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We continue series revealing our 2025 Year-End Trend-Setting Technologies honorees with five more products and services that everyone in the security industry should know. These are the solutions and innovations  that are shaking up the physical and electronic security space. For the second straight year, we consulted directly with our industry’s suppliers and distributors as we assessed which technologies belong on this prestigious list. We’re sharing this year’s honorees in three parts, starting with the first five 2025 SSI Year-End Trend-Setting Technologies Monday and continuing with the final five products on this year’s list on Friday. Logo courtesy of Emerald How the 2025  SSI  Year-End Trend-Setting Technologies Were Selected In selecting this year’s Trend-Setting Technologies list, we sought products and technologies that align with the latest upswings and ascendant trends in the security industry, including an increasing focus on access control and visit...

We continue sharing 2025 security industry reflections with thoughts from Scott Goldfine, marketing director at Elite Interactive Solutions. The former longtime SSI editor-in-chief and associate publisher, who was inducted in the SSI Industry Hall of Fame in 2018, looks back at some of the key development in the sector this year. We’ll share Scott’s 2026 predictions for the security industry in a future post. Security Sales & Integration: What kind of year has 2025 been for the electronic security and physical security industries? Scott Goldfine: It has been a very strong year for overall security growth and opportunities — particularly commercial projects and services involving video surveillance. There were greater challenges and hardships seen on the supplier side, due to the tariffs, as opposed to those experienced among monitoring and installation businesses. Technology-wise, it was a pivotal year related to artificial intelligence, from both products and operations ...

CONCORD, Calif., and DETROIT — D-Tools has announced a new partnership with AiN Group, a national network of security and AV dealers, aimed at providing special access to D-Tools business software. What Are the Details of the D-Tools/AiN Partnership? As part of the collaboration, AiN members will receive special pricing and access to both D-Tools Cloud and System Integrator (SI), which, according to D-Tools, should give members “the flexibility to adopt the platform that best supports their business model, project complexity, and growth strategy.” In speaking on the new partnership, Stan Matysiak, CEO of AiN Group, had this to say, “From fast, intuitive quoting and project management in the cloud to the deep engineering, documentation, and operational capabilities of SI, D-Tools delivers the comprehensive toolset our dealers need to work smarter, win more business, and grow profitably.” More on D-Tools Cloud and System Integrator Platforms Using D-Tools Cloud, members ...

Acoem is transforming the gunshot detection market with its edge-based single-sensor ATD system , creating new high-margin opportunities for security integrators. In a recent interview, Tim English, managing director for Acoem ATD Technology, joined Dan Ferrisi, group director of content and editorial, industrial and tech at Emerald, to discuss how this innovative approach is making advanced security more accessible and effective. Unlike legacy systems that require multiple sensors to triangulate a gunshot’s location, Acoem’s technology does this with a single device. “ATD is unique because we do this with a single sensor,” English tells Ferrisi. “So we have a microphone array inside of a single sensor which can do the detection and the location onboard.” This design significantly reduces deployment complexity and cost, allowing integrators to strategically place sensors where they are most needed. This single-sensor approach opens up new markets, including temporary deployments ...

We continue our series asking security industry leaders to share their reflections on the biggest happenings in the sector in 2025 with Merlin Guilbeau, executive director and chief executive officer of the Electronic Security Association ( ESA ). We’ll share his 2026 security industry predictions in a future post. Security Sales & Integration: What has been the most surprising development in the security industry this year?   Merlin Guilbeau: One of the most surprising developments in the security industry this year has been the speed at which integrators have begun to genuinely embrace artificial intelligence. For years, AI has been a talking point — something that felt “on the horizon.” But 2025 was the year it shifted from concept to practical implementation and integrators started seeking real frameworks, training and business strategies to deploy it effectively.   The Executive Leadership education at our Electronic Security Expo (ESX) is leaning into AI in...

In today’s Best Advice Q&A installment, we hear from Jeremy Bates, vice president of business development, mergers & acquisitions, for Pye-Barker Fire & Safety. He shares the best advice he’s ever gotten, how he boosts others in the security industry and the person who elevates him with his words and actions. Security Sales & Integration: What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received? Jeremy Bates: One piece of advice that has always stuck with me is Attitude + Performance = Employment (A + P = E). Essentially, this is a mindset that you should have BOTH a good attitude and good job performance. Neither a great attitude but subpar performance nor a poor attitude but exceptional performance will help you achieve your own personal goals or help your company achieve its goals. Incorporating this mantra into our culture and holding people accountable to it has helped us develop a great workplace. Ultimately, that culture helps us attract like-minded people that...

MIAMI — Global artificial intelligence-powered field service solutions provider Simpro Group has selected One Downtown as its new North America headquarters , according to a company announcement. As part of the lease agreement brokered by Tony Jones at Cushman & Wakefield, Simpro Group has secured exclusive signage rights for the iconic tower, the announcement says. The new headquarters “anchors the company’s mission to deliver the AI-first operating platform that commercial contractors need to run profitable, efficient businesses,” according to the company announcement. “Miami is at the center of the modern economy—a place where ambition, innovation, and global talent converge,” says Fred Voccola, chairman and CEO of Simpro Group, in the company announcement. “It’s the perfect environment to gather the talent and resources needed to fulfill our mission. “Commercial contractors—the plumbers, electricians, HVAC technicians and fire safety professionals—are the ‘second responde...