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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.
    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
    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
    Oct. 9, 2020
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    A look inside the ADS Security monitoring center control room.
    Oct. 9, 2020
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    Oct. 9, 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.
    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.
    2020 Monitoring Resource Guide: Create a 3G/CDMA replacement strategy that benefits both customers and your business
    Oct. 9, 2020
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    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 ray@SecuritySpecifiers.com, through LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/raycoulombe or follow him on Twitter, @RayCoulombe.
    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 tpastore@mmwr.com.
    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.
    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.
    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.
    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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    Three-part program (Operations, Technology and Video) to be presented Nov. 9-12 and 17-18
    Oct. 5, 2020
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    While still heavily invested in the security market, company aims to encompass all of its brands under the simplified name
    Sept. 23, 2020
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    Tampa-based integrator bolsters Minuteman's presence in central Florida
    Sept. 18, 2020
    Altronix Trove3 Tss3
    Integration Provides Power and Control for up to 28 Doors
    Sept. 17, 2020
    Restaurant Kit
    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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    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
    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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    Strategic partnership to expand integrator's reach
    Sept. 17, 2020
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    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.
    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.
    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.
    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.
    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).
    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.'
    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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    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.”
    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.
    New lIne of security dealer-focused architectural loudspeakers now available at ADI
    Sept. 9, 2020
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    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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    Air quality monitoring, BACnet integration and cleaning chemical signature verification among solution's new capabilities
    Sept. 8, 2020
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    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.
    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.
    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.
    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
    Winning applications include hand pose detection, parcel detection and privacy masking solutions
    Sept. 2, 2020
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    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.
    A customized approach while meeting state requirements highlights a multifaceted cannabis security project
    Aug. 27, 2020