A recent consent decree issued by the state of Illinois demonstrates why it is so important every company in the electronic security industry support and implement licensing. In the decree, a major alarm company is fined $1 million for selling its services using...
It isn’t necessarily in SIAC’s wheelhouse to provide advice on acquisitions in the security industry. But we’ll weigh in anyway, given the amount of chatter and activity recently in this area. Big names are getting venture capital to expand and possibly purchase...
There are many ways for cities to improve crime fighting. Money, of course, is often the most important factor. In the current climate of flat or declining municipal budgets, different investments get a new look. The city of Atlanta, for example, is putting in a video...
There’s a new Office of Endangered Species, and it has nothing to do with animals. It has to do with our offices, how we operate, and the technologies we employ. LinkedIn took a survey recently, and their findings regarding which office tools and trends are most...
There’s a secret phrase you can use to jumpstart creative thinking. It’s something worth considering in the alarm industry, particularly SIAC’s arena, which revolves around the improvement of alarm management practices. The phrase sparks innovative ideas. It gets...
One of the under-sung qualities SIAC provides the electronic security industry is bringing people together to agree on implementing alarm management procedures. It’s one thing to be the group or individual “making” that decision or voting to change a local ordinance....
Various projections by groups commissioned to research the electronic security industry, are forecasting our industry will continue to grow in the years ahead. Most recently, the U.S. market for security products was predicted to reach nearly $20 billion in 2016,...
Periodically, the discussion of whether a community should outsource its alarm administration program is raised in the electronic security industry. SIAC works to improve alarm management solutions. We do believe any tool that can improve alarm management practices is...
Who would have ever thought the remote monitoring market would hit close to $30 billion in 2011? Not us here at SIAC. We’re heartened to hear that statistic, recently reported by IMS Research. They estimated 54 million customers use remote services, including alarm...
Nine out of ten police departments in the United States are now using some form of social media to combat crime, according to the International Association of Chiefs of Police (reported by the Associated Press). We think it’s a great idea and support this important...