Alarms
SIA administers CP-01, The False Alarm Reduction Standard, which saves time and money for alarm owners and first responders. In many ways, alarms are the most traditional part of a security enterprise, and SIA works with partners in the alarm industry to facilitate interoperability, connectivity and redundancy of alarm systems.
Integrating Intrusion
Video and access have converged on the network; the time has come for intrusion detection to join them By any measure, IP communication is the most important trend in electronic physical security in decades. Although IP entered security technology as a solution to managing large amounts of video data generated by digital cameras, it now…
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Removing the Barriers: The Wireless Side of Fire Protection and Life Safety
The industry’s wireless movement is fueling innovation This is an exciting and challenging time in the fire alarm and life safety industry. Historically, the sector has seen subtle changes through technological advances, combined with more drastic changes resulting from unfortunate local and global events. Even more profound are the effects that recent innovations in wireless…
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Do You Hear What I Hear?
Audio technology is redefining the surveillance industry and has become an essential component of security systems We are now a decade and a half into the 21st century, and it is time for a new mode of thinking when it comes to security. Security is on our minds more than ever before, and we need…
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Smart Homes Require Smart Alarm Management
If you’ve been in the electronic security industry for more than a few months, you understand how large the smart home looms in terms of our future. For the past 4-5 years, the interconnectedness of the smartphone and home has become a critical issue in terms of business growth for home (and business) security companies.…
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IACP, SIA Honor Houston Police, Retailers Association for Public-Private Partnership
Shanahan Award presented by IACP, sponsored by SIA Silver Spring, Md. — The Houston Police Department and the Greater Houston Retailers Association received the 2014 Michael Shanahan Award for Excellence in Public-Private Cooperation from the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) and the Security Industry Association (SIA) on Oct. 26 during a ceremony in…
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SIA Releases the Latest Version of False Alarm Reduction Standard
Reducing false alarms saves first responders time and money, ensuring that resources are sent to actual emergencies, and saves consumers money as some municipalities charge up to $500 for false alarms. SILVER SPRING, Md. — The Security Industry Association (SIA) has announced the release of the ANSI/SIA CP-01-2014 False Alarm reduction standard. CP-01-2014 details recommended…
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Tracking Ordinances Across North America
Many dealers do not realize the Security Industry Alarm Coalition (SIAC) has a system for tracking changes to ordinances across North America. Alarm companies can subscribe to the service for tracking these ordinances, and the service is free. One of the benefits the SIAC State Activity Report provides you is timely information. The site is…
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Home Automation: Boom and Challenges
The recent growth in the home automation market benefits the security industry. More installations mean growth for the businesses that manufacture, sell, install and service security systems. At the same time, additional growth presents challenges if companies entering the home automation market come from outside the security space. Multiple speakers at two recent industry events—ISC…
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The Alarm Wasn’t On Because I Had Too Many False Alarms
Since 1968, every job I have held—that’s 100 percent of my working life beginning as a police officer, as director of security for a fast food chain, and as the owner of two alarm companies and now working for SIAC—has been dedicated to the effort to protect lives and property. While working for the industry…
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SIA Member Profile: David Pakech, Vice President of Sales, Fire-Lite Alarms by Honeywell
How did you get into the Security Industry? My 20 years experience prior to Honeywell with Siemens and Westinghouse was in sales and marketing of electrical distribution and controls to the commercial construction industry so expanding my knowledge and experience to include commercial fire alarm with the industry’s largest manufacturer was a natural fit. To…
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