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Advances In Video Analytics Rebuild Trust & Growth

After early stumbles, advances in video analytics technology and more creative applications have rebuilt trust and growing adoption.

Derek Rice

November 1, 2016

When it comes to new advances in video analytics, it’s not so much a question of what but more a question of how — as in how the technologies changed and how they’re being used for innovative applications.

How New Video Technology is Propelling the Industry

The leaps in video technology mean much more than just cooler home theaters.

Ed Wenck

November 1, 2016

As anyone who’s in the security industry is already acutely aware, there are cameras and display screens everywhere.

Scorecard for Critical Communications

The author and his team interviewed more than 500 people to gain insights into intelligibility, interoperability and other factors affecting the performance of critical communication equipment, with the goal of constructing a scorecard for benchmarking the technology.

Jim Hoffpauir

November 1, 2016

The term “scorecard” is used in business in many different ways.

The Latest Trends in Security Locks & Door Hardware

From wireless locksets, to PoE, mobile and beyond, products in the security lock and door hardware space address the latest access control trends.

Karyn Hodgson

November 1, 2016

Security locks and door hardware aren’t as cut-and-dried as they used to be.

Central Station Automation Software Gets Smarter, More Versatile

Command center and cloud capability, artificial intelligence, and new apps and communications options enhance functionality.

Joan Engebretson

November 1, 2016

One area of security where there always seems to be something new is in central station automation software.

Securadyne Systems Earns SDM'S 2016 Systems Integrator of the Year

As a new entrant to the market in 2011 Securadyne Systems saw an opportunity to build something different, fill an existing “gap” in the market, and create a company that would be both unfailingly consistent in its focus and forward-thinking in its approach. Just five years on these efforts have earned it SDM’s 2016 Systems Integrator of the Year award.

Karyn Hodgson

October 4, 2016

Imagine what you would do if you had the opportunity to create your ideal security integration company from scratch.

Dwight Smith, Ryan Rieger, Ryan Loughin, Frank Brewer and Steve Greis (pictured left to right) founded NextGen Security in 2012

NextGen Security Named SDM's Systems Integrator the Year Honoree

SDM’s Systems Integrator of the Year honoree is just four years old, but in that time has grown its annual revenue remarkably, received SAFETY Act designation, and is about to move into a brand new headquarters building.

Karyn Hodgson

October 4, 2016

The SDM Systems Integrator of the Year award is based on a host of criteria including unmistakable success, a high level of innovation, best practices, growth and the unique ways they’ve approached their business, the industry, and the community around them.

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?

Nebulous No More

The maturation of the cloud has end users more willing to embrace the convenience of hosted video.

Derek Rice

October 1, 2016

The concept of the cloud has been around for about half a century.

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.