IP-based

Wholesale distributors have long provided value-add services and training to their dealer-integrator clientele, but nowadays the programs are more necessary than ever. With networked technologies perpetually shifting the electronic security landscape, a distribution partnership can mean the difference between thriving or not.

The PSA Security Network’s annual conference has earned its reputation as a premier training event by offering intensive coursework for every job position from senior management to technicians. New for 2009, curriculum tracks for business expertise and IP-centric proficiency.

A lot of you might be familiar with the story of Apple Computer vs. Microsoft. Without going into the whole history, the main component of the debate is that Microsoft developed a ...

Torrence Sound Equipment Co. in Ohio provided its long-time Toledo health-care client with a 160-camera digital video solution worthy of its new state-of-the-art campus tower. The company proved its mettle by integrating years-old existing infrastructure and working within tight budget constraints.

No matter what part of the country you live in, the possibility exists of being faced with a natural disaster. This winter saw a large number of ...

Located in the heart of the MetroWest master-planned community in Orlando, Fla., a new Italian-style village center called ...

Since the turn of the millennia, residential customers have been adding wireless communication ...

What do IP-based access controllers, automated video reports and protecting beluga caviar have in common? They all have a place in an evolving recurring revenue marketplace that is full of new potential beyond the traditional monitored mainstays ...

Quickly and accurately finding and solving equipment or systems problems have always presented service and installation organizations with major technical and business challenges. This is even truer in today’s era of more sophisticated technology and sky-high fuel prices that eat into profit margins with ...

On Feb. 14, 2008, Steve Kazmierczak shot and injured more than a dozen people on the Northern Illinois University campus. The end result was five dead and a dozen more injured. Police have yet to establish ...

Like agents on a fact-finding mission, wholesale distributors investigate the industry landscape to uncover clues about trends and emerging technologies long before identifying the product lines that will grace their warehouse shelves. That intelligence-gathering endeavor is a key element that helps bind the dealer-distributor alliance. It is the foundation for one of ...

It may not have the severe impact of video on a network, but IP-based access control systems can have a major impact on security application budgets, functionality and installation. As with all other converged technologies, the ability to utilize the IP network to any degree is a great benefit to integrators and end users alike ...

Integration is a buzzword that gets thrown around a lot. So much so that many surveys calculating the size of the security market list “integrated systems” as a separate category. In fact, integrated systems are even considered combinations of subsystems and are likely already counted under their own headings in the same survey. No matter how you count or categorize them, more and ...

The shift to digital technology and IP-based solutions is readily apparent, especially at the big trade shows. Jim Talbot, CEO of Chicago-based Ionit Technologies, a provider of advanced DVR systems, provides his perspective on what security contractors could be doing better to take advantage of sales opportunities beyond legacy infrastructure.

Q: I just realized that when it comes to phone alarm interface jacks there are two models: the RJ31X and RJ38X. I am familiar with the RJ31X jack. Is there any difference in the RJ38X?

Using Ethernet technology to transmit alarm signals is the future of the security industry. Coming to maturation at a time when the sun has set on advanced mobile phone service (AMPS) equipment, Internet protocol (IP) alarm communication is the technology dealers must now consider to ...

Fed up after decades of rising crime and vandalism on its streets and at its seaport, Richmond, Calif., officials are fighting back with one of the most sophisticated ...

Call it convergence, call it IP, call it networking — call it whatever you want — but the similarities between this year’s presidential primaries and what’s going on in security departments everywhere are ...

Whenever I attend giant trade shows like the recent ISC West in Las Vegas, people invariably ask me, “What have you seen on the floor that is hot?” This is an especially common question for those folks chained to an exhibition booth or stuck in ...

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