Perhaps more than any other time in history, school campuses need effective security equipment and tools not only to ensure the physical safety of students, teachers, staff and administration but also to create a safe environment where effective learning takes place as well as manage expensive assets, such as computer equipment, from theft or damage.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Apr 01, 2015
Advances in communication technology are opening doors in the field of access control locks.
- By Robert Laughlin
- Apr 01, 2015
When condensation forms inside a security camera, it can blur lenses and compromise image quality. Condensation that remains within the enclosure can also corrode electronics, causing premature failure of the camera.
A decade ago, St. Peter’s Hospital in Albany, N.Y., started a $259 million campus-wide modernization project.
- By Beth Welch
- Apr 01, 2015
Monitored security hasn’t always been a luxury afforded to every home in North America, but similar to the advancement of telecommunications technology, this one time luxury has now become common place.
- By Arlin Owsley
- Apr 01, 2015
Many years ago, when I decided to become a journalist, I started cutting my teeth by writing sports. I was pretty young at the time, and I enjoyed a variety of sports. It was a perfect training ground for me.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Apr 01, 2015
If there’s any doubt about the value of live monitoring as part of an effective home security system, consider a self-monitored system that sends an alert only to the homeowner.
- By Robert Ogle
- Apr 01, 2015
In the United States alone, this invisible intruder, carbon monoxide (CO), is responsible for sending thousands of people to the emergency room each year with CO poisoning, some resulting in death.
- By Ginger Hill
- Apr 01, 2015
For every organization, one of the first steps in providing safety and security is knowing at all times who is in the building. This is true for protecting people, property, or assets, and whether the building is a business, school, hospital or any other location.
Americans want to be safe and the FCC is helping. The FCC reserves valuable radio frequencies for public safety authorities that can be used for Ultra-Reliable wireless video surveillance.
- By Michael Derby
- Apr 01, 2015
With a strong reputation for innovative research addressing complex urban issues, the University of Massachusetts Boston offers its diverse, 17,000-student population both an intimate learning environment and the rich experience of a great American city.
- By Steve Gorski
- Apr 01, 2015
All schools in North Carolina have been mandated to successfully install and deploy a panic- lockdown button that links to law enforcement.
- By Karen Evans
- Apr 01, 2015
We all look at monitoring from a different perspective. The consultant looks at it from a cost benefit analysis standpoint to represent the client’s best interest.
- By Charlie Howell
- Apr 01, 2015
Valet Anywhere provides on demand valet services throughout the New York City area for New Yorkers who are on the move. The company provides secure car parking in various NYC parking garages.
- By Monique Merhige
- Apr 01, 2015
The 2014 TCS New York City Marathon was first held in 1970 by the New York Road Runners Club (NYRR) with just 127 competitors running loops around Central Park.
Independent alarm dealers have much at stake when choosing a central station that will enable them to compete with the industry’s largest companies.
- By Kevin Lehan
- Apr 01, 2015
After completion of the canning plant, Crider needed an effective way to provide security for its large production and processing facilities.
- By Mitchell Kane
- Apr 01, 2015
Ottawa University, in Ottawa, Kansas, has a rich heritage. Since 1865, the university has educated its students. Many people rely on Ottawa University to help them achieve a lifetime of personal growth and significance.
- By Keith Harris
- Apr 01, 2015
Market pressures continue to squeeze the residential alarm business with attrition and alternative solutions.
- By Keith Jentoft
- Apr 01, 2015
As the physical security industry continues to mature, integrators must confront a new landscape as they try to make themselves more relevant to the end user.
- By Bill Hobbs
- Apr 01, 2015
In the United States alone, there are around 230 military bases and globally, more than 700 U.S. installations—collectively amounting to more than 1.38 million troops that live and/or work on base.
- By Andrew Goldsmith
- Apr 01, 2015
Covering an entire city block, one of the busiest medical facilities in New York City has more than 600 beds and thousands of doctors, patients, staff and visitors every day.
- By Courtney Dillon Pedersen
- Apr 01, 2015
Protection 1 is more like a giant family than a corporation.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Apr 01, 2015
Today, it is not uncommon to see business conducted beyond the walls of an office building. In fact, many employees are escaping the confines of their cubes by using smartphones, tablets and other devices as their primary business communication tools.
- By Vinson McCray
- Apr 01, 2015
Faced with an aging housing access control system, the University of Alaska Anchorage was in need of a reliable system capable of integrating with its existing residential operations management software.
- By Angelo Faenza
- Apr 01, 2015
In an environment such as a casino where the gaming floor is encompassed by masses of people, where the vulnerability of fraud is high, and where massive cash exchanges need to be under constant scrutiny, a major security system overhaul is a decision that is not made swiftly, nor taken lightly.
- By Andrew Elvish
- Apr 01, 2015
Tragedy at one school seems to jump start improved security at another. Such is the case for the Eastern Suffolk BOCES , an educational cooperative of 51 Long Island, New York school districts, providing educational leadership, direct instruction, management, and support through quality, cost-effective instructional programs and shared services.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Apr 01, 2015
Protecting critical infrastructure is essential to ensure public safety and the preservation of life, property and assets.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Apr 01, 2015
Gives users the opportunity to build a unified best-of-breed solution.
Hosting interoperability demonstrations on Profiles G and S at ISC West in Las Vegas.