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Smart Home Solutions

Security has the best opportunity to leverage change, but security dealers will need to take a proactive stance.
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Helen M. Heneveld
February 24, 2021
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What a year 2020 was! The security industry, both residential and commercial, rode a roller coaster and began a transformation. Lifestyles and work activities were turned upside down with the onslaught and wide spread of COVID-19.


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3 Tips for Success With Unified Solutions

What do security integrators need to know to plan, execute and maintain a “unified” security platform for their customers? Experts weigh in.
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Karyn Hodgson
February 15, 2021
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UNIFIED SECURITY SYSTEMS have been around for several years now. More than just integration, these systems incorporate two or more systems into a single pane of glass — usually from a single manufacturer, giving security integrators and their customers the proverbial “one throat to choke.” While their advantages are often seen at the enterprise level, today’s unified systems can be deployed at almost any size facility; are less complex and less expensive than in the past; incorporate more integrations and technologies than ever before; and are increasingly attractive to customers.


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High Tech Trends in Fire Alarm Control Panels

New FACP technologies such as wireless and smart technology benefit fire protection companies as well as security integrators and alarm dealers.
Allan Colombo
February 8, 2021
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New fire alarm control panel technologies such as wireless and smart technology benefit fire protection companies as well as security integrators and alarm dealers.


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State of the Market: Video Surveillance in 2021

Innovation in video solutions accelerated in 2020, and the future of the market may look even brighter than it did before the pandemic.
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Courtney Wolfe
February 1, 2021
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While 2020 affected the confidence of some in the video market, professionals remain optimistic going into 2021, with the increased adoption of new, more advanced technologies, and a potential end to the coronavirus pandemic in sight.


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Network Health Monitoring: Opportunities & Challenges

Something you can charge for that can reduce your costs? Sounds like a no-brainer, as long as you’re clear on what the technology can and can’t do.
Joan Engebretson
January 25, 2021
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Keeping video surveillance systems up and running can be challenging — in large part because not everything needed to keep the camera functioning properly is under the control of the security integrator.


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Acadian Monitoring Reduces False Alarms by 99% With AI

False alarms were taking a toll on Acadian Monitoring’s central station employees, until they found the perfect solution.
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Courtney Wolfe
January 20, 2021
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False alarms have long troubled video monitoring stations. With stations in Lafayette and Baton Rouge, La. and Chicago, Ill., Acadian Monitoring Services did better than most in the industry, estimating only two of three alarms received were false.


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Integrators’ Experiences With EST Detectors

Security integrators share what they’ve learned about thermal cameras designed for elevated skin temperature detection.
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Laura Stepanek
January 18, 2021
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It has been a long and arduous year since the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, on January 31, 2020, issued its declaration of a public health emergency related to COVID-19. As the virus pillaged its way around the world, it caused commercial establishments within many segments to quickly shut their doors.


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2020 Central Station Manager of the Year Jacqueline Brogan Leads With Honesty & Integrity

Jacqueline Brogan, 2020 Central Station Manager of the Year of Alarm Detection Systems, discusses how to communicate with your team to ensure a positive work environment.
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Amanda Reed
January 13, 2021
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Jacqueline Brogan, central station manager at Alarm Detection Systems in Aurora, Ill., is The Monitoring Association’s 2020 Central Station Manager of the Year for her work in leading a team of more than 20 operators. She first joined the team in 2012 as an operator, then became a customer service representative in 2015. She returned to the central station in 2019 to take on her current position.


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ANNIVERSARY ISSUE

Reminiscing on 50 Years

The past 50 years have brought a world of change, both for the security industry and SDM.
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Courtney Wolfe
January 11, 2021
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When SDM put out its inaugural issue in January, 1971, the security industry as we know it today did not exist. There were no trade shows, no systems integrators, no DIY systems and no reliable publications to turn to for information.


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SDM's 2021 Industry Forecast Shows Hope Ahead

While 2020 didn’t live up to expectations and 2021 Industry Forecast respondents reported a topsy-turvy year, the majority remain hopeful for a strong 2021, with the COVID-19 vaccine in sight and pent-up demand for security products and services.
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Karyn Hodgson
January 5, 2021
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To say 2020 was a bit of a roller coaster ride is perhaps an understatement. At this time last year, most security integrators anticipated a strong 2020, only to be thrown into turmoil late in the first quarter by the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic.


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‘Solutions’ Are the Focus of Revamped Chicago Axis Experience Center

On Oct. 9 Axis Communications held a grand reopening of its Axis Experience Center (AEC) in Chicago, which was expanded and revamped to focus on solutions that go beyond just network video to also include network access control and network audio systems, and how they all integrate with products from Axis’ technology partners. Highlights of the AEC are the new Solutions Lab where visitors can get hands on with technologies from Axis and its partners and the new Security Operations Center that emulates the platform used by the city of Chicago’s Office of Emergency Management, which monitors more than 30,000 cameras.

View the champagne toast and ceremonial ribbon cut here. 

Posted: October 15, 2019

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Anixter Hosts Media Day 2017

Anixter, a global security distributor, recently hosted a Media Day at its headquarters in Glenview, Ill. Focusing on who Anixter is, especially since the recent acquisition of Tri-Ed, and what they do, Media Day gave visitors a clear picture of the company and its capabilities in general. Visit the blog.

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Q&A: Low touch access control during the pandemic and beyond

The pandemic has brought heightened awareness to health and safety within facilities. In a recent interview, Axis Communications’ Bruce Stewart, Business Development Manager, Access Control and Craig Szmania, Business Development Manager, Intercoms sat down to discuss low touch access control.

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