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30 Products Score Perfect 10s

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30 Products Score Perfect 10s

No disrespect to Bo Derrick, the most famous “10” of all, but SSI’s
2012 Top Technology Innovations are just as well equipped in all the right
places. Whether it’s the latest in video, access, detection or breakthroughs in
wireless, thermal or cloud technology, our tech experts have it covered. See
which products made the cut and why.

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By Paul Boucherle, Bob Dolph and Scott Goldfine
| December 03, 2012 |
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With flashy new gizmos like the iPhone 5,
Kindle Fire HD and their smartphone/tablet brethren dominating mainstream media
and preoccupying the masses (draining their bank accounts all the while),
technology has never been hotter or more topical. This obsession with mobile
communications/computing and rapid advancements in those technologies is also
profoundly affecting the research & development and introduction of many
security products. So while by and large off the general public’s radar, the
electronic security industry has plenty of its own amazing technology to crow
about. Much of it is spotlighted in SECURITY SALES & INTEGRATION’s
2012 Top 30 Technology Innovations.
Whether you are looking to increase
profitability, become more efficient, make installations and troubleshooting
easier, expand your business’ portfolio of offerings, satisfy random curiosity
or sate your inner tech geek, you’re assured of discovering something in this
year’s Top 30 picks that scratches you right where you itch. Although each
manufacturer is limited to a single notice, this year’s list encompasses almost
as many types of technologies as entries.
As you might expect, the choices by
SSI columnists Bob Dolph (“Tech Talk”) and Paul Boucherle (“Convergence
Channel”) are by and large indicative of their respective fortes. What all the
selections share in common is offering owners/managers, salespeople and
technicians of installing security providers a wealth of opportunities and
benefits.
In addition to choices in the familiar categories of access
control, fire/life-safety, intrusion detection and video surveillance, also
included are: lighting; environmental controls; cabling infrastructure; testing
equipment; mobile alerting; vehicle inspection; service and installation aids;
solar powers; cloud-based applications; wireless devices; biometrics; and even
air conditioner protection. There is more than enough to capture the attention
of even the most devout security technology buff.
Besides being a great
reference for opportunity-hungry industry professionals, the Top 30 is
subjective and lends itself to enjoyable discussion and debate. With that in
mind, SSI presents (in alphabetical order by writer) 2012’s Top 30
Technology Innovations.
Paul Boucherle’s Picks: