CHANGE will continue to be the biggest the biggest trend in the security industry well into 2008. Enterprise security management systems are becoming larger and more integrated. Multi-level convergence is occurring in logical security, IT, data, access control and integrated components. Video management and access control are forming an integrated security management system. The future is leading the industry toward an integration platform that involves access control, video, audio, building control, intrusion and fire protection.
- By Bob Sawyer
- May 31, 2007
THE security marketplace can be fickle, but for teamNiSCA a tremendous growth in unit sales in 2006 is paving the way for another great year. How does the company do it? Partnerships, along with resources, are extremely important in this industry. We caught up with sales manager Rob Miskelly and asked a few questions about the market and what it will take for a repeat performance.
- By Rob Miskelly
- Apr 13, 2007
It's a name you recognize, but maybe not quite as likely in the security industry as perhaps construction or home remodeling. Make no mistake, DeWalt has jumped into the security arena to secure tools and equipment from theft. The household construction business knows the name well and you will too over the long haul. Security Products spent a few minutes with Maureen Silber, product manager for DeWalt to better understand the company’s newest product—MOBILELOCK.
- By Security Products Staff
- Apr 09, 2007
MOST have heard stories of the so-called smart buildings that align security and access control functions with fire, HVAC, lighting and audio systems.
- By Greg Young
- Mar 06, 2007
FOR almost a century, the Schlage brand, part of Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies, has been protecting residential and commercial facilities with a line of locks and other access control devices. We sat down recently with Felix Mira, the electronic security marketing manager for Schlage, to talk about how the line is growing from simple access control to more complex tasks like video recording and retrieval.
REED Exhibitions has found a new love. Its heart is at the home—the smart home, that is. This year, in addition to the Urban Area Security Pavilion and IP Institute, ISC West is introducing its newest “show within a show”: SmartHome@ISC.
This new exhibit is designed to provide manufacturers access to a new and growing audience of ISC security professionals who are expanding their services into the custom electronics industry.
- By Karina Sanchez
- Mar 02, 2007
AT the most basic level, there are just two types of security: physical security to protect people and assets, and information security to protect bits and bytes in data systems. And, information security products are generally more intelligent than physical security products.
- By Mark Mills
- Feb 06, 2007
THE future is creeping in, and it brings new opportunities for the security installer and dealer alike. Those in the security industry all know of the buzzwords that infest office chatter each day.
- By Karina Sanchez
- Feb 05, 2007
RECENTLY, security dealers and integrators in the access control industry have seen a great shake-up. Widespread demand and overall adoption of IP-compatible devices has, in many cases, introduced security dealers to the IT world for the first time.
- By Steve Dentinger
- Jan 24, 2007
THE Mount Vernon City School District is located in the southeastern corner of Westchester County, N.Y., operating 15 schools with an enrollment of more than 10,000 students.
- By Sergio Collazo
- Jan 03, 2007
ANALOG video has been replaced by digital technology in many enterprise-level organizations. And analog, being aligned with the VCR era, can be seen as outdated.
- By Andrew Wren
- Dec 03, 2006
IN a typical IT environment, heterogeneity is the standard -- in server operating systems, in database platforms and in software applications running on those servers.
MARCO Island is one of Florida's crowning gulf communities. Known to many as the gateway to Everglades National Park, the coastal town's seasons are marked by the changing faces of its visitors.
- By Tom Niziolek
- Nov 01, 2006
THE first security systems used wires and were typically only used for newly constructed buildings. For existing buildings, it is often difficult or too expensive to fish wires through walls.
- By Curtis Salmon
- Oct 03, 2006
BURGLAR -- or intrusion -- alarms have been around for many years, and they are often overlooked, as excitement focuses on Internet protocol cameras, biometrics, video analytics and other technological marvels becoming part of the security industry.
- By J. Matthew Ladd
- Oct 01, 2006
- By Jack Ogden
- Oct 01, 2006
NOT too often does the security industry see new imaging technology -- at least not one that provides system designers, installers and users with a unique feature set that delivers improved efficiency.
- By Raul Calderon
- Oct 01, 2006
DORTRONICS' reputation for in-house engineering expertise and production capabilities was recently put to the test while being faced with a situation when a specified switch assembly purchased from another company was not measuring up to Dortronics' standards.
- By Del V. Salvi
- Oct 01, 2006