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Call it analytics, big data, business intelligence, machine learning, AI, or something else — these terms are not interchangeable, but in today’s security landscape they are often used to mean approximately the same thing: the idea that you can take traditional security technology (video, access control, intrusion, etc.) and expand its use to benefit the business side of whatever customer you are applying it to.

Berk-Tek, a Nexans company and manufacturer of network infrastructure solutions, has joined forces with Cree Lighting and Transition Networks to provide a complete end-to-end solution for the smart building’s utility LAN (uLAN). 

In an increasingly connected world, emerging technologies are impacting every aspect of our lives and businesses.

Monroy IT Services, a provider of IT support and consulting, published a blog on the types of cyber crime most threatening to businesses in 2019.

Openpath, a provider of workplace security and technology, released a new white paper, which takes an in-depth look at the access control industry and how it impacts a number of other industries.

At an ADI Expo recently, Len Friedman, Hikvision executive and long-time industry guy, told me he is disappointed with the aging process. Well, me too.

Dallas-based Securadyne (SDM’s 2016 Systems Integrator of the Year) was established in 2011 by CEO Carey Boethel. By 2018, it had more than 300 staff, 17 U.S. branch locations and had achieved more than $73 million in annual revenue prior to its acquisition this year by Allied Universal.

In the late 1880s to 1890s there was a battle going on known as the “War of the Currents.” The fight was impassioned, as it would set the stage for the electrical grid in the U.S.

This month I have two tips to help you sell more camera systems. I have a tip for residential sellers and one for commercial sellers. 

Artificial intelligence (AI) has taken our industry to a whole new level, becoming a force multiplier for video monitoring by filtering out false alarms.