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Vicon Expands A&E Services Team

Vicon announced the expansion of its A&E Services division, with the addition of David Busco, who will manage Vicon’s relationships with the A&E community throughout the eastern United States.

Join Mission 500 for the Security Softball Game

Help Mission 500 reach their fundraising goal of $75,000 at the third annual Security Softball Game.

3VR Hires Security Veteran Douglas Florence as Western Sales Director

Florence brings deep experience in security, surveillance, business continuity planning, and investigation operations in gaming, retail, and corporate security.

Blue Book for Success

Anixter has a Blue Book that serves as a corporate bible; Pat Comunale, president of Anixter’s global security solutions, believes in the book from the first page on, and it would seem the Blue Book is, as he notes, second to none.

Why Your VMS Matters

As a security professional, how many times have you had to explain why a PTZ camera should always be paired with at least one fixed camera to provide constant “back-up” coverage of everywhere the PTZ is not looking?

Growing an Idea

I have a great job. I’ve met many wonderful people in the past 20 or so years, and when we started Dealer Strategies, it gave me the opportunity to go one on one with company CEOs and some of their staff.

Turn to New Profits

As a security integrator, you’re used to having a predictable revenue model selling security hardware and software to end users.

A Demand in Turnstiles

Why the recent increase in turnstile demand? Some of the reasons are the aging post-9/11 turnstile systems (15+ years), concerns over violence and terrorism, and tenants’ expectation of secure entrances in property management buildings.



Weighing Success

Effort means a lot, of course, since it’s hard to find anyone who turned a profit by being lazy. But for security companies, especially smaller integrators who are trying to compete with gigantic competitors, it’s not enough just to work harder than the other guys.

Selecting the Right Pair

When it comes to choosing cabling infrastructure for security, it is essential to work with a distribution partner that can provide the right education, training and products for your project needs.

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