Industry Insights

Author: Eric Joseph | Global Director, Business Development and Strategy
In the beginning, access control systems were treated like mechanical infrastructure. You installed them, they worked, and you didn’t think much about them again until something broke.

One year ago, ChatGPT went mainstream and started the AI hype train. Security technology manufacturers jumped aboard, promoting AI-driven improvements in video analytics and security software user interfaces.

Author: Eric Joseph | Global Director, Business Development and Strategy
A $100 handheld consumer-friendly device named the Flipper Zero got our attention in 2022, when its Kickstarter was a viral success.

Picking physical security technology suppliers has never been more complex than it is today, and it promises to get only more difficult given the number of new and exciting technologies being developed – and the number of manufacturers and distributors hawking them.

It’s common for large companies with multiple facilities in the US (and overseas) to have a fragmented set of security systems at all those sites. You might have several kinds of video surveillance solutions running at the same time, and access control systems that don’t talk to each other or your HR database.