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The latest news, trends and developments in various sectors of the security industry.

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Why Rising PERS Market Is Ripe for Opportunity

The convergence of technology and an aging population seems to make personal emergency response systems (PERS) a perfect fit for integrators to grow RMR. But use cases go far beyond the elderly.
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Laura Mazzuca Toops
May 22, 2023

The convergence of technology and an aging population seems to make personal emergency response systems (PERS) a perfect fit for integrators to grow RMR. But use cases go far beyond the elderly.


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Getting Serious About Cybersecurity & Video Surveillance

Over the past year, more customers, security manufacturers and integrators have gotten serious about cybersecurity risk within their video surveillance systems and are working with their IT departments to crack down on vulnerabilities.
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Laura Mazzuca Toops
May 15, 2023

Workplace changes wrought by the COVID-19 crisis and a never-ending barrage of new threats are causing more organizations and their IT departments to get serious about cybersecurity — and security manufacturers are responding with tighter standards and secure practices for their video surveillance devices and systems.


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The Talent Shortage Impact

May 10, 2023

In the recently completed SDM 100 article in SDM Magazine, top security dealers identified several challenges they had faced in 2022 and continue to face in 2023.


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Pricing in an Inflation Economy

Karyn Hodgson
Karyn Hodgson
May 2, 2023

With many of this year’s SDM 100 companies expressing concerns about inflation, rising costs and price increases from their suppliers, Mike Barnes, president of Barnes Associates, addresses the need to consider raising installation AND monitoring prices.


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Positive Outlook for the Security Industry Amid Economic Headwinds

Karyn Hodgson
Karyn Hodgson
May 2, 2023

Like the rest of the economy, the security industry is facing down a number of challenges during the second quarter of 2023.


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The 2023 SDM 100: Solving the Labyrinth

SDM 100 companies reported a wide variety of experiences in 2022, very much depending on the path, location and unique set of challenges that made up their business conditions last year. As a group, however, they continue to rise to the challenges put before them and find their individual path to success.
Karyn Hodgson
Karyn Hodgson
May 2, 2023

SDM 100 companies reported a wide variety of experiences in 2022, very much depending on the path, location and unique set of challenges that made up their business conditions last year. As a group, however, they continue to rise to the challenges put before them and find their individual path to success.


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How to Achieve Access to ACaaS Success

Rodney Bosch
Rodney Bosch
May 1, 2023

Access Control as a Service offers a wide range of advantages over on-premises systems that help dealers and integrators close deals by providing end customers significant cost-savings, convenience and expanded security capabilities.


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Charging Up RMR With Power Supply Products & Services

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Laura Mazzuca Toops
April 24, 2023

No longer a static product category, today’s high-tech power supply products are interactive and essential to ensuring the reliability of complex security systems.


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Exploring the Intersection of AI & Video Analytics

Rodney Bosch
Rodney Bosch
April 17, 2023

Advancements in AI are fueling newfound capabilities in the video analytics arena, expanding use cases and deployments across a range of customer types.


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How to Strengthen Your Business With Software

Laura Stepanek
Laura Stepanek
April 10, 2023

Here’s how some of the security industry’s most well-known software companies are continuing to match the needs of security integrators and dealers.


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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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