SSN Publisher Quits, Starts New Print Trade Magazine

Author: John Honovich, Published on May 11, 2018

After a decade as the publisher and face of Security System News (SSN), Tim Purpura has joined the UK's Hand Media where they are starting a new print trade magazine for the Americas.

It is the first new print security magazines in years. Good idea or not? In this note, we review the state of the trade magazine world and how Hand aims to go global.

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Magazines ********* ********

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Update: ******* ****** *** ************

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Comments (30)

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John Bazyk

IPVMU Certified | 05/11/18 12:19pm

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IPVM | In reply to John Bazyk | 05/11/18 12:25pm

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In reply to John Honovich | 05/11/18 12:55pm

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John Bazyk

IPVMU Certified | In reply to John Honovich | 05/11/18 01:12pm

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to John Bazyk | 05/11/18 06:21am

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

In reply to John Honovich | 05/11/18 01:28pm

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05/11/18 12:57pm

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 05/11/18 01:13pm

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John Bazyk

IPVMU Certified | In reply to John Honovich | 05/11/18 01:15pm

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to John Bazyk | 05/11/18 01:34pm

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Tim Purpura

05/11/18 01:46pm

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John Bazyk

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Tim Purpura | 05/11/18 02:51pm

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Tim Purpura

In reply to John Bazyk | 05/11/18 04:01pm

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

In reply to Tim Purpura | 05/11/18 04:13pm

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****, * ****** *** *** ******** ** ***** ** ***** to ******** ***** ** ********** *** ******* ***** ****?

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #1 | 05/11/18 04:31pm

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********* *****'* *** ***********, * **!

Tim Purpura

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #1 | 05/11/18 05:37pm

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to John Bazyk | 05/11/18 04:55pm

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Israel Gogol

In reply to John Bazyk | 05/12/18 11:18am

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Israel Gogol | 05/12/18 11:21am

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Israel Gogol

In reply to John Honovich | 05/12/18 11:46am

**** ** * *** ********* *** **** *** ****** *** many *********** *** ****** ** ****** *********** (*** **** ** trade ************, ** ***** ** *******).
***** ***** *** **** **** *** **** ****** **** ********* and **** ***, *** ***** ** ** *** ** ******* how **** ****** **** *** ******** ** **** **** **** (i.e. *** ** **** ** *** ******* **** ** ** installers, ** **** ** *** ******, ** **** ******** ** trash. ***** ** ** *** ** ******* ** *** **** cover ** ***** ** **** ***** * *** *).
** ** **** *** ********* ** *** ********** ** ***** that ***** ************ *********** ** ***** *****, *** **** **** tells ** ** ******* **** ** *****.
*** *********** ** **** **** ** **** * ******** ** India (*&* *****) **** *** * "******* ** *** ******" section, ** ** ***** ** ***** ****** *** ******* *** some **** ****** ** ***** ****.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Israel Gogol | 05/12/18 11:58am

*&* ***** **** *** * "******* ** *** ******" *******, so ** ***** ** ***** ****** *** ******* *** **** care ****** ** ***** ****.

****'* **** ** ****! ***********!

*******, **** ** *** ***** * ****** ***** **** ***** magazine ******** *********. **** **** **** *** ******** *****, ** me, ** * *** **** ** **********. ** ****** *** (a) ******* *** (*) **** ** ***********, ***** ****** ** people **********.

Israel Gogol

In reply to John Honovich | 05/12/18 12:16pm

*** *** *****, * ***** **** *** ** *** ******** is **** ********* ***** ********* *** *** ******** ********** ** a "*** *** *******" ** *************, *** ** * *** directional *** ** **** *********** ** *** ******.

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Sean Nelson

Nelly Security | 05/11/18 03:23pm

** *** **** ***, *** ** *** ******** ****** **** in **** *****. ** ***** *** * ************ ** ******* sent ***** ** **, ******!

** *** ****, * ** ***** ******* ** **** **** to ****. * *** ** ** ** ** ******** *** integrators ** **** ***** ***** ****** *** *****.

**** **** ***** ****, * ***** ***** *** * ************ because ** ** ****** **** ** ***

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Sean Nelson | 05/11/18 04:35pm

* ***** ***** *** * ************ ******* ** ** ****** type ** ***

********! *** *** * **** **** **** **** ******* ******** "Hikvision ***** ***** *******" *** **** ** *** ***** *** with *** ****** ***! :)

***, ** *** ***********, * ***** * *********** **** **** the ***** *** - *** *** ******,**** ************** **** - ***** ***** ***** **** ***** ************, ****'* have * ****** ****** **** ** ********* ****** *** *** ad ********.

Undisclosed Integrator #3

05/11/18 10:45pm

**. *******, *** ** *** ******* ********** ** *** *********** trade *********, *** ******* ** ** **** **********, ** *** challenge ** *********** ************ ********* ******* ******** ***** *** **** companies **** *** ****** *** ***** **** ***********. ** ***** a ******** ** **** ***** *** ***?

Israel Gogol

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #3 | 05/12/18 11:31am

**** ** * ******* **** ****** *** **** ** ***** publications. ***** ** ** ******* ******** ***. ************ *** *** up * **** ************ ***** **** **** *** ** ********** independent (*** ******* ** **** ****** *** **** ** *** information *** ****) ** *** ** * ****** **** **** to ***** *** ********* ** *********** (*** ** ** *** case **** *** *****, **** **** ****** **** * ***** of ****).
***'* ****** **** *** ****** **** **** ** *** ***** magazine ** **** ***** ***** ****, **** ******** ** ** and *** ** ** ** **************.
***** *********** ******* *** *** ******* ** *** * ********, but ** **** *** **** **** *** ******** ******** ** don't **** ***** ***** *********.
**********: * **** *** * ******* **** ********** ******** ***** shows *** ********* ******** ************.

Undisclosed Integrator #3

In reply to Israel Gogol | 05/12/18 02:16pm

* ********** ****, *** **** ** ****'* ***** ** * dig. * ****** ** ******* ** ***** *** ******* *) acknowledge *** ******** ******** *** *) ******* **** * ***** are ******* ********. ** ***** *** * ******** ****** ** theory ** **.

Larry Tracy

05/12/18 12:02pm

***** ********* **** ** **** **** **** **********. *** **** to ****** ** ****!!!

John Honovich

IPVM | 08/24/18 12:36pm

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**** ** ******* ** *** ****** *** *** ** ***, though**** ****** ********~** ***** *** *******:

John Honovich

IPVM | 09/22/18 10:42am

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