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Shooter Detection Systems to Unveil Real-World Results and Enhanced Outdoor Gunshot Detection at GSX 2025

By: via Business Wire

After a successful beta program, SDS announces general availability of SDS Perimeter Outdoor Gunshot Detection System, showcases shot detection case study, and debuts software innovations

Shooter Detection Systems (SDS), an Alarm.com (NASDAQ: ALRM) company and leading provider of gunshot detection solutions, announced today its participation at Global Security Exchange (GSX) 2025, taking place September 29–October 1 in New Orleans, LA.

SDS will debut its field-proven outdoor gunshot detection system, SDS Perimeter, following a robust and successful year-long beta program. Attendees can learn how this technology has already helped law enforcement, including a recent case where outdoor sensors instantly detected a drive-by shooting and enabled a swift arrest, even without witnesses or physical evidence.

“There's no substitute for real-world results," said James Reno, Vice President of Commercial Sales for Alarm.com and Shooter Detection Systems. "Our technology delivers on its promise by enabling police to act decisively, protect the public, and bring closure to cases that would otherwise go unsolved."

What’s New for SDS at GSX 2025:

  • SDS Perimeter Outdoor Gunshot Detection System: After successful beta testing, it is now broadly available for partners, end users, and integrators.
  • Real-World Case Study: Learn how SDS technology helped solve an active shooting incident. Details and lessons from this deployment will be shared live at the booth.
  • Software Experience Upgrades: SDS will demo its redesigned, web-based shot detection software, featuring a modern interface and a unified map view that visualizes both indoor and outdoor sensor locations in real time.
  • Flexible Deployment Options: The SDS portfolio now offers both on-premises and integrated cloud solutions for comprehensive, scalable gunshot detection, from single facilities to entire campuses.
  • Seamless Security Integration: SDS sensors connect with surveillance, access control, and notification systems to deliver instant, actionable alerts when every second counts.

SDS built its reputation on industry-leading accuracy (99.9%) and innovative use of dual acoustic and infrared technology. SDS products are not surveillance or listening devices, ensuring privacy and operational simplicity in critical environments. The SDS Perimeter solution extends this proven excellence outdoors, providing organizations with layered, intelligent security.

Visit SDS at GSX Booth 1018 for hands-on demos, a deeper dive into the breakthrough case study, and discussions with the team driving innovation in active shooter detection.

For more information, visit ShooterDetectionSystems.com.

About Shooter Detection Systems

Shooter Detection Systems is the proven leader in gunshot detection. Only SDS delivers Active Shooter Intelligence, our proprietary technology engineered for precision, performance, and saving lives. Our industry-leading product, SDS Indoor Gunshot Detection (formerly Guardian), is SAFETY Act Certified by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, NPSA rated and “Approved for UK Government Use” in the Catalogue of Security Equipment of the National Protective Security Authority (NPSA), and SL4 Certified by the Australian Government’s Security Construction & Equipment Committee (SCEC). For more information, visit ShooterDetectionSystems.com or call 1-844-SHOT911. Follow SDS’s social channels on Twitter @ShooterDetect and on LinkedIn.

SDS will debut its field-proven outdoor gunshot detection system, SDS Perimeter, following a robust and successful year-long beta program.

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