Central Station Alarm Association (CSAA) has released results from its latest Security Trends survey, which identifies and measures the monitoring/installation industry's monthly revenues, profits, attrition rates and marketing expenditures.

SSI’s sixth Commercial End-User Study shows the recession’s impact is continuing to escalate for security directors/managers. Nearly seven in 10 say tight budgets are a problem, and those who plan to soon increase security is on the wane. However, interest levels remain high for security systems and many newer technologies.

Central Station Alarm Association (CSAA) has released results from its first Security Trends survey, which aims to identify and measure the monitoring/installation industry's revenues, profits and attrition rates on a monthly basis.

A year ago, SSI’s inaugural Operations & Opportunities Report (OOR) exposed the best ideas installing security company managers had for slashing costs and elevating profits. Since then, that guile has translated into an 11-percentage-point rise in gross margin. Now, the 2010 OOR delivers more incisive business intelligence ...

The vehicle entrance control market hasn’t exactly come crashing down during the extended recessionary period, but revenues in the Americas and elsewhere remain under heavy pressure.

Most systems integrators are thanking their lucky stars for IP video, which continues to grow at a robust clip that totally defies the economic depression.

Who are the managers and leaders of today’s installing security companies? Don’t you really want to know?

Moving the broadband service value proposition beyond just “speeds and feeds” will be an essential element in boosting customer satisfaction and establishing value-added services that can create new revenue opportunities.

Security contractors are relying on the reach and cost effectiveness of online communications more than ever to win over new prospects and keep existing clientele engaged. SSI’s latest research also finds companies are compensating for economic shortfalls by allocating more of their operating budgets to sales and marketing.

SECURITY SALES & INTEGRATION queried installing security contractors to find out to what degree biometrics has become a part of their product and installation services portfolio. Slightly more than half of respondents report they sell or install biometric devices with finger readers the most predominant among several types.

SSI’s fifth annual Corporate End-User Study shows security directors/managers are preoccupied with budgetary constraints. Nearly nine in 10 say the recession is impacting security-related decisions, with cutbacks and delays rampant. Still, 71 percent plan to increase security measures, with electronic solutions high on the list.

Looking for ways to protect or grow your bottom line? How about which technologies, services and markets you should pursue? Then look no further. SSI’s 2009 Operations & Opportunities Report is overflowing with the ideas and solutions you need to succeed.

Amid today’s business hardships, most security integrators (68 percent) kept their revenues stable or in many cases grew them by more than 5 percent in 2008. SSI’s Systems Integrator Study shows how the thirst for networked surveillance has yet to be quenched and reveals the real effects of the recession.

The reeling economy has dictated an environment of frugality for most U.S.-based businesses. So it should come as little surprise that installing security contractors are exercising austerity in their sales and marketing spending. The good news ...

Nine people died each day in structural fires in the United States in 2007 — 3,430 people in that year. And while there was a 5.2 percent decrease of reported fires during 2007, property damage climbed significantly by 29.5 percent from 2006. However, the industry’s recent efforts to legislate better fire protection — taking advantage of improved technologies — have spurred changes in fire code that will help reduce the loss of lives and property.

In an era when superior manufacturing processes and commoditization have leveled the product playing field and economics have caused buyers to be more cost-conscious than ever, service has become the prevalent differentiator. Doing business as a premium service provider entails a top-down company culture predicated on a commitment to always place the customer first.

An intriguing market development in these tough economic times is fleshed out in SECURITY SALES & INTEGRATION’s fourth annual Systems Integrator Study. The survey results show a majority of companies, based on size, are grouping in the middle echelon.

Every year hundreds of thousands of structural fires occur, causing billions in damages. In 2006, a residential fire was reported every 80 seconds, and while statistical data shows a significant decrease in civilian fire deaths and injuries, the number of fires in the United States continues on a steady rise.