Security systems protecting outdoor areas can be some of the most challenging to sell, install and maintain. Security integrators that have experience in this area offered tips on how to handle the trickiest outdoor jobs.

More homeowners today are asking to extend security outside their homes. With advice from experts, SDM explores the challenges and the opportunities.

June 2014's digital shuffle includes video how-tos, new mobile apps and virtual whitepapers to improve your enterprise.

IPVideo Corp. , a manufacturer of IP-based video surveillance and command center solutions, was awarded the 2014 ListNET Long Island Software Award for the development of its Global Fusion Center, opened earlier this year at its corporate headquarters in Bay Shore, N.Y.

After determining that the switch only closes a circuit, and that the fireplace is in no way connected to AC power, a simple paper clip provided the closure needed to turn on the warmth. Later I replaced the defective switch and now I have my alternate heat pump rocking when needed.

The system was designed to simplify the deployment and maintenance of mobile LPR systems, primarily for municipal and university parking authorities, as well as police departments with LPR-enabled vehicles.