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Physical/Logical convergence

'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.
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Karyn Hodgson
September 10, 2014
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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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Edge devices along with wireless and PoE have become common for many end users and integrators because they drive down the cost per opening.

Access Control Buzzwords: Valued Technology or Hype?

Which features really sell access control systems today?
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Karyn Hodgson
April 8, 2013
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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

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Dan Dunkel
March 20, 2013
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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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