One of SDM's subscribers, self-described as a systems integrator with alarm company roots, claims to have moved away from the traditional alarm system market. Yet having “grown up” on a

Click for larger image, or see pdf (linked below).SDM’s special report – Up & Comers in Security – follows a small group of firms that represent the next tier below

On May 21 at the Electronic Security Forum and Exposition in Savannah, Ga., I had the great honor of co-presenting three awards that were not only well-deserved by the individuals

The table, above, presents aggregate figures for the SDM 100 group of companies. In a $27 billion industry (2005 total industry revenues based on SDM’s Forecast Study), these top 100

The phrase “You’ve crossed the line” probably has been spoken countless times throughout multiple generations – and with many different connotations. In its most familial usage, my mother sometimes

Significant news developed last month which provides concrete evidence of the convergence of the physical security world with the information technology world. Cisco Systems Inc. announced plans to buy SyPixx

You hear this statement all the time in the media – “I never thought it could happen to me, but it did!” That statement is what this issue of SDM

The 10th Annual Securing New Ground (SNG) Conference, held in New York City in mid-November 2005, attracted more security industry executives, investors and analysts than any previous year — testament

This month SDM is pleased to feature the second in our special “State of the Market” reports. In the cover story, “Access Control: State of the Market,” security dealers and

Industry Revenue Grows 6% in 2005; Poised for 9% in 2006. Total industry revenue from the sale, lease installation, service, and monitoring of security systems. Total industry revenue ($ billions)Once