Dealers and Integrators


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.

Storms in the Channel

All too often, the emphasis and focus in the security industry is on new products, new applications or new technologies. But in order for these advances to deliver their potential to customers, they must find their way through the marketing channel of integrators, distributors, manufacturer rep firms and various contractors.

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.

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.



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.

Shop Customer Satisfaction

With ISC West coming up on the docket, it will be interesting to see what video vendors will be emphasizing. Odds are that we will see scores of messages about better widgets -- higher-resolution cameras, unique VMS software, clever storage schemes and the like.

Training to IP

The world of security technology is converging with network technology at a faster pace than ever before. Security professionals are challenged not only with new products, but also with how they integrate and communicate in a network-driven atmosphere.

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.

Healthcare Network Migrates to Contactless, Multi-application Access Control

HID Global has enabled the Albert Einstein Healthcare Network (AEHN) to re-badge more than 7,000 personnel following the firm’s spin-off and corporate re-branding, while also migrating to higher-security 13.56 MHz contactless technologies.

Next Level Security Joins PSA Security Network as Vendor Partner

Next Level Security Systems, a developer of unified, networked security solutions, has announced that its full product line is now available to members of PSA Security Network, the world’s largest electronic cooperative representing security system integrators.

The Atkins Group to Represent Altronix in the Northeast

Altronix, a manufacturer of low-voltage power supplies and accessories for the electronic security industry, announced that the Atkins Group now represents its product line throughout New England, Connecticut and upstate New York.

Matrix Systems Names Bob Mosler as Director of Contract Sales

Mosler will build a North American value-added reseller network to provide sales, installation, integration and customer support for two newly introduced Matrix Systems products: the open architecture, enterprise-based FrontierT Universe and the Web browser-based FrontierT Web Essentials access control systems.

TriEd Northern Video Distribution Releases 2011 Product Catalog

Tri-Ed / Northern Video Distribution has released its 2011 product catalog, which highlights hundreds of manufacturer partners and thousands of product offerings spanning IP, CCTV, access control, intrusion, fire, structured cable, sound, data communications, hardware and business solutions.

Micro Key Solutions Offers Free CSAA Memberships

Micro Key Solutions, in cooperation with the Central Station Alarm Association, a trade association that represents companies offering alarm monitoring systems through a central station, is offering to pay the first year’s CSAA membership dues for any CSAA-approved Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) Central Station using Micro Key Solutions’ Millennium Series Monitoring software.

Palo Alto Networks Partner Program Aims to Provide Integrated Network Security

The program consists of a partnership of technology vendors committed to arming mutual customers with integrated solutions that fundamentally improve network security and risk management for enterprises.

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