#1 Rule: ENVIRONMENT and USAGE is everything

Few would argue that a luxury sedan is a GREAT car... on DRY road surfaces. But consider how poorly that same car performs in heavy snow conditions. Consumers familiar with luxury sedans are aware of...

From SDM Magazine:

With the advent of power over Ethernet (PoE) and other technologies that deliver data communication and power over a single cable, transmission and power have become woven together so tightly that it can be difficult to tell where...

We've been talking quite a bit lately about how POTS lines are being sunset by the FCC and the telco's and how alarm monitoring over IP is the way forward.  In these two videos, learn how alarm over IP (Conettix) works:

More about alarm over IP...

After decades of decreasing productivity, the building industry is on the verge of a revolution. Architects, planners, consultants, integrators and contractors will soon be able to share information more easily, drill down into design specifications...

Power surge is a dangerous situation for all electronic devices.  One of our security partners asked this question about power protection: 

"Do you offer any PoE (power over ethernet) switches or injectors that have overload, short circuit, and/or...

Many security professionals who haven't made the migration to IP video may still be using old CRT monitors.

So what happens when it's time to replace the CRT?

Legacy Analog Systems

Fortunately security grade flat panel monitors usually have a...

I'm a long time intrusion detection guy with a deep background in central station and alarm panel support. Now I'm part of the Chesapeake and Midlantic Marketing team...more about me in a future blog post once I get my feet wet...

This week I...

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Joseph M. Ditzler announced as ALICE presenter on October 16

ALICE’s e-Learning courses provide organizations with reduced implementation time, message consistency, scalable options to match the size of the organization and auditing feedback. The e-Learning course is a supplement to the two-day advanced ALICE...