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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.
Cannabis Security
Cannabis Security 101
Oct. 9, 2020
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Highlights from the ongoing SecurityInfoWatch.com cannabis security regulations series include Alaska, California, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri and Pennsylvania
Cannabis Security
Cannabis Regulations by State
Oct. 9, 2020
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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
Integrators
COVID and the Alarm Industry Acquisition Market
Oct. 9, 2020
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A look inside the ADS Security monitoring center control room.
Central Station Alarm Monitoring
Preparing for a Monitored Future
Oct. 9, 2020
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Third-Party Providers
2020 Directory: Third Party & Wholesale Central Station Monitoring
Oct. 9, 2020
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.
Alarms & Monitoring
False Alarm Reduction via AI and Analytics
2020 Monitoring Resource Guide: After years of development, intelligent software can now significantly reduce false alarms and dispatches
Oct. 9, 2020
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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.
Alarms & Monitoring
5 Steps to Sunset Success
2020 Monitoring Resource Guide: Create a 3G/CDMA replacement strategy that benefits both customers and your business
Oct. 9, 2020
Security Business New Prods
Central Station Alarm Monitoring
Monitoring Resource Guide 2020: New Products
New products for your monitoring operation
Oct. 9, 2020
Ray Coulombe is Founder and Managing Director of SecuritySpecifiers and the CONSULT Technical Security Symposium. Reach him at
[email protected]
, through LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/raycoulombe or follow him on Twitter, @RayCoulombe.
Access Control
Tech Trends: OSDP Goes Mainstream
Hear from the vendors who embrace it, and why integrators and consultants can help continue to push the ball forward
Oct. 9, 2020
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
[email protected]
.
Government
Legal Brief: Election Security
How AI and other security technology can pave the path to confidence in November
Oct. 9, 2020
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.
COVID-19
Modern Selling: Avoid Face-to-Face Awkwardness
7 tips on how to handle in-person customer meetings as we get back to the new normal
Oct. 9, 2020
Birttany Board is Marketing Manager for USAV, a division of PSA Security Network. Request more info about PSA at www.securityinfowatch.com/10214742.
Integrators
Insider Intelligence: Work/Life Lessons from Motherhood
5 things my newborn taught me about the workplace
Oct. 9, 2020
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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.
Access & Identity
Editor's Note: DIY Security Evolves Beyond Homeowners
COVID and social distancing means Do-it-Yourself security is taking on a whole new meaning for the commercial market
Oct. 5, 2020
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Alarms & Monitoring
TMA’s OPS-TECH 2020 to Showcase Innovation
Three-part program (Operations, Technology and Video) to be presented Nov. 9-12 and 17-18
Oct. 5, 2020
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Residential Technologies
Nortek Security & Control to rebrand as Nortek Control
While still heavily invested in the security market, company aims to encompass all of its brands under the simplified name
Sept. 23, 2020
Skynet
Dealers, Integrators & Installing Companies
Minuteman Security Technologies acquires Skynet Integrations
Tampa-based integrator bolsters Minuteman's presence in central Florida
Sept. 18, 2020
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Access Control Power Units & Controls
Altronix Trove now compatible with LenelS2 NetBox large-scale systems
Integration Provides Power and Control for up to 28 Doors
Sept. 17, 2020
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Integrators
Instanalysis: SimpliSafe launches business-focused DIY offering
Industry experts weigh in on the impact of these new security systems targeting retail, healthcare and other SMB customers
Sept. 17, 2020
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Residential Technologies
Yale to unveil new branding
180-year-old company plans to update logo, website and more to reflect its broader offering of smart home products
Sept. 17, 2020
Z Wave
Smart Home
Z-Wave Alliance launches new long-range specification
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
Sept. 17, 2020
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Integrators
Convergint partners with Seal Telecom in Latin America
Strategic partnership to expand integrator's reach
Sept. 17, 2020
Egress
Installation Tools & Equipment
ASSA ABLOY Interactive Egress Calculator
Specify Code Compliant Doors and Hardware
Sept. 17, 2020
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.
Alarms & Monitoring
ESX announces 2020 product awards
Xandar Kardian takes top honors for its Smart Home System Using Radar
Sept. 17, 2020
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Some recent innovations and emerging technologies are changing the ways that cannabis businesses secure their products and facilities.
Cannabis Security
Top emerging security technologies in the cannabis industry
How to secure your stash with some of the most innovative security strategies available
Sept. 16, 2020
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We’ve become desensitized to people and organizations announcing that their accounts and data centers have been compromised.
Cybersecurity
You’re not as smart as you think you are: Phishing with Covid-19 as bait
We need to understand how social engineering, and by extension (spear) phishing, works
Sept. 16, 2020
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.
Security Executives
Navigate360 provides a one-stop-shop for security preparedness
Merger of ALICE Training Institute, NaviGate Prepared and SafePlans creates diversified safety planning organization
Sept. 16, 2020
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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).
Protective Operations & Guard Services
G4S rebuffs GardaWorld takeover bid
Company makes its third acquisition offer for G4S in as many months
Sept. 14, 2020
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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.'
Facial Recognition Solutions
SIA: Portland's facial recognition ban shortsighted
Association says decision to prohibit the technology's use by businesses impacts their ability to secure facilities, protect people
Sept. 10, 2020
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Biometrics
Fulcrum Biometrics expands into Europe with acquisition of UK-based DelaneyBiometrics business
Move positions company to enter and expand in the growing European Identity and Access Management market
Sept. 9, 2020
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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.”
Central Station Alarm Monitoring
Mission 500 holds annual ‘Back to School Backpack Event’
Security professionals overcome the challenges of COVID-19 to help bring school supplies to children in need
Sept. 9, 2020
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.
Residential Technologies
Adept Audio announces distribution agreement with ADI Global Distribution
New lIne of security dealer-focused architectural loudspeakers now available at ADI
Sept. 9, 2020
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Video Surveillance
ONVIF goes live on GitHub for Open Source Development
ONVIF interoperability specifications are already publicly available as open standards and are implemented by more than 400 manufacturers
Sept. 9, 2020
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Sensors & Detectors - Combination Sensors
New features added to IPVideo Corp.'s HALO Smart Sensor
Air quality monitoring, BACnet integration and cleaning chemical signature verification among solution's new capabilities
Sept. 8, 2020
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Integrators
SIA, ESA launch Foundation for Advancing Security Talent
New nonprofit organization dedicated to connecting talented, motivated individuals with opportunities in the security technology and life safety field
Sept. 2, 2020
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SAGE Integration have partnered to deliver facial authentication solutions to enterprise businesses to help modernize access control.
Facial Recognition Solutions
Alcatraz announces partnership with SAGE Integration
Companies to expand modern access control solutions along the East Coast, Midwest
Sept. 2, 2020
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ISC East 2020 has been converted to a half-day digital event.
Home
ISC East converted to half-day digital conference
Virtual event to occur Nov. 18
Sept. 2, 2020
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Paxton recently announced that their free COVID-secure live webinars are now available on demand.
Access & Identity
Paxton COVID-secure tutorials and resources launched on demand
Webinars can be watched anywhere, anytime at your convenience
Sept. 2, 2020
As a result of the challenge, 21 new applications will be added to the Security & Safety Things Application Store
Video Analytics
Security & Safety Things announces winners of App Challenge for innovation in AI-enabled smart camera applications
Winning applications include hand pose detection, parcel detection and privacy masking solutions
Sept. 2, 2020
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Integrators
Allied Universal acquires Service Works Inc.
Acquisition of N.J.-based integrator to expand company’s technology services in the greater New York City market
Aug. 31, 2020
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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.
Cannabis Security
Cannabis facilities upgrade security technology with help of savvy systems integrator
A customized approach while meeting state requirements highlights a multifaceted cannabis security project
Aug. 27, 2020