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.

Eight trends represent business, market and technology dynamics are expected to have broad industry impact and significant potential for disruption.

OEIS, a company based out of Niagara Falls, Ontario, servicing the North American market, is Solutions Into Motion’s latest dealer of Janus, a facial recognition and thermal sensing technology.

SYNNEX Corporation and Tech Data announced they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which SYNNEX and Tech Data will combine in a transaction valued at approximately $7.2 billion.

Hospitals, prisons and companies like Tesla and Cloudflare were affected by the breach, according to the report.

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. 

The industry growth is attributed to increasing demand for robust and secure networks by enterprises for safe data accessibility.

Integrators can earn additional RMR by monitoring energy usage via Verdafero's cloud-based data analytical SaaS. 

RapidSOS, creators of the first emergency response data platform, today announced it closed $85 million in Series C funding led by global venture capital and private equity firm Insight Partners.

The increase comes during a year that included a global pandemic, calls for social justice and heightened political divisions.