XXX Mark the Spot: 2008’s Top 30 Products
We’ve made our list, we’ve checked it twice, and we’ve decided what qualifies as a lofty device. You’d be hard-pressed to find an installing security contractor who wouldn’t be thrilled to receive most any of the cool products featured in SSI’s 2008 Top 30 Technology Innovations listings — or the profitability and efficiency they represent — this holiday season.
Amid the housing market catastrophe, financial institutions fiasco, stock market binge and purge, runaway fuel costs, intense presidential race, natural disasters, et al. — enough to make anyone exclaim, “Bah, humbug!” — security technology managed to march onward. Breakthroughs in video imaging and storage, wireless communications, and IP connectivity paced the advances.
All are well represented in the Top 30 (space omits scores of other worthy offerings), which runs the gamut from solutions aimed at the high end of the marketplace to modest installation tools. They offer exciting opportunities and benefits for owners/operators, salespeople and technicians alike. Also, some are just downright nifty.
So in the spirit of season, SSI Technical Writers Bob Dolph (of “Tech Talk” fame) and Steve Payne (“Convergence Channel”) along with Editor-in-Chief Scott Goldfine, give you, in alphabetical order under each tech expert’s top 10 picks, the 2008 Top 30 Technology Innovations. Now, have you been a good security contractor this year?
View the 2008 Top 30 Technology Innovations PDF.
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About the Author
Bob Dolph, SSI Contributor
Bob is currently a Security Sales & Integration "Tech Talk" columnist and a contributing technical writer. Bob installed his first DIY home intercom system at the age of 13, and formally started his technology career as a Navy communication electronics technician during the Vietnam War. He then attended the Milwaukee School of Engineering and went on to complete a Security Management program at Milwaukee Area Technical College. Since 1976, Bob has served in a variety of technical, training and project management positions with organizations such ADT, Rollins, National Guardian, Lockheed Martin, American Alarm Supply, Sonitrol and Ingersoll Rand. Early in his career, Bob started and operated his own alarm dealership. He has also served as treasurer of the Wisconsin Burglar and Fire Alarm Association and on Security Industry Association (SIA) standards committees. Bob also provides media and training consulting to the security industry.
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