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Back to the Basics

Alex Chavez

David Morgan

November 1, 2016

How basic do you need to be when it comes to your marketing efforts?

Illinois ESA to Fight New Schaumburg Law, Lehan Says Government Is ‘Confiscating Customers’

Tim A. Scally

October 27, 2016

Kevin Lehan, executive director of the Illinois Electronic Security Association (IESA), said a new Schaumburg law would be tantamount to the government confiscating customers from private alarm companies.

Vector Helps Johnston County, N.C., Go Live With ASAP

October 27, 2016

Johnston County, N.C., is the latest municipality to go live with Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP), a technology that automates communication between alarm monitoring central stations and 911 centers, resulting in improved accuracy and speed of emergency response.

FTC Chooses AMAG Technology’s Symmetry Homeland Security System

October 25, 2016

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has selected AMAG Technology and its Symmetry Homeland Access Control System to secure its headquarter building, office of the executive director.

CTA Announces New Standards for IoT

October 20, 2016

The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) announced publication of two new standards: ANSI/CTA/NSF-2052.1, Definitions and Characteristics for Wearable Sleep Monitors and ANSI/CTA-2056, Physical Activity Monitoring for Fitness Wearables: Step Counting. These standards define terms and functionality for step counting wearables and sleep measuring devices.

AMP Security Rebrands as AMP Smart, Launches Connected Home Panel

Tim A. Scally

October 19, 2016

AMP Security announced a new name, AMP Smart, as well as the release of the AMP Smart Panel, which deploys next generation technology from Qolsys and Alarm.com as part of the comprehensive rebrand.

SDM'S Systems Integrator of the Year Makes Big Impression on the Industry

This year’s SDM Systems Integrator of the Year is just five years old and already making a big impression on the industry.

Karyn Hodgson

October 4, 2016

Age is just a number, right?

Entry Control’s Expanding Role in the Connected Environment

The traditional push-to-speak entry control has been around for years, but with cellular and IP technology becoming so widespread, entry controls are playing an increasingly larger role in a building’s security and connected environment.

Tim A. Scally

October 1, 2016

The world of entry control is evolving with technology and changing user behavior.