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Why You Need to Hire for Emerging Technology & Trends

6.14.19 – SSI – It’s no secret the security industry is facing a workforce shortage. Here’s why you need to hire talent that will embrace emerging trends and technologies. You can’t make an omelet without breaking a few eggs is an old cliché, but it sure makes a...

Selling from the Field: Why Isn’t it a ‘Thing’?

6.10.19 – CEPro – Julie Jacobson Technologists in the field could be the best sales and customer-experience assets in a home-tech company. Are you exploiting them? Home-technology installation firms with more than a few employees typically divide work into...

How Security Pros Can Capitalize on Residential A/V Tech Trends

6.12.19 – SSI – BOB DOLPH, SSI Contributor As consumers attempt to coordinate technologies from companies like Google, Amazon and Apple, they are becoming frustrated with integrating their whole A/V system. There are many challenges and many opportunities for...

Editor’s Note: Best Buy is Betting on PERS

6.12.19 – SIW – Residential security integrators face more competition, this time from evolved big-box retailers In an age where big-box and brick-and-mortar retailers are dying by the dozen, the ones who are surviving and thriving are the ones who reinvent...

Fire & Life Safety: School EVAC System Rules

6.12.19 – SIW A fire alarm system primer for new educational occupancies New schools are graduating to modern emergency notification methods, also known as EVAC (emergency voice/alarm communication) systems – and the fire alarm system you install will be providing the...

InfoComm 2019 Trends to Follow Closely on the Floor

6.3.19 – CI InfoComm 2019 emerging trends include analytics, AI, cloud, and 5G. But how will these technologies actually change the industry this year? InfoComm: the show where vendors show us what is next, and a wonderful chance to reconnect in person for a few...