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According to a study on the Connected Security Home Market done by Persistence Market Research, the global connected home security market was valued at $300 million in 2014, and is expected to surpass $400 million by the end of 2019. 

CEDIA announced the 2019 Best New Product Awards finalists. The finalists — in hardware and software categories — were selected by a panel of judges comprised of home technology professionals

A Nationwide survey shows only half of U.S. small business owners take cybersecurity precautions with remote employees.

Pivot3, a provider of intelligent infrastructure solutions, announced that its large-scale surveillance solution is the recipient of the 2019 Campus Safety Best Award, which recognizes the most innovative solutions designed to enhance security and safety in campus environments.

The Monitoring Association (TMA) has released a statement about a popular video doorbell manufacturer’s sales and distribution strategy which leverages the resources of local U.S. law enforcement to sell and distribute its product and to encourage homeowner enrollment in its proprietary mobile app. 

The Security Industry Association (SIA) announced the addition of the Twin Cities in Motion (TCM) race management team to the speaker lineup for AcceleRISE — a new conference for tomorrow’s security leaders featuring idea sharing, coaching, business skills development, networking and inspiration. 

ASIS International, the world’s largest association for security management professionals, announced that Soft Target Hardening: Protecting People from Attack (Second Edition) by Jennifer Hesterman was selected as the 2019 ASIS Security Industry Book of the Year.

Today’s intercom solutions are not the same as in the past. With technological advances including IP, PoE, networking and mobile, these technologies are truly part of a fully integrated security solution and should be presented, sold and installed accordingly.

Allied Universal announced the launch of HELIAUS, an advanced artificial intelligence platform designed to improve safety and reduce risk by enhancing on-site guarding services. 

Artificial Intelligence (AI) promises to take surveillance to a whole new level.