It was a good year — for many even a great one. But more and more, when it comes to access control it is a tale of two markets: the small business and small/medium enterprise SMB/SME market and the large enterprise.

Here’s the good news: Not a single person interviewed for this article said business was flat or declined in 2016, or expected it to decline in 2017. In fact, many reported double-digit growth and a continued strong business outlook, both residentially and commercially.

Wireless technology is hot. From wireless routers to wireless locks, more and more end users feel it is time to cut the cord.

It’s an access control service with many names: hosted, managed, cloud, shared.

At some point in time virtually all dealers are faced with the question: “Who will monitor my accounts?”

According to the SDM Top Systems Integrators Report, published in July 2016, the top three vertical market sectors are corporate, education/campus and healthcare, all of which rely heavily on access control technology as part of their overall security solution.

Electric Guard Dog (EGD) was started in 1973 by founder Bill Mullis as a completely different type of business — an RMR-based guard dog service.

They say necessity is the mother of invention.

Mass notification, or emergency communications, are two terms that are often used interchangeably; but are they truly the same thing? 

As the list grows longer, it gets harder to remember the names.