Say the magic word

Published Saturday, July 01, 2000

You hear it from every supplier, manufacturer and integrator in the security business. Everyone, it seems, is peddling a hardware system or software package that is "open.' Open equals good. Proprietary is bad. Open architecture, open systems, integration and seamless integration are phrases thrown around by manufacturers and integrators like warm-up pitches before a game. Here is the big question from end users: What does it all mean to me? Is open architecture just another empty phrase like "user-friendly," or is it the pathway to a better security system? Talking to industry observers confirms that open architecture is ...

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