In January of each year, the President of the United States delivers the annual State of the Union address, without fail declaring the union to be strong. In security, the same can be said for the state of the video surveillance industry in recent years. Strong growth has become a hallmark of this segment for the last several years, and there’s no reason to think that won’t continue to be the case.
Technology around the door has never been simpler — or more complicated — depending on your perspective. The time-honored method of locksmiths covering the door and hardware aspect and integrators doing the back-end electronic components no longer applies with the advent of the integrated lock and other electronic or electrified lock components. Wireless technology, Power over Ethernet (PoE), smart IP and edge devices, and Wi-Fi locks are a game changer for everyone.
Vector Security, Pittsburgh, announced the one year anniversary of its home security blog. The Intelligent Home Security Blog offers insight into home security solutions, as well as a look at residential security trends, products and news.
Thirty years ago, Atlee Mercer, an alarm dealer from Pennsylvania saw the growing need for a software solution designed specifically for the security alarm industry.
Protection 1 announced that it has been awarded the Central Station Alarm Association’s (CSAA) elite CSAA Five Diamond Certification for its Irving, Tex., call center.
Tyco, Boca Raton, Fla., announced it has acquired substantially all the assets of Commercial Wireless Systems International (CWSI), Sunrise, Fla., a provider of wireless fire alarm and detection technology.
HID Global®, Austin, issued its outlook on technology trends for 2015, as well as other anticipated developments across key vertical industries in the secure identity marketplace.
Central Security Group (“CSG”), Tulsa, Okla., ranked No.14 on the 2014 SDM 100 list announced the acquisition of Allied Protective Systems based in Oklahoma City.
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