MOST have heard stories of the so-called smart buildings that align security and access control functions with fire, HVAC, lighting and audio systems.
- By Greg Young
- Mar 06, 2007
FOR almost a century, the Schlage brand, part of Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies, has been protecting residential and commercial facilities with a line of locks and other access control devices. We sat down recently with Felix Mira, the electronic security marketing manager for Schlage, to talk about how the line is growing from simple access control to more complex tasks like video recording and retrieval.
REED Exhibitions has found a new love. Its heart is at the home—the smart home, that is. This year, in addition to the Urban Area Security Pavilion and IP Institute, ISC West is introducing its newest “show within a show”: SmartHome@ISC.
This new exhibit is designed to provide manufacturers access to a new and growing audience of ISC security professionals who are expanding their services into the custom electronics industry.
- By Karina Sanchez
- Mar 02, 2007
AT the most basic level, there are just two types of security: physical security to protect people and assets, and information security to protect bits and bytes in data systems. And, information security products are generally more intelligent than physical security products.
- By Mark Mills
- Feb 06, 2007
THE future is creeping in, and it brings new opportunities for the security installer and dealer alike. Those in the security industry all know of the buzzwords that infest office chatter each day.
- By Karina Sanchez
- Feb 05, 2007
RECENTLY, security dealers and integrators in the access control industry have seen a great shake-up. Widespread demand and overall adoption of IP-compatible devices has, in many cases, introduced security dealers to the IT world for the first time.
- By Steve Dentinger
- Jan 24, 2007
THE Mount Vernon City School District is located in the southeastern corner of Westchester County, N.Y., operating 15 schools with an enrollment of more than 10,000 students.
- By Sergio Collazo
- Jan 03, 2007
ANALOG video has been replaced by digital technology in many enterprise-level organizations. And analog, being aligned with the VCR era, can be seen as outdated.
- By Andrew Wren
- Dec 03, 2006
IN a typical IT environment, heterogeneity is the standard -- in server operating systems, in database platforms and in software applications running on those servers.
MARCO Island is one of Florida's crowning gulf communities. Known to many as the gateway to Everglades National Park, the coastal town's seasons are marked by the changing faces of its visitors.
- By Tom Niziolek
- Nov 01, 2006
THE first security systems used wires and were typically only used for newly constructed buildings. For existing buildings, it is often difficult or too expensive to fish wires through walls.
- By Curtis Salmon
- Oct 03, 2006
BURGLAR -- or intrusion -- alarms have been around for many years, and they are often overlooked, as excitement focuses on Internet protocol cameras, biometrics, video analytics and other technological marvels becoming part of the security industry.
- By J. Matthew Ladd
- Oct 01, 2006
- By Jack Ogden
- Oct 01, 2006
NOT too often does the security industry see new imaging technology -- at least not one that provides system designers, installers and users with a unique feature set that delivers improved efficiency.
- By Raul Calderon
- Oct 01, 2006
DORTRONICS' reputation for in-house engineering expertise and production capabilities was recently put to the test while being faced with a situation when a specified switch assembly purchased from another company was not measuring up to Dortronics' standards.
- By Del V. Salvi
- Oct 01, 2006
WHEN you consider the investment companies have made in analog devices, moving to IP can be a difficult task.
- By Gareth McClean
- Oct 01, 2006
WHEN Carrefour, one of the largest food retailers in the world, expanded its presence of hypermarkets across three continents, the company hired security system integrator UTI to establish loss prevention systems within the unique shopping environment.
- By David Barlow
- Oct 01, 2006
AS the technology drums continue to beat in support of Internet Protocol video security solutions, many may wonder about its impact on the business community -- most notably, on those organizations that have invested heavily in their legacy analog components.
- By Dan McGinley
- Sep 01, 2006
WHEN you reflect upon the past few decades of the security industry, it's apparent that technology has played a significant role in the development of products and in the advancements within the industry. There has been a growing trend to increase the level of sophistication within security systems -- to move away from disparate components that do not work in tandem with other security equipment and, therefore, are unable to provide a more cohesive security system.
- By Dr. Bob Banerjee
- Jun 01, 2006
MANY retail owners are not getting all they can out of their security systems. This is either because they are using outdated technology, they haven't been told how to use all of the features their systems possess or they simply do not have their systems set up in the best possible manner.
- By Christopher Robinson
- May 01, 2006