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Overcoming Objections to Smartphones as Your Credential

Could the phone replace your access control card or fob? Moore’s Law notwithstanding, technology advances have always…

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Lighting the Way to a Smarter, Safer City

The Importance of External Illumination Systems When Lighting for Video Surveillance Demand for video surveillance systems has…

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GDPR and the Security Industry

GDPR and the Security Industry

The European Union’s (EU’s) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on data privacy went into effect on May…

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24-Hour Perimeter Protection

Relentless defense for critical infrastructure The challenges to perimeter protection seem to grow more nefarious every day.…

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Early Alerts Spur Action

Why corporate security teams rely on social media for real-time information Social media is transforming information distribution.…

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Smart Power

The paradigm has shifted to intelligent networking solutions In the past, power wasn’t smart. It was simply…

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