IoT, DIY/MIY, cyber security, active shooters — SDM 100 dealers talk about the issues that will have the biggest impact, either positive or negative, on their businesses this year.

SDM talked with several security dealers about their recent experiences with business operations software designed specifically for the security industry.

I-View Now, a software company that has been providing video verification services to central stations and end users since 2011, will be releasing its Police Alarm Portal video verification solution for law enforcement as an extension of its existing technology.

ADT Inc., SDM’s 2017 Dealer of the Year, and Cofense, a provider of human-driven phishing defense solutions worldwide, are offering phishing detection and response to ADT customers. 

The Monitoring Association announced the 12 finalists for the 2018 TMA Excellence Awards. Listed in alphabetical order by company within each category, they are...

SDM recently featured Allstate Security Industries (ASI) of Amarillo, Texas, in its cover story, "Is It Time for Drones & Robots?" as a company that was already employing drones in its security offerings. Allstate Security recently built a state-of-the-art monitoring center as well, so SDM decided to talk to Melinda Braden, ASI’s central station manager to ask a few questions about using drones as part of ASI’s security offering.