Learn how a state-of-the-art fire alarm and emergency notification system, installed across more than 20 facilities for a Minnesota school district, earned Custom Alarm SDM’s inaugural Project of the Year Award.

Central stations and the monitoring professionals who work there offer inspiration and exemplary ideas to the security industry, through their knowledge, work and achievements.  

Although COVID-19 increased demand for wireless access control in general, new technological advances are making it easier for integrators and customers to add more wireless locks — and increase security at a lower cost. 

The fire alarm industry is never short on excitement, and fire alarm control panels prove just that.

Combining the key feature sets of discrete security systems — such as access control and video surveillance — is giving installing security contractors the capability to create new business efficiencies for their end customers and expand upon existing systems. 

In the face of significant obstacles, the 2022 SDM Top Systems Integrators are demonstrating the resilience, creativity and perseverance that keeps them at the top.

AVS-01 standardizes a classification metric for unauthorized human activity detected by alarm systems, helping law enforcement allocate resources and response prioritization. 

The COVID pandemic thrust thermal imaging to the forefront of technology applications used to stem the spread of the disease, with mixed results. Industry experts explain how to take advantage of this heightened awareness and capitalize on new opportunities moving forward.

Today it’s all about bringing video alarms into a central station, where they are acted upon in real time by a real agent. It’s made possible through artificial intelligence, which delivers precise detection with fewer false alarms, and the ability to prevent incidents before they occur. 

 Thanks to the pandemic and the digital revolution, mobile credentials and frictionless solutions are becoming the standard when it comes to identification and access.