Dave Bunzel is executive director of the Physical Security Interoperability Alliance, a global consortium of vendors and integrators focused on promoting interoperability of IP-enabled devices in the physical security industry. Participating companies include Adesta LLC, Arecont Vision, Assa Abloy, Cisco Systems, GE Security, Genetec, Honeywell, IQinVision, Johnson Controls, March Networks, Milestone Systems, NICE Systems, ObjectVideo, OnSSI, Pelco, SCCG, Stanley Security, Texas Instruments, Tyco and VidSys. For more information, visit www.psialliance.org.
To say that convergence has been a buzzword in the physical security industry for years may be an understatement. But the reality of convergence is here. There is the convergence