Video Surveillance

The most rapidly growing sector of the security industry is undoubtedly video surveillance, which has seen fast adoption with a boost in video quality and a drop in system prices. Video surveillance systems empower security personnel to see across vast enterprises, but they also provide other benefits such as demonstrating patterns in customer behavior.
SIA Member Profile: Mike Hackett, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Qolsys
What is your background? How did you get into the Security Industry? Prior to starting Qolsys I was at eBay for 10 years. I spent a lot of time following consumer trends, including online and the fast growing mobile segment. Not exactly a security industry veteran; however, as customers and casual industry observers growing up…
Keep Reading »Insights from SIA’s Chairman: SIA’s School Safety Initiative
School safety is an issue that is top-of-mind for everyone right now. The tragic event in Newtown, CT in December reminded all of us that the safety of our schools and our children is paramount. In January I sent a letter on behalf of SIA to President Obama prior to his State of the Union…
Keep Reading »SIA Member Profile: Mary Grace (MG) Karch, Director of Business Development, Security Division, NICE Systems, Inc.
How did you get into the Security Industry? I was really drawn to the security industry after 9/11. Like every American, I will never forget that day and the complete feeling of helplessness that came over me. At that point in my career I was working in the IT industry for a leading search engine…
Keep Reading »SIA Member Profile: Robert V Jones – CISSP, President & CEO, PReSafe Technologies
How did you get into the Security Industry? Cybersecurity was one of my direct responsibilities in my role as a senior technology executive with the IEEE covering both enterprise technology service for staff and subscription based ecommerce services with revenues over $200M annually. I always enjoyed the opportunities that cybersecurity presents to learn and develop…
Keep Reading »SIA Member Profile: Jurgen Heller, Director of Business Development, Advancis Software North America
How did you get into the Security Industry? Initially I started 20 years ago in the telecommunication business, a very fast growing sector. I became involved when the first video over IP product had been developed, which by contrast wasn’t a big market at that time. This all changed with 9/11 when the security market…
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