Doomsday didn’t happen. For all the concern many security dealers have shown in recent years — particularly about the rapidly changing residential market — all indicators seem to finally point to what was always the hope in the midst of the fear: that all the new entrants, technologies and business models would start to grow the pie for all.

Johnson Controls’ exacqVision VMS (9.6) empowers users to gain unprecedented insight into their VMS data, while leveraging powerful integrations and essential recording features during network loss.

Genetec’s new line of off-the-shelf analytics appliances within its Streamvault portfolio are designed to analyze more camera streams per unit than traditional security appliances.

Johnson Controls’ Metasys 10.0 provides facility personnel with smarter building automation, faster responses to critical alarms and new integrations with fire detection, security and lighting systems — all with visibility from a single common interface.

AMAG Technology’s Symmetry Control Room provides a single operational window for situational awareness and managing video, alarms and events.

Two of the nation’s public safety associations have passed resolutions in support of members utilizing the Model Ordinance for Alarm Management and False Alarm Reduction developed in partnership between law enforcement and the electronic security industry through the Security Industry Alarm Coalition (SIAC).

SentryNet, a wholesale central station monitoring service founded in 1987, announced they will be expanding by adding a monitoring center in Lacey, Wash. 

Just days before starting her new role as executive director of TMA, Celia Besore spoke with SDM about her vision for the association.