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LATEST ISSUE
MAY 2013
How can you get even more income from your contracts? In the May edition we look at recurring revenue for security installers and reveal some top tips. Also we preview IFSEC‘13, consider PTZ benefits and put a new DVR through its paces.
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ARTICLES
Access control: Continuing to innovate
The pace of change in the security industry is staggering and no less so within the access control segment. The last few years have seen a huge shift in the integration of security, with terms such as PSIM becoming an everyday part of the security special...
Storage: Is Cloud just pie in the sky?
Is the Cloud the future for enterprise video surveillance systems or is there life yet for traditional image storage solutions? IMS Research predicted a few months back that the private cloud being used for the infrastructure of enterprise video surveill...
CCTV: HD without headaches
So you’ve been asked to upgrade the image quality of a CCTV system. What are the options and how can you avoid HD headaches? These days most of us have experienced high definition television and cinema and we carry around smartphones with 8MP+ cameras o...

INTERVIEWS
In my opinion... Daniel Wan
Daniel Wan is the UK Marketing Leader at Honeywell Security Group. He joined in 2007 having worked previously for Sharp Electronics in various senior marketing roles across a number of product categories. Daniel is currently responsible for the marketing ...
In my opinion... Jason Hill
Jason Hill is responsible for identifying global opportunities and exploring new international markets for LILIN. He has worked in the security industry since 1990 joining LILIN in 1998, since then Jason has overseen the launch of a number of new systems,...
In my opinion... Gregor Schnitzler
The topic of HD-SDI, or the transmission of video data via coaxial cable, is a familiar one in television studios. Will this technology soon be introduced to video surveillance for security purposes? We talk to Gregor Schnitzler of ABUS Security-Center to...



COMMENT
Needful things
As we head to IFSEC this month to peruse the latest launches onto the market, it is interesting to ponder on why the security sector is not moving as fast as vendors would like into new areas of technology – or even whether it really needs to. New techn...
On an uncertain journey?
Talking to various experts recently it became obvious that they felt that the security installation sector still has a number of myths floating around that may well be hindering the performance, success and/or efficiency of some companies both in terms of...
Adding value not cost
Money is tight these days and nobody wants to pay more for anything than they need to – so how can you help your customers find that “added value”? Times are hard for retailers at the moment and for many (especially those that don’t sell tablet PC...