A move by a large insurance company to drop a security discount for homeowners has not been implemented in Texas, but one insurance spokesman thinks the insurance company’s attempt to

Increases in Homeland Security funding and greater opportunities in the petrochemical industry have fueled the growth of FirstService Security, Norristown, Pa., this past year. The way in which this systems

Integrating video surveillance, access control, intrusion sensors and ID systems can be a complicated task. Dealers and integrators share their tips on planning a project and maintaining a client relationship.More

Suppose your central station receives a panic alarm from one of its customers in an American city and contacts the police department to respond, but the department has no response

The unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cable in this assembly carries the video signal and the other pair carries the power.As video surveillance systems evolve from analog to digital networked video,

To install an electromagnetic lock, first a bracket is mounted where the lock is to go.The options for electrical or electronic locking of doors usually operated by access control systems

The CE Express led by Ken Smith (far right), president of Custom Electronics Inc., Falmouth, Maine, roars up to the Denver Convention Center to kick off the CEDIA convention.The CE

Part of the message has been heard by Congress about consumer notification of potential alarm malfunctions when switching to Voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) telephone equipment, but not all of

Ken Smith, president of Custom Electronics Inc., Falmouth, Maine, was pumped to raise funds for cancer research before leading bicyclists on a 2,200-mile trek from this bank in Augusta, Maine,

Coding on wires can be used to relay a variety of information. SmartWire from Windy City Wire, Hillside, Ill., features sequential foot markers, function labeling and a zone coding system.As