Southwest Microwave has been known for proven perimeter detection technologies, including fence detection systems, buried cable systems, and microwave detection. These technologies have been trusted in demanding environments because they are built...

Elevator emergency communication has changed. For years, many elevator emergency systems were built around voice communication. A passenger pushed a button, a call went out, and an operator or responder used audio to determine what was happening.

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When a facility needs to monitor several directions from the same exterior location, one common approach is to mount multiple fixed cameras side by side. The image shown is a good example: three separate cameras are installed in a tight cluster on...

For years, bringing fiber directly to Bosch and IQSIGHT camera locations has been a strong design option for large security systems, campus environments, transportation sites, corrections facilities, utilities, and other demanding applications....

End users are asking for simpler security tools.

They do not want one experience on a phone, another on a workstation, and another through their integrator. They want a system that is easy to learn, easy to manage, and easy to use across the devices...

Most conversations about AI in video security have centered on forensic search: finding footage faster, identifying objects more accurately, and helping investigators work backward after an event has already happened. In this discussion, Brad...

Why Gallagher Security Stands Out in Access Control 

At ISC West, Tom Fontana’s conversation with Matt Butts, Executive Vice President at Gallagher Security, focused on a simple but important question: what really makes Gallagher different in a...

Anyone designing security, ITS, roadside, or industrial network infrastructure knows the challenge: cabinet space is limited, equipment keeps growing, and power and environmental demands do not get easier. In many projects, every inch matters. That...

Brad Castillo recently spoke with Tony Babicz from Commend about a challenge security professionals know well: communication is only helpful if people can actually understand each other.

That sounds simple, but it becomes difficult fast in...

Wait. Fiber? Southwest?

For years, many security professionals associated Southwest Microwave with high-performance copper-based perimeter fence detection. That reputation was well earned. Their traditional copper systems have been proven in the...