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    Today's greenhouse growing almost always includes an automated light deprivation system. Integrators should specify IR cameras in growhouses to minimize light pollution and accommodate this growing method.
    Gary House
    Oct. 9, 2020
    A look at how the roles of basic technologies function in a growing and retail environment
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    Highlights from the ongoing SecurityInfoWatch.com cannabis security regulations series include Alaska, California, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri and Pennsylvania
    Patrick Chown
    Oct. 9, 2020
    Highlights from the ongoing SecurityInfoWatch.com series include Alaska, California, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri and Pennsylvania
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    Michael Revness takes a closer look at the immediate and lasting effects of the virus on RMR multiples, creation costs, volume of deals and more
    A closer look at the immediate and lasting effects of the virus on RMR multiples, creation costs, volume of deals and more
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    A look inside the ADS Security monitoring center control room.
    Matt Narowski
    Oct. 9, 2020
    2020 Monitoring Resource Guide: From COVID-19 to AI, new technologies and end-user demands are driving innovation
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    Oct. 9, 2020
    Annual Security Business magazine section with featured and state-by-state listings of providers in the United States and Canada

    More content from October 2020

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    EMCS, an alarm receiving center in the UK, has transformed its video monitoring efficiency using AI-based false alarm reduction software.
    Brian Baker
    Oct. 9, 2020
    2020 Monitoring Resource Guide: After years of development, intelligent software can now significantly reduce false alarms and dispatches
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    Early planning for the coming 3G/CDMA sunset is vitally important for integrators, and starting now allows plenty of time to contact reluctant clients multiple times.
    Daniel Rosales
    Oct. 9, 2020
    2020 Monitoring Resource Guide: Create a 3G/CDMA replacement strategy that benefits both customers and your business
    Security Business New Prods
    Oct. 9, 2020
    New products for your monitoring operation
    Ray Coulombe is Founder and Managing Director of SecuritySpecifiers and the CONSULT Technical Security Symposium. Reach him at ray@SecuritySpecifiers.com, through LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/raycoulombe or follow him on Twitter, @RayCoulombe.
    Ray Coulombe
    Oct. 9, 2020
    Hear from the vendors who embrace it, and why integrators and consultants can help continue to push the ball forward
    Timothy J. Pastore, Esq., is a Partner in the New York office of Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads LLP (www.mmwr.com), where he is Vice-Chair of the Litigation Department. Before entering private practice, Mr. Pastore was an officer and Judge Advocate General (JAG) in the U.S. Air Force and a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice. Reach him at (212) 551-7707 or by e-mail at tpastore@mmwr.com.
    How AI and other security technology can pave the path to confidence in November
    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.
    Chris Peterson
    Oct. 9, 2020
    7 tips on how to handle in-person customer meetings as we get back to the new normal
    Birttany Board is Marketing Manager for USAV, a division of PSA Security Network. Request more info about PSA at www.securityinfowatch.com/10214742.
    Brittany Board
    Oct. 9, 2020
    5 things my newborn taught me about the workplace
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    A look at the Idemia ID analysis machines in use for a pilot project at Ronald Reagan Airport. The officer stands behind the shield, and human-to-human contact is non-existent.
    Paul Rothman
    Oct. 5, 2020
    COVID and social distancing means Do-it-Yourself security is taking on a whole new meaning for the commercial market
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    Three-part program (Operations, Technology and Video) to be presented Nov. 9-12 and 17-18
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    Joel Griffin
    Sept. 23, 2020
    While still heavily invested in the security market, company aims to encompass all of its brands under the simplified name
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    Paul Rothman
    Sept. 17, 2020
    Industry experts weigh in on the impact of these new security systems targeting retail, healthcare and other SMB customers
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    Yale Home
    Sept. 17, 2020
    180-year-old company plans to update logo, website and more to reflect its broader offering of smart home products
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    Staff Reports
    Sept. 17, 2020
    includes 4x wireless range, 10x node scalability for larger network support, 10-year coin cell battery life, and maintains Z-Wave backward compatibility and interoperability
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    Strategic partnership to expand integrator's reach
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    Sept. 17, 2020
    Specify Code Compliant Doors and Hardware
    Xandar Kardian took top honors in the ESX Innovation Awards and the TechVision Challenge for its smart home occupancy management and detection solution that uses radar technology.
    Staff Reports
    Sept. 17, 2020
    Xandar Kardian takes top honors for its Smart Home System Using Radar
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    Some recent innovations and emerging technologies are changing the ways that cannabis businesses secure their products and facilities.
    Tony Gallo
    Sept. 16, 2020
    How to secure your stash with some of the most innovative security strategies available
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    We’ve become desensitized to people and organizations announcing that their accounts and data centers have been compromised.
    Phil Trainor
    Sept. 16, 2020
    We need to understand how social engineering, and by extension (spear) phishing, works
    Navigate360 was borne out of the merger of three different organizations including; ALICE Training Institute, one of the leading providers of active shooter response training; NaviGate Prepared, a developer of software for schools to aid them in creating student threat assessments, safety planning, and drill scheduling and logging among other features; and SafePlans, creator of the Emergency Response Information Portal (ERIP), an all-hazards emergency preparedness platform.
    Joel Griffin
    Sept. 16, 2020
    Merger of ALICE Training Institute, NaviGate Prepared and SafePlans creates diversified safety planning organization
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    G4S announced on Monday that it has rejected a bid by Canada-based GardaWorld to buy the company for nearly £3 billion ($3.8 billion).
    Staff Reports
    Sept. 14, 2020
    Company makes its third acquisition offer for G4S in as many months
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    SIA released a statement on Thursday in response to the decision of the city council in Portland, Ore., this week to ban public and private use of facial recognition technology, calling the decision 'shortsighted.'
    Sept. 10, 2020
    Association says decision to prohibit the technology's use by businesses impacts their ability to secure facilities, protect people
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    Sept. 9, 2020
    Move positions company to enter and expand in the growing European Identity and Access Management market
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    Students at Crosspointe Elementary School in Boynton Beach, Florida will once again have essential school supplies, provided by COPS Monitoring thanks to the generous efforts of the “Back to School Backpack Event.”
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    Sept. 9, 2020
    Security professionals overcome the challenges of COVID-19 to help bring school supplies to children in need
    Adept Audio, a new loudspeaker branch focused on the needs of the security industry, announced its line of audio solutions is now available through ADI Global Distribution.
    Sept. 9, 2020
    New lIne of security dealer-focused architectural loudspeakers now available at ADI
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    ONVIF
    Sept. 9, 2020
    ONVIF interoperability specifications are already publicly available as open standards and are implemented by more than 400 manufacturers
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    Air quality monitoring, BACnet integration and cleaning chemical signature verification among solution's new capabilities
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    Sept. 2, 2020
    New nonprofit organization dedicated to connecting talented, motivated individuals with opportunities in the security technology and life safety field
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    SAGE Integration have partnered to deliver facial authentication solutions to enterprise businesses to help modernize access control.
    Alcatraz AI
    Sept. 2, 2020
    Companies to expand modern access control solutions along the East Coast, Midwest
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    ISC East 2020 has been converted to a half-day digital event.
    Staff Reports
    Sept. 2, 2020
    Virtual event to occur Nov. 18
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    Paxton recently announced that their free COVID-secure live webinars are now available on demand.
    Paxton Access Inc.
    Sept. 2, 2020
    Webinars can be watched anywhere, anytime at your convenience
    As a result of the challenge, 21 new applications will be added to the Security & Safety Things Application Store
    Winning applications include hand pose detection, parcel detection and privacy masking solutions
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    Staff Reports
    Aug. 31, 2020
    Acquisition of N.J.-based integrator to expand company’s technology services in the greater New York City market
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    Strict surveillance laws surrounding cannabis dispensaries account for every stage of the plant’s growth, trimming, harvesting, packaging, and transportation processes.
    Robert Gazzola
    Aug. 27, 2020
    A customized approach while meeting state requirements highlights a multifaceted cannabis security project