Archive for 2015
Frank De Fina to Receive Lippert Award Posthumously
Mr. De Fina, former senior director, strategic sales, for Hikvision USA Inc., passed away unexpectedly in July. SILVER SPRING, Md. — The Security Industry Association (SIA) today announced the selection of Frank De Fina, former senior director, strategic sales, for Hikvision USA Inc., to receive the 2015 George R. Lippert Memorial Award posthumously. Mr. De…
Keep Reading »Creating the Workforce of Tomorrow
The Security Industry Association (SIA) has teamed up with Mercer County Community College in New Jersey to bring you a new degree program that prepares students for jobs that support the selling, installation, management and technical support of physical security systems technologies in an IP-based networked environment. The Associate in Applied Science Degree in Security…
Keep Reading »The Public Safety Data Lake
Making the right decisions regarding storage and other issues can vastly increase the value of video surveillance For years, surveillance has largely been deployed either as a closed system or on an appliance. The reasons are understandable: Most customers, companies and partners come from the CCTV days where every system was closed, and that is…
Keep Reading »Transforming Data into Actionable Intelligence
New solutions can identify insider threats before it is too late In every industry, data drives decisions. This might be as simple as an organization reviewing financials to determine whether an expansion is feasible, or it could come in the form of more complex analysis, such as examining a pool of information to identify which…
Keep Reading »Reducing Retail Shrink with Business Intelligence Software
Data mining can be a valuable new tool for loss prevention professionals Retailers, like most businesses, are attempting to do more with less in an effort to increase competitiveness and profitability. Hardest hit have been corporate support organizations (Target and Best Buy are recent high-profile examples), where corporate loss prevention (LP) personnel who specialize in…
Keep Reading »Big Video Data
Video management systems offer a powerful platform for security and business intelligence From a single store location to multinational enterprises, IP surveillance systems have become extremely prevalent. While the majority of these systems were originally installed to improve security, there has been a recent push by many organizations to leverage the video from surveillance systems…
Keep Reading »Surveillance in the 21st Century
Smart, 3-D, 360-degree cameras that see in the dark are on the way The constantly evolving security industry has experienced some significant shifts in technology offerings in the last decade – from server-driven storage to cloud-based solutions, from analog to IP, and much more – and these advances often lead to the question, what’s next?…
Keep Reading »Addressing the Internet of Things
The Internet of Things (IoT) is having a bigger and bigger impact on the security industry. As more devices come online, many of them contribute pertinent security information merely through the regular reporting of their status. Companies are using this information in devices and security systems to garner more situational intelligence. There are fundamental risks,…
Keep Reading »SIA Announces Agenda for Securing New Ground 2015
SNG serves as the top executive conference for the security industry, Oct. 28-29, at the Millennium Broadway Hotel in New York City. SILVER SPRING, Md. — The Security Industry Association (SIA) has announced the agenda for Securing New Ground® (SNGTM), the security industry’s top executive conference, scheduled for Oct. 28-29, 2015, at the Millennium Broadway…
Keep Reading »Your Ideal Prospect
What does your ideal prospect look like? Not long ago, I was at a happy hour with some friends. Sara, one of my colleagues, was there, and she joined us for a little while. She was engaged in a conversation with my friend Jacob about his love life. Sara asked Jacob the question we all…
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