Dealers and Integrators


Level II IP Trainings at Tri-Ed / Northern Video Earn Accolades from Dealers, Integrators

This year’s Level II IP training seminar series kicked off in January and includes education on important IP topics such as network design best practices, IP naming structure, the OSI model and switch basics.

Power Home Technologies Joins Monitronics Dealer Program

As part of the transition to Monitronics, Power Home Technologies has contracted with Interlogix, TRI-ED and Alarm.com.

Avigilon Introduces New Version of Online System Design Tool

A three step-system design tool, the Avigilon Online System Design Tool allows consultants, integrators and customers to create predictable and consistent surveillance solution designs by enabling them to quickly identify the appropriate video quality level and recommended camera, lens and NVR combinations.

Matrix Systems Forms VAR Network to Distribute New Access Control Products

Matrix Systems is forming a value-added reseller network to provide sales, installation, integration and customer support for its new product offerings, Frontier Web Essentials and Frontier Universe.

Friday Is ESX Maximum Impact Awards Deadline

The Electronic Security Expo (ESX) is accepting entries for its third annual Maximum Impact Awards until Friday.

Tri-Ed/Northern Video Distribution Adds Video Solutions Manager

Svorinic will be responsible for managing Tri-Ed / Northern Video’s IP solution efforts as well as its CCTV vendors in Canada.

GVI Brings New Line to Market

LG and electronics go hand-in-hand, but in the security industry, the company isn’t a household name. That’s about to change. GVI Security, headquartered in Carrollton, Texas, will be bringing LG security products to the market today.

Talk-A-Phone Certifies Eight More Companies in Mass Notification

Recent classes took place in Indianapolis and Sacramento, offering partners a hands-on experience setting up and configuring a WEBS Contact mass notification server.



Neighborhood Burglary Alerts to Be Launched at ISC West

The program will refer to the burglary by street name within the mail piece, and reference the source of the data as well as an inducement for neighboring homeowners to sign up for free future burglary alerts via e-mail.

GVI Security, LG Electronics Announce Partnership

GVI announced Monday it has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with LG Security to represent LG’s line of video surveillance solutions in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

Axis Announces On-Site Testing Center At ISC West For Certification Program

Axis Communications recently announced that ISC West attendees have the opportunity to become Axis Certified Professionals at the company’s on-site testing center from April 6-8 in Las Vegas.

Steve Gorski

A Conversation With Steve Gorski

IP camera manufacturer MOBOTIX is about to open a technology briefing center at its new Americas headquarters in New York City. We spoke with Steve Gorski, general manager of the company’s Americas division, about the company’s plans for the new center.

Advanced Technology Video Taps SR Marketing Inc. to be Representative in Midwest

SR Marketing will be the manufacturer’s representative in the region covering Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia and western Pennsylvania

Tri-Ed / Northern Video Distribution Partners with Vendor Logicmark

LogicMark brings to market several personal emergency response systems, all equipped with two-way voice pendants that provide peace of mind to those who wish to maintain an independent lifestyle but want the assurance that help can be summoned if needed.

Mobotix Opens Security Technology Briefing Center at its NY Headquarters

MOBOTIX will leverage the new venue to showcase its technologies and provide first-hand demonstrations of its decentralized network camera technology and its hemispheric surveillance solutions.

A Conversation with Jill Johnston

As the security industry plows forward with new technology, products and ideas, there is the ever-present worry that some of the best available products will have to contend with knockoffs from China. It seems to happen in every industry, but maybe more so in the security market, to the chagrin of security manufacturers. During a conversation we had during ASIS 2010 with KJB Technologies President Jill Johnston, we wanted to know more.

Why Should Camera Specifiers Care?

They’ve always been the Achilles’ heel of video surveillance, whether analog or digital cameras are involved: those nasty shadows, glares, reflections and direct sunlight that turn captured images into darkness or wash them into a brilliant, undetectable white. Higher-resolution cameras simply exacerbate the problem.

Adding Valuable Services

For years, customers have relied on the expertise and knowledge of their security providers to meet the constantly changing demands of providing safety and security to their businesses and homes. The industry’s advances in technology have never been as influential, beneficial and challenging to customers as they are today.

IQ Reformats Guidelines to Streamline the Application Process

IQ Certification Program guidelines have been reformatted so they are easier to understand, which therefore streamlines the application process to apply for certification.

What Makes a Good Integrator?

As security consultants, we are tasked with everything from creating a security program to recommending an integrator with whom clients can form a good relationship for all their security equipment needs. This article is written specifically from the viewpoint of how to suggest a good integrator.

Featured

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    Access controls have revolutionized the way we protect our people, assets and operations. Gone are the days of cumbersome keychains and the security liabilities they introduced, but it’s a mistake to think that their evolution has reached its peak. Read Now

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New Products

  • EasyGate SPT and SPD

    EasyGate SPT SPD

    Security solutions do not have to be ordinary, let alone unattractive. Having renewed their best-selling speed gates, Cominfo has once again demonstrated their Art of Security philosophy in practice — and confirmed their position as an industry-leading manufacturers of premium speed gates and turnstiles.

  • Luma x20

    Luma x20

    Snap One has announced its popular Luma x20 family of surveillance products now offers even greater security and privacy for home and business owners across the globe by giving them full control over integrators’ system access to view live and recorded video. According to Snap One Product Manager Derek Webb, the new “customer handoff” feature provides enhanced user control after initial installation, allowing the owners to have total privacy while also making it easy to reinstate integrator access when maintenance or assistance is required. This new feature is now available to all Luma x20 users globally. “The Luma x20 family of surveillance solutions provides excellent image and audio capture, and with the new customer handoff feature, it now offers absolute privacy for camera feeds and recordings,” Webb said. “With notifications and integrator access controlled through the powerful OvrC remote system management platform, it’s easy for integrators to give their clients full control of their footage and then to get temporary access from the client for any troubleshooting needs.”

  • Camden CV-7600 High Security Card Readers

    Camden CV-7600 High Security Card Readers

    Camden Door Controls has relaunched its CV-7600 card readers in response to growing market demand for a more secure alternative to standard proximity credentials that can be easily cloned. CV-7600 readers support MIFARE DESFire EV1 & EV2 encryption technology credentials, making them virtually clone-proof and highly secure.