The latest edition of the Safety and Security Guidelines for K-12 Schools improves on the previous five versions of the guidelines, making the recommendations even more streamlined, easier to use and more reflective of evolving school security challenges.

Running a single low-voltage cable via 802.3bt PoE for both power and data connections eliminates the need for separate cables and dedicated high-voltage connections.

Here's an explanation why a hybrid system is the answer for organizations that are not ready to fully make the leap to cloud-based security.

While physical security departments understand the need to manage and protect their IP-based devices, they often face a number of challenges. 

Secured entry solutions in smart lobby designs afford systems integrators a new source of revenue that delivers higher margins than most other security-related solutions.

If the cybersecurity standards of FIPS are good enough for the NSA, FBI and the DoD, then perhaps they’re good enough for your business, too!

“The integrators that are winning right now are the ones that have marketing campaigns in place to educate their end users about as-a-service,” says Ian Pugh of GreatAmerica Financial Services.

When end users aren’t tapping into the full power of the solution they purchased, they aren’t realizing their full ROI. Integrators can follow these best practices to help clientele reap full system rewards.

With many of this year’s SDM 100 companies expressing concerns about inflation, rising costs and price increases from their suppliers, Mike Barnes, president of Barnes Associates, addresses the need to consider raising installation AND monitoring prices.

Like the rest of the economy, the security industry is facing down a number of challenges during the second quarter of 2023.