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Convergence: A new security trend
by Michael Fisher March 09, 2010

A major trend in the security industry is convergence, or the combining of security strategies and information technology to lower costs. It includes the merging of physical security equipment with information technology, and requires IT/security personnel to migrate to next-generation equipment and software. Convergence brings together the monitoring and management of premise and computer security, which lowers costs.