Physical security information management, PSIM, is one of the most talked about and sometimes controversial topics in the security industry today. Is it a technology? Is it a marketing category?

This month’s column is based on a podcast I conducted with Michael Assante. We delved into the ancient world to explore the secrets of the Roman aqueducts and what their

There sure is a lot of talk these days about cameras: Cameras are showing up on street corners, cameras being installed on buses and trains, cameras are even being installed

Had a busy day zipping around the D.C. beltway recently. Checked my e-mail a dozen times on my PDA, which gets the e-mail feeds from an outsourced mail server and

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I remember walking the floor at more than a few trade shows in 2005 and witnessing the excitement around two little letters, IP. IP cameras, IP controllers, IP this,

I was talking with sales maven, Dan Dunkel, the other day about changes in the security industry and how security executives are changing the way they buy security solutions. As

Something is different. When I speak to security executives who use or oversee the use of security technologies, it is obvious that there is a disconnect between the manufacturers and

Last month I had a vibrant discussion on my blog about innovation in the security industry. I wrote that IT powerhouses like Cisco, Novell, IBM and Oracle are flirting with

As an analyst and futurist for the security industry, I am often asked to describe what’s happening in the industry – where are we and where are we going? What