Industry & Ecosystems

Future security trends – Gazing into the security future

Most locks are still opened with an old-fashioned key, but the race is on to replace them. To do so, the industry needs a good understanding of what the …

Service-minded business models

As the business environment changes, so do the solutions being offered by the security industry. More service-oriented business models, such as hosting, …

Support for video unity

ONVIF, the Open Network Video Interface Forum, is establishing standards for IP-based video systems. It is one of two new organizations aimed at unifying …

Environmental integration

While new, green building codes continue to sweep the globe and change the way we design and build, their impact on security hardware has remained relatively …