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Visitor Management SDM Magazine October 2017

Visitor Management: The ‘Last Frontier’ in Electronic Access

Visitor management systems can vary widely from a paper log to fully integrated with the access control system.

October 17, 2017

Visitor management used to consist of a paper logbook at the reception desk. While this is still the case for many, particularly smaller facilities, more and more end users are entering the digital age when it comes to their visitors.

NextGen Security SDM Magazine October 2017

NextGen Wins SDM 2017 Systems Integrator of the Year

What happens when old friends and their former wrestling coach decide to go into business together? If you are NextGen Security, the result is organic growth from $0 to $33 million in just four years; an “out-of-the-box” business model that treats each customer as unique and a culture that feels more like a family than just a place to work.

Karyn Hodgson

October 10, 2017

What happens when old friends and their former wrestling coach decide to go into business together? If you are NextGen Security, the result is organic growth from $0 to $33 million in just four years; an “out-of-the-box” business model that treats each customer as unique and a culture that feels more like a family than just a place to work.

Cloud Video RMR SDM Magazine October 2017

5 Ways to Increase RMR With Cloud Video Services

Less reluctance surrounding the cloud means more customers are demanding it. But as you go to the cloud, how do you ensure the RMR goes up with you?

Tim A. Scally

October 7, 2017

More customers are beginning to take advantage of cloud technologies. Meanwhile, more and more integrators are offering cloud services in one form or another. Integrators interviewed for this article reported mixed results with regard to what percentage of their customers used their cloud video services.

Hikvision Video Surveillance Secures Crime Lab in Colorado

ISC WEST 2016

April 4, 2016

Hikvision USA has provided a state-of-the art surveillance solution to Colorado’s Greenwood Village Police Department for use in its crime lab.

At Kastle Systems, Their Service Mantra Gets More Than Lip Service

Puttin’ on the Ritz

Karyn Hodgson

October 7, 2015

At Kastle Systems, the service mantra gets far more than lip service. It is at the core of everything the company does.

Kastle Systems Wins SDM's 2015 Systems Integrator of the Year With Their Strong Platform for Success

Karyn Hodgson

October 1, 2015

Kastle Systems was founded on core principles of service and innovation, and in 2007 new owners expanded on that. Today, their commitment to constantly improving customers’ experiences and their delivery of exciting new technologies win them SDM’s 2015 Systems Integrator of the Year award.

Securadyne Recognized As SDM Systems Integrator of the Year Honoree

Tim A. Scally

October 1, 2015

SDM Systems Integrator of the Year honoree acts like a small company and thereby creates customer intimacy while at the same time functions like a large, mature company in terms of processes and standardization.

Argus Control Relies on ECKey for Highly Effective Inventory Control

January 15, 2015

Argus Control, located in Brasilia, Brazil, was having issues with its inventory. To combat it, they turned to ECKey, Lancaster, Pa.

State of the Market: Access Control 2014

Cloud-based services, integration with the hot video market, IT- and legacy-friendly options and more are expected to give integrators reason to celebrate in the 2014 access control market.

Heather Klotz-Young

April 24, 2014

Someone once suggested that to get an invitation to a party you really wanted to attend you should offer to contribute something to the party. If the video market’s predicted strong year in 2014 is the kind of “party” access control is hoping to attend, then the market has tapped into that principle, contributing a strong argument for security systems that integrate both video and access control.