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    SD&I Sept. 2017 Cover Story: AI - Separating Fact from (Science) Fiction
    Video Analytics

    AI: Separating Fact from (Science) Fiction

    Paul Rothman
    Sept. 13, 2017
    Surprise – true Artificial Intelligence technology is very difficult to find in the security industry; instead, human intelligence is the key to sorting out the buzzwords
    Photo: iStock
    How AI-driven networks, IoT and Cloud Computing will impact security systems integration.
    Information Security

    Artificial Intelligence Transforms IT Capabilities

    Ray Bernard, PSP, CHS-III
    Sept. 13, 2017
    How AI-driven networks, IoT and Cloud Computing will impact security systems integration
    Ric McCullough is COO for PSA Security Network. To request more information about PSA, please visit www.securityinfowatch.com/10214742.
    Integrators

    Insider Intelligence: AI is Transforming Customer Service

    Sept. 13, 2017
    How machine learning and chatbots are changing the customer experience
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    ASIS 2017 Product Preview from SD&I magazine

    Sept. 13, 2017
    Take a virtual walk around the show floor with this exclusive look at more than 80 products that will be on display in Dallas
    Kratos PSS Executive Vice President Jim Henry, who co-founded Henry Brothers Electronics (HBE) in 1989, shares his trade show strategies in this exclusive 1-on-1 interview.
    GSX

    Trade Show Floor Strategies for Integrators

    Paul Rothman
    Sept. 13, 2017
    1-on-1 advice from industry veteran Jim Henry of Kratos

    More content from September 2017

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    A properly planned repeater network creates overlapping circles of coverage, ensuring that if a transmitter activates in a covered area, the signal will have multiple paths to find the receiver.
    Wireless & Mesh Technologies

    Wireless for Commercial Security

    Craig Dever
    Sept. 13, 2017
    How to use frequency-hopping, spread-spectrum technology and repeater networks to overcome wireless obstacles
    Chris Peterson is the founder and president of Vector Firm (www.vectorfirm.com), a sales consulting and training company built specifically for the security industry. To request more info about the company, visit www.securityinfowatch.com/12361573.
    Integrators

    Modern Selling: Not Your Father's Sales Environment

    Chris Peterson
    Sept. 13, 2017
    How to make sure your customers realize they still need you even in the information age
    Photo: Axis Communications
    Ground-based radar can notify an operator in a central monitoring station that someone is approaching a facility and how fast.
    Perimeter Security Sensors

    Under the Radar

    Fredrik Nilsson
    Sept. 13, 2017
    Network radar detectors can empower video surveillance systems on the perimeter
    Photo: iStock
    Explaining the value of an integrated access control and visitor management solution to K-12 users is vitally important to systems integrators serving this vertical market.
    Badging & Visitor Management Systems and Software

    Managing School Visitors

    Bret McGowan
    Sept. 13, 2017
    Stressing the benefits of an integrated system to K-12 customers may be the inside track to making a sale
    Joe Gittens is Director of Standards for the Security Industry Association (SIA). Learn more about SIA at www.securityindustry.org.
    Cybersecurity

    SIA Plans Cybersecurity Guidance Program

    Joseph Gittens
    Sept. 13, 2017
    The initiative would enable security manufacturers to cyber-certify their processes and devices
    Paul Rothman is Editor-in-Chief of Security Business magazine. Email him your comments and questions at prothman@securitybusinessmag.com. Access the current issue, full archives and apply for a free subscription at www.securitybusinessmag.com.
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    Editor's Note: Can someone let me know what GWB says at ASIS?

    Paul Rothman
    Sept. 13, 2017
    Security pros will have a front-row seat, but there won’t be any coverage in the trade press
    Eric Pritchard is a Philadelphia Lawyer who spends his workday making the world safe for electronic security providers. He can be reached at eric.pritchard@fisherbroyles.com. This column does not constitute legal advice; contact an attorney with questions.
    Integrators

    Best of Legal Watch: Be Sure Your Non-Compete is Complete

    Eric Pritchard
    Sept. 13, 2017
    Essential provisions that should be included in employment-related restrictive covenants
    Ray Coulombe is Founder and Managing Director of SecuritySpecifiers and the CONSULT Technical Security Symposium. Email him at ray@SecuritySpecifiers.com, or contact him through LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/raycoulombe or follow him on Twitter: @RayCoulombe.
    Information Security

    Tech Trends: Lethal Injection

    Ray Coulombe
    Sept. 13, 2017
    SQLI attacks are gaining steam….are your clients protected?
    Photo: Tulane Public Relations via Wikimedia Commons
    How network scanning as a service has paid dividends at Tulane University
    School Security

    Case in Point: Cyber Vulnerability Management on Campus

    Curt Harler
    Sept. 13, 2017
    How network scanning as a service has paid dividends at Tulane University
    (Photo courtesy Comcast)
    One company that has achieved tremendous success since entering the home security market is Comcast. In just five years since launching Xfinity Home, the company’s flagship home security and automation service, Comcast has attained over one million subscribers.
    Residential Technologies

    Comcast establishes itself as a security industry mainstay

    Joel Griffin
    Aug. 18, 2017
    Cable giant has grown its home security business to over 1 million customers in just five years
    (Photo courtesy Occly)
    The Occly Blinc, pictured above, features four 'always-on' cameras, as well as a microphone, sirens, LED lighting, wireless capabilities and a number of automatic alarm sensors. The device, after someone puts it on and activates it, continually records images using the onboard cameras for the duration of the battery life, which is about nine-and-a-half hours. When an alarm is activated, which can be done manually by the user hitting a panic button or automatically through one the device’s impact sensors being triggered, a signal is sent to the Occly Emergency Response Center where an operator can dispatch law enforcement if necessary.
    Alarms & Monitoring

    Occly represents a new paradigm in mPERS solutions

    Joel Griffin
    Aug. 17, 2017
    Company's 'Blinc' wearable personal safety device ideal for a wide range of users, applications
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    By the end of 2017, IHS says that nearly seven percent of households in the Americas region will have a connected home and globally, in 2025, they predict that 10 percent of all households will be smart homes.
    Residential Technologies

    IHS: Global smart home market to exceed $14B in 2017

    Aug. 15, 2017
    Research firm projects 10 percent of households will be smart by 2025
    (Graphic courtesy The Freedonia Group)
    The graphic shows the projected growth in demand in the U.S. for alarm systems broken down by product category, key vertical markets and leading industry manufacturers.
    Alarms & Monitoring

    Report: Market for PERS and related alarms to see sustained growth through 2021

    Aug. 10, 2017
    Increase in the number of elderly individuals, rising interest in 'age in place' solutions to drive demand
    (Photo courtesy NorthStar Home via Twitter)
    NorthStar Home recently announced it is launching an Authorized Affiliate Funding Program as a way to grow the company through the dealer sales channel and give it a more permanent physical presence in the markets it currently serves.
    Integrators

    NorthStar launches Affiliate Funding Program

    Joel Griffin
    Aug. 10, 2017
    Having achieved success with direct-to-home sales, company looks to grow through the dealer channel
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    Dealers, Integrators & Installing Companies

    ADT acquires Protec Inc.'s commercial security business

    ADT Security Services Inc
    Aug. 10, 2017
    Acquisition expands ADT's commercial presence in the Pacific Northwest
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    Integrators

    ADS Security acquires Tennessee-based ERMC Security Solutions

    Aug. 8, 2017
    Company's Chattanooga branch becomes its' third largest with purchase
    (Photo courtesy USAF)
    Retired U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Gregory Touhill, who was appointed by former President Barack Obama to serve as the nation's first federal chief information security officer, recently left his career in public service to become president of Cyxtera Technologies' Federal Group (CFG).
    Security Executives

    At the Frontline: Former Federal CISO Brig. Gen. Gregory Touhill

    Joel Griffin
    Aug. 8, 2017
    U.S. Air Force veteran and renowned cybersecurity expert discusses the challenge of securing government networks
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    Integrators

    CEDIA and ESA collaborate on educational offerings

    CEDIA
    Aug. 8, 2017
    Both associations to offer reciprocal training discounts
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    Cybersecurity

    Cloud Security Alliance Announces Major Updates to Guidance 4.0

    July 31, 2017
    Alliance revamps roadmap for individuals and organizations looking to safely and securely adopt the cloud paradigm
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    Integrators

    COPS Monitoring announces ‘Grow Your Business’ workshops

    COPS Monitoring
    July 28, 2017
    Free seminar roadshow targets alarm dealers and installer companies
    (Photo courtesy Allegion)
    Members of Congress and their staffs were briefed by school safety advocates and industry leaders about the security issues facing the nation’s school during the recently held SIA GovSummit in Washington, D.C.
    School Security

    Federal lawmakers pressed to make real changes in K-12 security

    Joel Griffin
    July 5, 2017
    Industry leaders, safety advocates visit Capitol Hill to discuss the issues facing the nation’s schools