The new and growing interest in the technology sector has given rise to a new phenomenon known as “Tech tourism,” whereby tech companies have seen ever increasing numbers of visitors being attracted to their sites as tech enthusiasts undertake a kind of digital pilgrimage.
It has become crystal clear to me that integrators and distributors are experts in product development in this industry.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Jul 11, 2018
While students focus on learning, Putnam City Schools Police Department works hard to keep everyone safe. Officers monitor schools 24/7 and also spend a lot of time conducting investigations and compiling digital evidence for cases. Often, this involves working closely with local agencies to help keep their communities safe.
- By Andrew Elvish
- Jun 01, 2018
A few months ago I attended a security event in Atlanta that was primarily focused on cybersecurity and learned a number of things to share.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Jun 01, 2018
With a multitude of cloud providers vying for market share to store your data and provide cloud computing, creating your own data center deployments with associated hardware, networking and storage systems, doesn’t generally top the list of additional headaches one might pursue in today’s world, unless you are Dean Drako.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Jun 01, 2018
BBVA Compass Stadium is a soccer-specific stadium located in Houston, and home to the Houston Dynamo, a Major League Soccer club. It is also going through a major retrofit with its security systems to include a best of breed, open architecture solution.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Jun 01, 2018
There are a lot of amazing things to say and write about Allied Universal. For starters, these security professionals are headlong into predictive analytics, and WOW, what a difference it makes in providing security services to the customer.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- May 01, 2018
The adoption of IP-based video surveillance cameras is driving the growth of the overall video surveillance market.
- By Dennis Troxel
- May 01, 2018
Thousands of people pour into and out of high-rise office buildings each day, and each must be kept safe and secure.
- By Mark Robinton
- May 01, 2018
In 1970, intercoms were all about convenience. They made it easy for secretaries to communicate with their boss and for company employees to connect between offices within the same building.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- May 01, 2018
While the security industry is being sold on UPS battery back-ups that come with “power conditioning” built in, the reality is that over 90 percent of these battery back-ups only offer surge suppression and surge suppressors that solely protect against large power fluctuations, such as lightning, which only account for two percent of failures.
- By Vincent DeMaio
- May 01, 2018
Safe City, or Smart City, projects are rapidly becoming an ideal way to build an effective and proactive security strategy while allowing increased collaboration between city officials, security leaders, law enforcement, and first responders.
- By Alan Stoddard
- May 01, 2018
Locks Plus Security Solutions, based in southern Florida, was founded in 2002 as a traditional locksmith company.
- By Larry Chay
- May 01, 2018
Longtime law enforcement professional Gawain Guedry has joined Total Recall Corporation as a senior account executive representing the Western Region of the United States. Based in Las Vegas,
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- May 01, 2018
System integrators count on video intercoms to secure virtually any facility, whether it’s a remote water pump station, a pharmaceutical manufacturing plant or a multitenant apartment building. Intercoms add a valuable layer of security by letting employees or residents control who enters their facilities.
- By Bruce Czerwinski
- Apr 01, 2018
Winning more business is typically thought of as using marketing, advertising, referrals, or even cold calls and precision pitching to secure new opportunities at new clients. When it comes to physical security integration, there are after all, only so many doors to secure in your area of operation.
- By Kevin Hendershot
- Apr 01, 2018
Like many other standards, ONVIF has evolved incrementally and its development, use and acceptance have as well. The journey ONVIF is on is actually quite typical for a standards organization.
- By Per Björkdahl
- Apr 01, 2018
The information technology department of the Everett Public School district was asked to design a modern security system that would serve the district’s current needs, be cost effective and handle future expansion.
Advancements in emerging technologies require leadership, critical thought about the future, and a willingness to take risks. Stretching oneself to integrate with new technologies is critical, of course, but the true promise of innovation is offering new solutions to the market.
- By Leslie Saunders
- Apr 01, 2018
Efficiency is part of Climatec’s DNA—after all, much of their work is in energy and access solutions—but efficiency doesn’t mean taking shortcuts. Climatec believes in client-focused, service-driven work and solutions.
- By Jessica Davis
- Apr 01, 2018