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New research from Parks Associates' Smart Home Buyer Journey and User Experience, a survey of 10,000 broadband households fielded at the end of 2019, reveals that adoption of home control systems experienced a 38 percent year-over-year growth rate. 

Mission 500, a charitable non-profit organization engaging security professionals to assist families in crisis across the U.S., launched its 2020 foundational fundraising campaign — the M500 Club. 

Hopefully, by the time this column is published, we will be over the hump of the COVID-19 outbreak. But while I hope for the best, I strongly suspect that viral infection fears may change the game for many industries, as small and large public meetings (such as my ADI Expo presentations and training classes) may be curtailed or delayed.

It is my hope that you and your team are doing well in these times of uncertainty, and I extend my thoughts and prayers to those who have been impacted by the pandemic

As I write this column our country is in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. Stay-at-home orders are in place, social distancing is the norm and uncertainty reigns supreme.

On any normal day, connecting with your audience on social media requires forethought, care and tact. At the epicenter of a worldwide crisis, it requires all that and more.

It’s June, the start of summer — the season of backyard BBQs, gatherings with friends and family, and summer vacations. But for most of us, this summer season may look different than usual.

Here, he speaks with SDM about the surge in demand for frictionless access control, the lessons that can be learned from this health crisis and more. 

Five distinguished biometrics and security leaders have been selected as the 2020 winners of the Women in Biometrics Awards. 

CEDIA announced that its 2020 Expo, originally scheduled for Sept. 8-12 in Denver, Colo., has been canceled.