*Originally published on CommercialIntegrator.com Many companies are becoming more accepting of employees who want to work from home now that the concept has proven successful. A little more than a year ago, most of the U.S. workforce likely never even considered working from home one day a week, let alone full-time. Now, as the coronavirus pandemic extends […]

*Originally published on CommercialIntegrator.com Facebook is adding support for Zoom and GoToMeeting on its PortalTV device, making the largest screen in the home a videoconferencing display. Many workers are still working from home, and they’ve spent the last year gearing up their home offices and buying webcams, microphones, headsets and more to be able to […]

*Originally published on SecuritySales.com Tech expert Bob Dolph explains why UL Standards and NFPA 731 are good learning grounds for pros looking to develop their own performance baseline. I have often suggested that techs should treat every installation as a project. And in project management, one learns early on to establish performance goals. In the […]

Integrators are now free to submit applications to attend Total Tech Summit 2021 in Orlando, Fla. Total Tech Summit announced this week that applications are being accepted to attend this year’s event. Excited to get back to business, this year’s event will take place in Orlando, Fla. at the Orange County Convention Center, November 17-19. […]

*Originally published on SecuritySales.com As the world finally starts to get back to some semblance of normalcy, employees will be looking to feel safe when they return to work. Here’s what you can offer. We are now a little beyond one year since the COVID-19 pandemic first turned the way we live and work upside […]

*Originally published on SecuritySales.com As smart home device use continues to rise, integrators can be relied on to deliver a unified app experience. Editor’s Note: SSI has partnered with Parks Associates for the creation of DIY FYI, a column designed to help dealers keep track of important smart home market developments, what the competition is and […]

*Originally published CommercialIntegrator.com Microsoft 365 continues to grow in the enterprise sector, & integrators that outfit customers with it can help them realize better ROI. We all know Word, Excel, Power Point, and Outlook. They have been the core of Microsoft’s Office platform for as long as most of us can remember. As Microsoft has shifted to a subscription-based product with […]

*Originally published on CommercialIntegrator.com It’s been a year since employees around the world became intimately familiar with videoconferencing. Here is what I learned. It has now been a year since our daily lives were changed, our offices were closed and we were sent home to work. I had never truly been a big fan or […]

*Originally published on SecuritySales.com In this Security Speaking podcast, members of The Monitoring Association come together to discuss how they have contended with COVID and the myriad challenges it has wrought. Presented in podcast form for the first time ever, SSI‘s annual Business Issue roundtable presents four members of The Monitoring Association (TMA) describing how they […]

*Originally published on CommercialIntegrator.com With a renewed focus on connectivity and data, the smart building market is an attractive opportunity for system integrators. Thanks to the proliferation of the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, automation and consumer-facing companies including Google and Amazon, the smart home market is taking off, and is expected to grow at […]