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ARTICLES |
| Recovery: Back to business It is a frightening statistic but nearly 80% of single site businesses that are affected by a major incident, such as fire, are forced to close within 18 months. With this in mind, Peter Lackey of ADT Fire & Security looks at the importance of a fire risk... |
| PSIM: The next big thing? These days everyone seems to be talking about Physical Security Information Management (PSIM) as the next big thing in the security market, but who is actually using the technology? In this feature we look at a selection of case studies to show who has ad... |
| Fire Safety: Fire at the Palace A day out at the Palace of Westminster saw an all party parliamentary group discuss “Fire Safety in Britain Today” reports Ray Puttock of EMS Radio Fire & Security Systems. With a packed agenda, and a list of attendees consisting of fire professionals... |
INTERVIEWS |
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In my opinion... Tony Allen Tony Allen is the managing director of Dycon, an independent British company which designs and manufactures advanced communication and power products for the security, fire and associated markets. Tony is also the chairman of the SEMS (Security Equipment ... |
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In my opinion… Jon Harwood Here we talk to Jon Harwood from Clearway Services who explains the security threats to vacant properties and reveals that owners are taking unnecessary risks. Jon is Business Development Director at Clearway Services, experts in the provision of security... |
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In my opinion... Ian Moore PSI talks to Ian Moore, managing director of Elmdene International about tackling the problem of graffiti, riding out the recession and standards bodies stifling innovation in the security industry. On graffiti and the Merlin detector... |
COMMENT |
| Look and learn It’s that time of year again when the Birmingham NEC sees the security industry arrive en masse to showcase and see the latest new products and services for the protection of people, premises and stock. All aspects of electronic security are features of... |
| Ahead in the cloud? IMS Research estimates that the world market for cloud based video surveillance, or video surveillance as a service (VSaaS), was worth over $500 million in 2011 (around £300m), an increase of 25% from 2010. However, the big question is what does the futu... |
| A changing picture Although analogue CCTV still has a strong foothold in the security market, after a few minutes at a trade show or browsing through the pages of PSi you’ll see that IP systems are what most vendors are pushing for 2012. Which begs the question, how long ... |
