January 2012
- AIRPORT SECURITY - High-Flying Security
- GREEN SOLUTIONS - Energy Companies Under Siege
- BIOMETRICS SECURITY - Getting Top Grades
- INDUSTRY FOCUS - Not for Crash Dummies
Features
By Juan Hernandez
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 Stina Ehrensvard
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 Patricia Logue
There are not many topics that can invoke more mass fear in the general public than threats against major U.S. airports.
Supplement
By Christa Poss
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 Mark S. Wilson
Miami Dade County schools depend upon superior surveillance.
By Samuel Shanes
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 Nicole Segura
Pflugerville (pronounced “flew-grr-ville”) Independent School District rests in a popular suburb just northeast of Austin, Texas. Encompass - ing nearly 100 square miles, PISD enrolls more than 21,000 students on 29 campuses.
By Ralph C. Jensen
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 Megan Weadock
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 Bill Allen
By the time disaster strikes, it is too late to take many of the important steps to protect a campus. Unfortunately, many educational institutions overlook disaster preparedness planning or simply assume a calamity won’t happen on their campus.
By Valerie Chernek
Nearly 1,000 U.S. security dealers rely on AlarmWATCH Inc., a UL/2050, SCIF- and IQ-certified central monitoring station, for its state-of-the-art monitoring and redundant back-up systems; but that’s not what you’ll typically hear them rave about the most.
By Angela Remmert
Ask any long-running business in any industry about the key to longevity, and it’s a fair bet that most will list good customer service at the top of the list.
By Bob Maunsell
One of the quickest ways to double your security business and get better quality clientele is to have systems in place that put your clients to work for you—systems that generate referrals.
By Martin Stein, Steve Hall
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.