As 2011 draws to an end, SECURITY SALES & INTEGRATION encourages readers to reflect on the many developments that have transpired in the electronic security industry during the past 12 months. To that end, the SSI staff has compiled a series of 'Top 10' lists based reader popularity. Following are the 10 most viewed news items on the Systems Integration channel on securitysales.com in 2011:
[April 8, 2011] Honeywell announced at ISC West it will partner with Boeing Co. to create an integrated security and building management platform to help improve safety and operations at large facilities.
[Feb. 11, 2011] According to a new report by IMS Research, systems integrators aiming to find work overseas in China's booming electronic security market are having a difficult time competing against locally-based companies.
[Feb. 10, 2011] AvantGuard Monitoring Centers recently transferred its 110,000 accounts to a more "cutting edge" software.
[April 6, 2011] FST21 Americas earned top honors at Wednesday's New Product Showcase (NPS) hosted by Security Industry Association (SIA) at ISC West, earning the coveted "Best New Product Award."
[June 23, 2011] Stanley Convergent Security Solutions (CSS) announces it will now offer Lenel's Picture Perfect and Facility Commander Wnx (FC Wnx) products.
[March 1, 2011] ONVIF member companies from around the world spent 300 hours testing 13 video management systems (VMS) and 19 network cameras/encoders at the organization's developers' plug fest in Japan.
[Jan. 26, 2011] ONVIF-compliant IP-based security products have doubled from 300 to 600 within three months, according to the open standards alliance.
[June 14, 2011] Nearly half of IT executives have reported a security lapse with their cloud services provider in the past year, according to a survey by Trend Micro.
[May 18, 2011] In an effort to broaden its product line-up, Swedish guard services company Securitas will launch a bid worth 5.8 billion Swedish krona (SEK) or $907 million for Niscayah, a systems integrator.
[April 7, 2011] So what is one of the more prominent buzzwords this week at ISC West? It's an acronym, actually: PSIM or physical security information management.
Other Recent News
May 22, 2012
Eaton Corp., a diversified industrial manufacturer, announced this week it has agreed to purchase Cooper Industries for $11.8 billion.
May 22, 2012
Honeywell honored nine of its top performing security system integrators during the annual Honeywell Integrated Security (HIS) Forum awards banquet.
May 17, 2012
According to a new report, less than 40% of North American-based security systems integrators would prefer to deal with IT distributors when purchasing their IP-based video surveillance products.
May 9, 2012
Graybar, an electrical communications products distributor, has opened its first facility that meets Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED) specifications.
May 1, 2012
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