If you’ve ever been to a construction site, chances are you’ve seen Hilti Corp.’s construction tools or its plumbing, heating and air conditioning mechanisms. Hilti’s signature bright red industrial tools and components are used by construction crews worldwide.
- By Kim Rahfaldt
- Jan 01, 2012
In the world of literature, folklore and myth, the appearance of a doppelganger is generally bad news.
- By Ronnie Rittenberry
- Jan 01, 2012
Portable barriers seem like an economical means to provide security at some pretty high-level events. Not so long ago, the city of Pittsburgh welcomed leaders from the world’s most powerful economic nations by hosting the G-8 conference.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Jan 01, 2012
Installed at building exits or along egress routes, directional sounders produce broadband noise using locatable sound to guide building occupants (to safety or outside of the building).
- By Christa Poss
- Jan 01, 2012
Scrub brush and Joshua trees dot the arid landscape where a new wave of wind and solar development is growing along the desert floor.
- By Juan Hernandez
- Jan 01, 2012
Here is how a leading primary school in the United Kingdom solved a problem of providing Internet security tools to protect staff from a variety of security threats when accessing the school’s online resources and network from home, keeping the focus on learning.
- By Stina Ehrensvard
- Jan 01, 2012
The safety and security of students, faculty and guests is paramount for any educational institution. It is always a challenge to implement a system that can not only protect these people, but also provide the means of responding to any situation.
- By Samuel Shanes
- Jan 01, 2012
There are not many topics that can invoke more mass fear in the general public than threats against major U.S. airports.
- By Patricia Logue
- Jan 01, 2012
Power supplies are a vital system component but are not always considered
to be mission critical. Often situated in a utility area, power
supplies are essential to continuous, trouble-free operation.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Jan 01, 2012
In today’s ever-evolving security landscape, the “next best thing” often eclipses the importance of the fundamentals. Even as new interactive services and home control systems are introduced, at its core home security in particular relies on dependable systems, fast response and, as always, good customer service.
- By Megan Weadock
- Jan 01, 2012
As the public markets gyrate and the mergers and acquisition market becomes more attractive, it’s worth noting some common misconceptions of sellers in private equity deals that might railroad your deal.
- By Martin Stein, Steve Hall
- Jan 01, 2012
Go Daddy is no longer supporting SOPA, the “Stop Online Piracy Act” currently working its way through U.S. Congress.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) announced the seizure of more than 327,000 counterfeit items with a manufacturer's suggested retail price worth an estimated $76.8 million as part of an ICE HSI-led National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center) operation.
The company was recently featured on an episode of ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition as it helped make a family’s home more secure.
- By Cindy Horbrook
- Dec 23, 2011
STR3EM, a digital entertainment access rights software provider, recently announced the worldwide licensing availability of the third major version update to their Facebook integrated middleware platform.
The Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security will continue their critical partnership to further strengthen the already unprecedented levels of personnel, technology and infrastructure along the Southwest border.
A University of Edinburgh engineer has been named among the top inventors in the world in high-profile publications.
Researchers at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid are developing an infrared measuring method to analyze the thermal properties and resistance to fire of composite materials.