Fantasy has caught up with reality; smart home and connected living is going mainstream.

IdenTrust (part of HID Global), a leading trusted provider of digital certificates, and Device Authority, a global leader in identity and access management (IAM) for the Internet of Things (IoT), announced a strategic alliance with a vision to provide trusted identity lifecycle management for enterprises on their digital transformation journey.

Bipartisan legislation has been introduced in the Senate and the House of Representatives to improve the cybersecurity of Internet-connected devices.

This year the editors compiled the top stories of the year as featured in SDM’s various e-newsletters. Below are the top 10 stories as featured on our website and delivered to you through SDM e-news and Today’s Systems Integrator e-news.

It was almost two years ago when I wrote my first Smart Insights article touting the arrival of the smart home and likening the elements of the smart home to pieces of a puzzle that needed to be solved. Since then, that market certainly has exploded. The smart home and smart office are here to stay.

Some folks may not know it but I started my own integration business, The Automation Link Inc. (TALI), in 1989 and put on the side of my van, “The Leader in Home Automation.” I was 20 years ahead of my time.

What are the top technologies industrial visionaries need to be aware of now and, more importantly, why and how will those technologies impact their industry? To answer that important question, ABI Research, a market foresight advisory firm providing strategic guidance on the most compelling transformative technologies, identified six technologies, along with big-picture questions and answers, to help guide senior industrial leaders to make key transformative technology decisions.

With new cyber threats almost daily, SDM asks the experts about the burgeoning Internet of Things; its impact on access control and smart buildings; and how it can be secured.

HID Global, Booth 11063: HID Location Services from HID Global is an Internet of Things (IoT) solution providing real-time location awareness of a workforce for better building management, instant asset tracking and equipment condition monitoring to increase operational efficiency throughout an organization.