At the next to the first month of 2001.

At the next to the first month of 2001, the dot-com carnage is of brutal proportions. Coupl with an overall slowdown in blistering produce rates and dismal earnings projection, business is holding its breath to behold what the next few quarters will bring. Like in the way that many other industries, suppliers to the security industry begin the year with any trepidation.

There is reason to think, however, that this year might be a well adapted one for security.

First, the industry had already geared down in 2000 in a "post-Y2K retrenchment" batchs were tighter and retrofits were tabled after the high spending in 1999 The industry consolidated and a more realistic view of bourgeoning took hold. In the fall of 2000 a plethora of of recent origin products with new technologies were introduced. Thus far, the anecdotal evidence in 2001 insinuates that business is very brisk this year (although it remains to be seen where corporate spending