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Items Tagged with 'convergence'

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Genetec Password Report 2026 Banner & Stats

Genetec Urges Stronger Identity & Credential Governance for Physical Security Systems as AI Accelerates Cyber Risk

SDM Editors
May 5, 2026

Ahead of World Password Day, Genetec warns that password changes alone are no longer enough to protect connected physical security environments.


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ISC West 2026 Was About Connections

Karyn Hodgson
Brianna Wilson, Managing Editor
Brianna Wilson
April 1, 2026

In every corner of ISC West, convergence, cybersecurity, cloud and, of course, AI were the common keywords. But at its heart, this show was truly about connections, whether connecting technologies together under “one pane of glass,” connecting IT and physical security, connecting with customers or just connecting with one another to share ideas.


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Mike Coogan

The Evolution of Home Security: Innovation and the Reality of Converging Protection

Mike Coogan
Mike Coogan
March 13, 2026

In the connected home, protection is no longer divided into categories. It is a single, integrated responsibility to safeguard both the physical space and the digital systems that now sustain it.


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Cybersecurity

Time to Ditch the Silos

Karyn Hodgson
November 6, 2025

Cybersecurity convergence is here and a critical issue to understand for security integrators.


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Nice North America Completes Convergence of ELAN, SpeakerCraft & Panamax Energy Management to Deliver Whole Home Solutions

SDM Editors
September 10, 2023

Nice has been focused on executing its strategic plan to strengthen the company’s position in North America by converging its vast product portfolio under one unified brand.


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Verint

Verint Hosting Webinar on Convergence of Fraud, Physical Security & AI Tomorrow

August 5, 2020

Verint Fraud and Security Solutions is hosting an hour-long webinar tomorrow, August 6 at 1 p.m. ET, during which several speakers will look at how shifting away from an autonomous security approach to a more structured convergence model can help mitigate cyber and physical security vulnerabilities, and how new technologies like AI factor into today’s converged security models. 


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Smarter Technology Around the Door

Karyn Hodgson
December 1, 2014

From taking advantage of PoE to making wiring less complex, new options for integrators are making things easier and generating more business.


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'Profiting From Physical/Logical Convergence

SDM talks to four experienced integrators about the future of convergence, how integrators can profit from it, and what will actually drive growth of the market.
Karyn Hodgson
September 10, 2014

For the past several years, talk about converging physical and logical access control has been mostly just that — talk. Budget constraints, perceived lack of need and an absence of cohesive, affordable solutions have made it difficult for integrators to find much traction in this market.


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Access Control Buzzwords: Valued Technology or Hype?

Which features really sell access control systems today?
Karyn Hodgson
April 8, 2013
The access control world abounds with the latest and greatest technology buzzwords: wireless; Power over Ethernet (PoE); near field communications (NFC); convergence; the cloud — to name just the top few. But are these the features end users are looking for in access control today? Are these the words integrators can use to close the sale?
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Integrating End-to-End Security Solutions

Dan Dunkel
March 20, 2013
ISC West 2013 and “convergence” have arrived. The vision of end-to-end security is a reality for the systems integrators who have rounded out their product lines, acquired internal skill sets, and strategically partnered to address it. The enabling technologies and price points are integrating end-to-end solutions and evolving security to new heights. Miniature sensors and mobile devices are the sophisticated endpoints driving unstructured data through faster networks and middleware to back-end storage and cloud architectures.
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