Tag: Tony Varco
What else can you do besides provide security solutions?
March 22, 2017Kenneth Z. Chutchian
YARMOUTH, Maine—Integrators know they don't have a choice. The days of impressing end users with bells and whistles are gone. Now more than ever, installation and application of security technologies confront the big question that turns another page in the industry—and is still as old as business itself: “Can this help us make money?”The commoditization of security products (can you purchase what you really need at Wal-Mart?) has been developing for a long time. Security insiders,...
Ten top integrators talk tech
January 29, 2016Martha Entwistle
YARMOUTH, Maine—For the second year in a row, Security Systems News has asked 10 top integrators which technology trends they believe integrators should be paying attention to and why. Again this year, cybersecurity and cloud were among those top trends, but several other technologies were identified including video and data analytics, big data.Executives from the following companies participated in this report: Extravision Video Technologies, Security Equipment Inc., Integrated Security Systems,...
Convergint likes LPR
September 9, 2015Martha Entwistle
SCHAUMBURG, Ill.—Systems integrator Convergint Technologies will begin selling PlateSmart license plate recognition (LPR) technology, PlateSmart announced Sept. 8.PlateSmart, based in Oldsmar, Fla., bills itself as the first “software-only license plate recognition solution." “Our clients continue to demand practical solutions that can help them improve the overall safety and security of their facilities and employees,” said Tony Varco, vice president of marketing and security...