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Laura Stepanek is an SDM contributing writer. Laura was the Editor of SDM from 2001-2020 and first joined the publication in 1984. She holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Barat College of DePaul University.
When it comes to gunshot detection, no two technologies are alike. What most have in common, however, is their effortless fit within a security integrator’s life-safety product portfolio and business model.
Top-performing security companies are still commanding high valuations when selling their businesses, while the financial markets tighten due to extra caution about the economy.
Central stations and the monitoring professionals who work there offer inspiration and exemplary ideas to the security industry, through their knowledge, work and achievements.
Central stations and the monitoring professionals who work there offer inspiration and exemplary ideas to the security industry, through their knowledge, work and achievements.
Today it’s all about bringing video alarms into a central station, where they are acted upon in real time by a real agent. It’s made possible through artificial intelligence, which delivers precise detection with fewer false alarms, and the ability to prevent incidents before they occur.
Today it’s all about bringing video alarms into a central station, where they are acted upon in real time by a real agent. It’s made possible through artificial intelligence, which delivers precise detection with fewer false alarms, and the ability to prevent incidents before they occur.
Whether or not it provides a recurring revenue stream, monitoring the ‘health’ of network security devices or even the entire network is an essential service for security integrators to offer to their clients. It can help users manage uptime and ward off potential issues.
Whether or not it provides a recurring revenue stream, monitoring the ‘health’ of network security devices or even the entire network is an essential service for security integrators to offer to their clients. It can help users manage uptime and ward off potential issues.
Like the airspace it protects, counter-drone solutions are a big-sky opportunity for security integrators to expand the scope of security services they currently offer further into the perimeter.
Like the airspace it protects, counter-drone solutions are a big-sky opportunity for security integrators to expand the scope of security services they currently offer further into the perimeter.
Security integrators discuss their role in the electronic locks and door hardware market, from the factors impacting growth, to best practices on the job, to lessons learned the hard way.
Security integrators discuss their role in the electronic locks and door hardware market, from the factors impacting growth, to best practices on the job, to lessons learned the hard way.
The pandemic has shown the importance of being prepared for unexpected emergencies, and has given emergency communications systems a new role in helping people in the commercial and educational worlds.