.


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Welcome visitors, to the new SDMmag.com!

Laura Stepanek
February 1, 2011

Welcome visitors, to the new SDMmag.com! On behalf of the entire staff — thank you for regarding SDM as a source for your business needs.


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Badges of Honor

Laura Stepanek
January 31, 2011

Today, I'm doing one of the things I hate most: packing. SDM's editorial offices are moving this weekend to new digs at 155 N. Pfingsten Road, Suite 205, Deerfield, Ill. 60015. I'm excited to be relocating to a building that houses a larger group of BNP Media employees, and I'm looking forward to exploring a new "neighborhood" next Monday.


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Twice as Nice

Heather Klotz-Young
January 28, 2011
It’s quite an accomplishment to win an award once, but to win an award twice, two years in a row no less, is definitely a notable accomplishment. Congratulations to DoorKing
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Colorado Shrine's Answer to Vandals? Security Cameras

January 23, 2011
The CBS local channel, CBS 4 in Denver, Colo., reported on this security story. After four statues at the Mother Cabrini Shrine in Golden, Colo., were destroyed by vandals, the
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