October 2010 Insider News & Business
DIY Home Video: More Choices, But the Wrong Pick? ...............................117 By Bill Zalud, Contributing Writer
Retailers and websites are targeting residential secu- rity with DIY kits, but there are differences between boxed solutions and professional home security video sources to consider. Find out what the industry has to say.
smartHOME News .................................125 smartHOME Marketplace .....................131
Coming Next Month • SDM Systems Integrator of the Year
• Managing & Troubleshooting the Network
• Video Lenses • Perimeter Access Control Solutions • Fire Detection for Hazardous Areas • Insurance
SDM Columnists
Fires Report Highlights the Crucial Role of Smoke Detectors . . . . . . . . . . . 17 SimplexGrinnell Names New President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 CP-01 Panel Enhancements Address Dealer Concerns, SIAC Says . . . . . . . 17 Sheriffs’ Association Issues Its First Intrusion Alarm Endorsement . . . . . . 18
Privacy Guidelines Drafted to Facilitate Responsible Use of Security Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
User’s Group Meeting Blended CEU Education, Inspiring Speakers, Networking & Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 New Project Financing Program for Integrators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
DEPARTMENTS
Editor’s Angle .............................................................15 It’s thrilling to be part of a phenomenon that has no finite end in sight — that is, the explosion of video surveillance applications, whether strictly for security or for related purposes. The growth is minor compared to what we’ll see in the coming years.
Insider News & Business ............................................17 NFPA report statistics support smoke alarms, CP-01 control panel standard is enhanced, the National Sheriff’s Association endorses an intrusion alarm system, integrator financing program launches, research predicts a short and sharp recovery for the video surveillance market and more.
Security and the Law .................................................62 A monitoring case disputing applicable taxation laws on interstate telecommu- nications services is appealed twice. How did the courts handle an out-of-state call center providing services in Arizona?
Integration Intelligence ................................................64 Security convergence is like crime; it evolves but never actually ends. So how does this continuous convergence impact your business plans?
Lessing E. Gold David Engebretson
Technology @ Work ...................................................141 A multi-million dollar investment in a wireless surveillance camera network that will monitor Wilkes-Barre’s downtown and other high-risk areas becomes one of the largest per capita camera deployments in the United States.
Technology Solutions & Skills ...................................145 Communicator offers interactivity and universal panel compatibility, manufac- turer receives UL listing for modular security system, integration uses PSIM to leverage video analytics, new partnerships are announced and more.
Dan Dunkel Joan Engebretson
Security NetWorkings ...............................................151 It’s in the estimation of labor costs that specific installations pivot between profit and loss. If there were a different way of cabling homes and businesses that saved labor time, jobs could go in more quickly and with less uncertainty.
SDM Marketplace .....................................................153 Classified Ads ..........................................................164
Heather Klotz 10 October 2010
Business Services ....................................................176 As the economic downtown gives online training an edge, training organizations are getting creative with interactivity to create competitive programs.
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