It’s more than just cables: Manufacturers try to make you think more about infrastructure By L. Samuel Pfeifle Unsurprisingly, the increasing shift to IP communication in the security industry is affecting manufacturers and distributors of cabling infrastructure products. They are looking to educate an installation community that’s still seen as lacking IP networking skills and [...]

Are you currently installing IP-based video surveillance and access control? Did you install more IP-based video surveillance in 2008 than you did in 2007? Have you had to hire more staff in order to make it possible to install IP-based video surveillance?

Is fire system installation part of your business? If so, has the fire business increased over the last year? Are you incorporating IP-based solutions into your fire systems?

The global market for IP-based access control systems is predicted to experience strong growth in the next five years, due largely to a U.S. government initiative, according to a December report released by IMS Research entitled, “The World Market for Electronic Physical Access Control Equipment.”