Access, retail theft, asset tracking to drive growth By Daniel Gelinas A recent report from ABI Research forecasts the total market for radio frequency identification (RFID) systems—including tags, readers, software, services, etc.—to grow from $5.5 billion to $6.2 billion in 2011. There are many applications for RFID systems—ABI looks at 16 different primary application areas, [...]

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Where are revenues for integrated security systems coming from? In 2009, more than 55% of security systems integration revenue in the USA was from integrated security systems.

NEW YORK—Designing and building the security systems and security operation of the new World Trade Center complex here is a process that involves a staggering number of stakeholders. There are security integrators, government entities, architects, engineers, contractors, and law enforcement—to name a few—and many of them have not worked together before.

With the mid-term elections over, but the 111th Congress still officially in place, security industry advocates on Capital Hill are busy reaching out to new members of the House and Senate telling them about the industry. They’ve also done some thinking about how to push industry priorities with the new Congress in 2011.