Security Systems Integration

An insider's view of ISC and 12 solution providers.

A palpable buzz permeated Sands Expo & Convention Center here from the moment ISC West 2013 hosted its ribbon-cutting ceremony to welcome throngs of security professionals and other industry stakeholders to the show floor.

Professionals and academics within and outside the electronic security industry have come to rely on the wealth of market data served up annually in SSI’s Gold Book edition. Scratching beneath the surface lends further insights on business improvement and emerging technology adoption.

Mercifully, testing devices are keeping pace with advancing technology.

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Moog announces two promotions on its sales and marketing team, including Christopher Lindenau.

While there has been much buzz of late about opportunities for security integrators to tap into the emerging area of Big Data, new global research by Cisco indicates IT professionals and businesses themselves are struggling to get their arms fully around the concept. The Cisco Connected World Technology Report (CCWTR) surveyed 1,800 IT professionals across 18 countries to examine the IT readiness, challenges, technology gaps and strategic value of implementing Big Data projects.

Fortunately for both security integrators and their end-user customers, technology providers are collaborating like never before to bring amazing capabilities into the marketplace. At the top of that list is video analytics, which is finally working out the bugs, kinks and false alarms to deliver on its extremely high potential.

While it has not progressed at the same pace as IT, physical security is nonetheless surely if slowly heading toward open and interoperable devices and systems. Find out why this is important to the future of electronic security and some of the organizations paving the way.

A large-scale beef producer leverages a remote video auditing program at several of its North American processing facilities to ensure food safety techniques. A security integrator is called on to implement special measures to protect the IP-based camera systems from harsh environmental conditions.

The latest innovations in cloud computing are making business applications even more mobile and collaborative. Find out how to deliver added value to end users that creates recurring revenue without the need to deploy physical infrastructure.

Guardian Alarm Does the Harlem Shake
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Power Home Technologies Steps Up For Break-in Victim
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Flint (Mich.) Now Billing Security Companies for False Alarms
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May 8, 2013
A Look at Thermal Imaging
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April 19, 2013
Photo Gallery: ISC West 2013 Highlights From the Show Floor
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April 18, 2013
FBI Releases Suveillance Photos of Boston Marathon Bombing Suspects
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