SR Marketing will be the manufacturer’s representative in the region covering Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia and western Pennsylvania
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 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.
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.
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.
- By John Monti, Mark S. Wilson
- Mar 01, 2011
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.
- By Richard Rot
- Mar 01, 2011
IQ Certification Program guidelines have been reformatted so they are easier to understand, which therefore streamlines the application process to apply for certification.
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.
- By Charlie Howell
- Mar 01, 2011
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.
- By Steve Fisher
- Mar 01, 2011
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.
- By Mark S. Wilson
- Mar 01, 2011
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.
- By Jeff Stout
- Mar 01, 2011
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
Altronix, which manufactures low-voltage power supplies and accessories for the electronic security industry, announced the appointment of LCA Sales Company of Hawthorne, N.Y., as its manufacturers’ representatives for New Jersey and the greater New York City area effective immediately.
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.
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.
ADT Security Services announced recently that the state of New Jersey has joined a four-year cooperative procurement agreement with the National Joint Powers Alliance, serviced by ADT, which will allow state and municipal agencies, school districts and public colleges and universities to satisfy competitive bid requirements to directly purchase security services and equipment from ADT.