Advanced technologies combined with lower costs have made outdoor perimeter video more accessible for more end users. So while critical infrastructure assets, including electrical substations, refineries and petrochemical facilities, remain the highest-profile applications for outdoor perimeter video, there are more and more opportunities for a security integrator to take advantage of in other sectors, as well.
The Systems Depot recently announced the New Helix Platform from Resolution Products is ready to ship.
Helix can be installed anywhere in a home, providing a more discreet, secure and cost-effective installation, the company described, adding that Helix provides security and automation with breakthrough performance.
The town of Cary, N.C. is the latest municipality to adopt ASAP-to-PSAP (Automated Secure Alarm Protocol to Public Safety Answering Point) technology that reduces 911 processing times and improves the accuracy of information provided to first responders, enabling faster response during an emergency.
Responding to an intrusion alarm from an auto parts store, American Alarm and Communications, Arlington, Mass., became the first company in New England to use a new secure dispatch technology (automated secure alarm protocol, or ASAP) designed to speed police, fire or EMT response to emergencies.
Orangeburg, N.Y. car dealership Bill Kolb Jr. Subaru is the largest Subaru dealership on the East Coast. At any given time, the dealership has 400 to 500 cars on its lot. Over the last 16 years, Bill Kolb Jr. Subaru has experienced exponential growth.
The Security Industry Association (SIA) is the leading trade association for electronic and physical security solution providers, with more than 500 member companies who shape the future of the industry. So when they moved to a new location in Silver Spring, Md. — a significantly more urban landscape than its previous offices — SIA looked to fortify physical security at its headquarters.
Both the residential and commercial markets saw growth this year, due in large part to economic recovery, huge growth in interactive services/integration and increasing user awareness on the home side.
Intrusion protection can be made stronger — and more attractive to customers — by combining it with video surveillance. Here’s a look at the capabilities of today’s advanced offerings.
Digital Monitoring Products (DMP), Springfield, Mo., announced the renewal of its GSA Contract with 42 new participating dealer subcontractors and 10 letter of supply (LOS) value-added resellers, who have existing GSA schedule 84 contracts.