Gone are the days of paper-based note-taking and incident reporting, or hiring four guards to cover the role of one. Today’s security companies need to be more efficient and responsive, including being better at scheduling resources.
- By Mark Folmer
- Apr 01, 2019
With a password on each computer and a cardbased access control system on the door, many businesses feel they have their bases covered when it comes to both logical and physical security.
- By J. Matthew Ladd
- Mar 01, 2019
The following predictions for ISC West 2019 dive deeper into how these innovations, among others, will help move the security industry forward.
- By Joe Oliveri
- Mar 01, 2019
Companies large and small are now actively seeking a fresh approach to optimizing their physical and logical security operations and managing their risk, while capping or reducing their total cost of ownership (TCO).
Natural resources being extracted at a mining or quarry operation not only have monetary value, but may also be critical components of medical, military, and industrial processes.
- By Dana Pruiett
- Mar 01, 2019
The first step in any security plan is assessing the risk that could impact a company, venue and/or business sector.
- By Tim Williams
- Mar 01, 2019
The Villages investigated its options for a higher-quality system in an effort to rectify what was an unnecessarily complex situation and improve the quality and management of the video surveillance systems. After evaluating solutions from a number of manufacturers, Ritch and his team chose cameras from Hanwha Techwin America for deployment throughout the property.
While attending religious services during the holiday season, a local congregant asked me if I had heard about the ISIS threat to local houses of worship in East Texas. I was not aware, but I started digging.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Feb 01, 2019
With all this plus four lobbies and multiple entry points, security at American Airlines Center is a 24/7 responsibility. Finding the right camera system for such a diverse environment presented a challenge.
- By Mark McCormack
- Feb 01, 2019
After spending close to 20 years in the security industry, it is always a good exercise to see what projections came through the last year and which ones we foresee in the coming years.
- By Fredrik Nilsson
- Dec 01, 2018
Since North American Video (NAV) was founded in 1995, the systems integrator has continued to build an outstanding reputation in the physical security market.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Dec 01, 2018
In the dealer/integrator business, recurring monthly revenue (RMR) is like finding a gold mine with several profitable veins that can be mined. RMR is an attractive means for a secondary revenue stream.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Dec 01, 2018
In the professional security market, the model for revenue is changing. Systems integrators are looking for revenue beyond basic sales and maintenance—especially customer-oriented addons to generate recurring monthly revenues (RMR).
- By Bud Broomhead
- Dec 01, 2018
Thanks to wireless lock technologies, cloud-based software, and smartphone/tablet integration, it is now possible to deploy a secure, manageable, and cost-effective security solution without the need for complicated and expensive infrastructure.
- By Peter Boriskin
- Dec 01, 2018
Radar may not be the first technology that comes to mind when discussing perimeter protection, but that is all beginning to change.
- By Gadi Bar-Ner
- Dec 01, 2018
My, how times are changing the way we do business… in the publishing industry. Without going back to the details of yesteryear, the manner in which a publication is produced has changed from cut and paste, to the digital version of today.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Dec 01, 2018
Integrators need to find new ways to innovate to differentiate themselves from their competition and improve relationships with their customers both before and after installation.
- By Bud Broomhead
- Nov 19, 2018
After much research, they decided to contract Skyline Technology Solutions for their surveillance system because of their transparency, robust IT background and previous experience with medical marijuana facilities.
Today, more and more video security cameras are increasingly connected to the internet and transitioning into intelligent sensors that collect significantly more data than video security images alone.
Many businesses today are structured to have regional offices, which oversee activities at numerous locations. These businesses include Managed Services Providers (MSPs), satellite and branch offices, retail, gas stations and fast food chains, healthcare and regional and local -government or education.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Nov 01, 2018