Familiarize yourself with the latest industry technologies with the 2020 Spring Product Guide from CE Pro, Commercial Integrator, and Security Sales & Integration. Our new 2020 Spring Integrator Product Guide features the latest technologies from leading companies. These products set new standards for performance and efficiency in the industry. This guide covers products from a […]

*Originally published on CEPro.com The Luxury Institute advises companies focused on affluent clients to focus on employees, being more agile and more personal, plus lower their fixed costs. Many custom integration companies focus on affluent, luxury clientele, but what will that market be like after the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic subsides? The Luxury Institute, a research, training, and business […]

*Originally published on CommercialIntegrator.com Planning your career as the AV industry flexes and changes includes understanding the benefits of private equity and employee ownership structures. The audiovisual systems integration market is young when compared to other industries. The oldest companies are 40-50 years old and most integrators are newer than that. As this industry emerged, […]

*Originally Published on SecuritySales.com When lockdown orders began to be issued, certain areas did not directly list fire alarm and life-safety systems as being “essential.” Here’s how security associations stepped up. This month’s article was to be the final installment on the proposed changes for the 2022 edition of NFPA 72, The National Fire Alarm […]

*Originally published on CommercialIntegrator.com Healthcare command centers contribute to the efficiency of emergency responses, which is especially important during a pandemic. Over the past several weeks, we have been discussing how various mission critical environments are responding to COVID-19. In this installment, we will discuss command centers in healthcare environments, which are on the frontlines of the […]

*Originally published on CEPro.com New research reveals consumers want in-garage delivery of all packages going forward. The average home has 29 packages delivered per year. The novel coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak is presenting several new opportunities for integrators – from voice control to indoor air quality – but smart garage doors might be the most low-hanging fruit opportunity […]

*Originally published on SecuritySales.com Lancaster EMS is the busiest emergency medical services provider in Lancaster County, Pa., serving more than 260,000 residents in 21 municipalities. LANCASTER, Pa. — As a show of appreciation for Lancaster Emergency Medical Services Association (LEMSA), Vector Security will donate meals to employees on May 1. The meal donation will feed approximately 80 […]

*Originally published on CommercialIntegrator.com Broader use and acceptance of technology and more embracing of working from home are among the long-term benefits of coronavirus Most of the so-called non-essential U.S. workforce has been conducting business from the comfort of their homes since at least mid-March and most state officials expect their stay-at-home orders to extend for a […]

*Originally published on SecuritySales.com Honeywell’s hand sanitizer will be donated to government agencies who will then distribute the product to institutions combating the novel coronavirus. MORRIS PLAINS, N.J. — Honeywell is temporarily shifting manufacturing operations at two chemical manufacturing facilities to produce and donate hand sanitizer to government agencies in response to shortages created by […]