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Sales Stars 2019
Sales Stars

3 Ways to Generate Sales Leads

Brian Offenberger - SDM Magazine
Brian Offenberger
January 6, 2020

One of the most important things to any security salesperson is customer acquisition. Here are three of my favorite ways to find new prospects. They aren’t for the weak at heart, but they sure do produce results.


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Editor's Angle

On the Cusp of the Future

A new decade of security
Laura Stepanek
Laura Stepanek
January 6, 2020

Welcome to 2020. This year has special significance for me, as my oldest son will graduate high school and prepare to go off to college in the fall.


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OCF

The Open Connectivity Foundation Introduces World’s First International Standard for Smart Home

January 3, 2020

The Open Connectivity Foundation (OCF), an Internet of Things (IoT) standards body, announced that products from BSC Computer GmbH, COMMAX, Haier, LG Electronics, Resideo, Samsung Electronics and SURE Universal will be showcased in completely interoperable smart home demonstrations at the OCF IoT Breakthrough press event at the Barrymore Restaurant in Las Vegas on Jan. 6, 2020, from 3–6 p.m. 


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Securitas

Securitas Acquires Customer Contracts of iVerify

January 3, 2020

Securitas Electronic Security, the 2019 SDM Integrator of the Year ranked No. 11 on the SDM 100, has acquired the customer contracts and certain select assets of iVerify.US, a full-service interactive security company providing life safety, loss prevention and brand protection. 


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TMA 70

The Monitoring Association Celebrates 70th Anniversary

January 2, 2020

What began as a collective effort on the part of eight forward-thinking security industry leaders on a cold night in 1949 has grown and evolved over seven decades to become The Monitoring Association (TMA), the internationally recognized non-profit trade association that represents professional monitoring companies, security systems integrators and providers of products and services to the alarm industry. 


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corporate social award

Nominations Open for Mission 500 Corporate Social Responsibility and Humanitarian Awards

December 31, 2019

Mission 500, a non-profit charitable organization focusing on the security industry and dedicated to serving children and families in need across the U.S., is now accepting nominees for its 2020 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Award and Humanitarian Award. The awards will be presented at the Security 5/2K ceremony on March 19, 2020 during ISC West in Las Vegas.


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ring

Ring and Amazon Faced With Federal Lawsuit Claiming They Failed to Secure Cameras Against Hackers

December 30, 2019

DIY video surveillance company Ring and parent company Amazon are facing a federal lawsuit that claims the companies have not done enough to protect their products from security attacks.


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Ron S3

Strategic Security Solutions Announces New Partner and President

December 27, 2019

Strategic Security Solutions (S3) announced that Ron Oetjen has joined the company as a partner and will assume the role of president effective immediately. 


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NIST

SIA Applauds NIST Study on Facial Recognition

December 26, 2019

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) produced a report evaluating the performance of current facial recognition technology across demographic groups. 


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Hanwha camera

Hanwha Announces Top 5 Surveillance Trends for 2020

December 20, 2019

Hanwha Techwin, a global supplier of IP and analog video surveillance solutions, today announced its top five key trend predictions for the security industry in 2020.


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