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PSIM—Just another four-letter word
June 15, 2015Martha Entwistle
DELRAY BEACH, Fla.—Jim Henry of systems integrator Kratos PSS described "physical security information management"—PSIM—as a term that has confounded and bamboozled the security industry for 10 years.
“It's a four-letter word that belongs with other four-letter words,” he said, laughing. However, a TechSec 2015 educational session shed light on the term's meaning and how integrators should approach PSIM sales, according to Henry, who called the discussion...
Proprietary vs. open systems: Open is preferred, but it's harder to sell
March 25, 2015Martha Entwistle
DELRAY BEACH, Fla.—The debate over open systems versus proprietary systems is usually not a debate in the physical security industry. Open systems are generally thought of as better. Integrators want them, end users demand them and manufacturers are making them, right?
At least that's the claim made by many manufacturers' marketing departments.
And that's the reason standards bodies are working hard to make security systems components more easily compatible.
In the field,...