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...
Ron Walters Featured in CSAA Webinar This Week On Successful Alarm Management Practices Our own Ron Walters will be featured Wednesday, August 15, in a Central Station Alarm Association (CSAA) Webinar on how to implement successful alarm management practices. We...
We trust you’ve been watching at least some of the Olympics the past week or so. We have. It might be a stretch to tie SIAC and the Olympics together. So be it. How do we link them? Two words: Excellence and training. One of the things we speak repeatedly about when...
We’ve just posted a press release to our Web site on how industry cooperation with police has led to a strengthened alarm ordinance in Sacramento, CA. You can find it at www.siacinc.org. It’s a good example of how committed industry leadership helps a local community...
You may have heard of the phrase “Big Data.” Or perhaps not. It’s getting some play in higher technology magazines like “Wired” and “Fast Company.” Essentially, it means that with the ever-growing pile of information in the world, there’s more ability to solve...
Policing techniques, like businesses and technology, continue evolving. It’s easy to get stuck in a mentality that “things have always gone this way, so they’re going to continue to go this way.” That’s not anyone’s reality in 2012. Police continually look at new ways...
As we enter our open season for SIAC supporters to step up, we wanted to thank some early arrivers. In particular, the CSAA Executive Committee voted unanimously during ESX in Nashville, TN, to authorize a one-time donation to SIAC of $25,000. SIAC thanks them for...