Security Blog

Electronic security professionals share stories of how their alarm systems were able to assist in the arrest of intruders.

Some 300 security industry professionals, SECURITY SALES & INTEGRATION among them, gathered in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., for the 2012 Milestone Integration Platform Symposium (MIPS) Feb. 13-14 to address the current state, growth and opportunities of IP video surveillance.

In his latest blog, Ken Kirschenbaum examines if alarm companies can prevent being sued by subscribers.

The cover story of February’s SECURITY SALES & INTEGRATION Business Issue features Protection 1 CEO Tim Whall, who participated in an exclusive and extensive interview. There was so much more to the conversation than was practical to include in the print or even extended online version. Plus some of it was more of a personal and overall industry assessment perspective rather than centered on P1 alone. So, here Whall describes his top challenges, security technology and industry consolid

For an unbiased assessment of the “new look” of P1 and Tim Whall’s leadership, Editor-in-Chief Scott Goldfine posed several questions to three of the most respected security industry business, finance and investment analysts. Following is what Mike Barnes, partner in Barnes Associates; Ron Davis, principal of Davis Mergers and Acquisitions Group; and Les Gold, partner with Mitchell, Silberberg & Knupp (MS&K) had to say.

I realize that some traditional security professionals turn a deaf ear when they hear term "cloud-based monitoring." I'd like to believe this is true because they don't have a full understanding on the great advantages and redundancy that a cloud-based structure can offer.

With other promotional and marketing alternatives available to create lead generation, one installing security contractor decided he had enough of paying $70,000 annually for yellow-page ads.

I checked in with Mitch Reitman, managing principal of Fort Worth, Texas-based SIC Consulting, to inquire what else the Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011 may hold in significance for you. Reitman says this development should be good news to your employees since it equates to a 2% tax break. And there's more ...

Over the years, I have noticed that punch lists get longer and longer, often through no fault of the integrator, the equipment, or the installation. The reasons for this are varied, but I suspect the main one is a reluctance to let the integrator move on.

SSI Managing Editor Rodney Bosch walks readers through AMAG Technology's new "innovation center," where the firm's integrated access control and video security solutions are demoed for customers.