Security Products Magazine January 2014 Digital Edition

January 2014

  • MOBILE SECURITY - An Essential Tool
  • MUNICIPAL SECURITY - A Swell of Security
  • GOVSEC WEST - A Look at Our Sponsors
  • BIOMETRICS - Finding Biometrics


Features

Through several stages of card technologies, organizations still didn’t know who was carrying the card

Finding Biometrics

Through several stages of card technologies, organizations still didn’t know who was carrying the card

By Emily Flink

For more than 20 years, biometric hand geometry systems have been providing the highest level of security, access control and convenience in a wide range of applications all over the world.


Turning up the heat

Turning Up the Heat

Las Positas College protects its $4.5 million renewable energy project with thermal imaging cameras

By Fredrik Nilsson

The remote solar field was pitch black, yet the thermal cameras detected movement by the fence and sent out an alarm. The officer on duty at Campus Safety took one look at the thermal images streaming onto the video monitor and realized the magnitude of the alert.


GovSec West Exhibitors Feature Several Products and Solutions

GovSec West Exhibitors Feature Several Products and Solutions

By Security Products Staff

A comprehensive overview of this year's GovSec West 2013 Conference and Expo provided by the staff at Security Products magazine.


Michigan community protects beachgoers and harbor

A Swell of Security

Michigan community protects beachgoers and harbor

By Michael Zuidema

Code Blue Corp. was tabbed by the city of South Haven to install a pair of blue light pedestals, equipped with emergency speakerphones operated by a high-tech software system.


Management systems solve compliance issues of multi-state gaming rules and regulations

Key Control

Management systems solve compliance issues of multi-state gaming rules and regulations

By Del V. Salvi

In the American casino industry, the name Boyd Gaming stands out as a model of business efficiency and success.


An Essential Tool - Customer-centric security operations now require mobility

An Essential Tool

Customer-centric security operations now require mobility

By Vik Ghai

Mobile devices and mobile apps have become a fixture in the lives of people around the globe.


Departments

Investing in the Custom Channel

By Ralph C. Jensen

IC Realtime is Sailor’s vision that started in 2005, in large part because he didn’t feel the company he was then working for was doing things right. He saw a void in the security industry and felt certain he could fill it.


Stay Away

By Ralph C. Jensen

The good people of Newtown, Conn. have pleaded with the media to stay away during the first year anniversary of the now infamous shooting at the elementary school. Has anything changed so significantly that the national media feels it must descend upon the village and try to cover new ground?


Dealer Strategies

Overcoming the challenges of fleet management

Addressing Fleet Technology

Overcoming the challenges of fleet management

By Ananth Rani

The ever-increasing challenges that fleet managers face may seem impossible to overcome—fluctuating fuel costs, increased maintenance costs and stricter emission regulations, not to mention, the most important challenge for any fleet manager: security—keeping employees and properties safe.


Car Dealership Test Drives Remote Services

Car Dealership Test Drives Remote Services

Thousands of dollars at stake, including parts and equipment

By Dean Mason

Shiny new and gently used vehicles are valuable retail assets that most auto dealerships leave on display outdoors both day and night. Needless to say, the auto industry faces a unique challenge in securing retail facilities and merchandise.


Mixing it Up on the Golf Course

Mixing it Up on the Golf Course

New York integrator protects golfers and residents

By Ralph C. Jensen

It doesn’t matter whether he is protecting high-rise apartment residents from an unwanted delivery person or mixing it up on the golf course by ensuring that people’s favorite course is fully protected, Levy Acs, president and founder of AISG Security, is all about security.


A Strong Alliance

A Strong Alliance

Tri-Ed and Aditya join forces to create an alliance that discusses key trends in today’s industry.

By Jamie Friedlander

When Pat Comunale, the president and CEO of independent security distributor Tri-Ed, began forming a relationship with India-based distributor Aditya Infotech, Ltd., it occurred to him that the relationship should be more than just a casual one. The two companies had great conversations regarding current market trends and the future of the industry.


Marketing Resolutions for the New Year

Marketing Resolutions for the New Year

Develop practical marketing strategies for more customers

By Rob Phillips

A popular New Year’s resolution for people is simply putting themselves out there by making new friends, socializing, networking and broadening horizons.


New Products

  • Unified VMS

    AxxonSoft introduces version 2.0 of the Axxon One VMS. The new release features integrations with various physical security systems, making Axxon One a unified VMS. Other enhancements include new AI video analytics and intelligent search functions, hardened cybersecurity, usability and performance improvements, and expanded cloud capabilities

  • Camden CV-7600 High Security Card Readers

    Camden CV-7600 High Security Card Readers

    Camden Door Controls has relaunched its CV-7600 card readers in response to growing market demand for a more secure alternative to standard proximity credentials that can be easily cloned. CV-7600 readers support MIFARE DESFire EV1 & EV2 encryption technology credentials, making them virtually clone-proof and highly secure.

  • Camden CM-221 Series Switches

    Camden CM-221 Series Switches

    Camden Door Controls is pleased to announce that, in response to soaring customer demand, it has expanded its range of ValueWave™ no-touch switches to include a narrow (slimline) version with manual override. This override button is designed to provide additional assurance that the request to exit switch will open a door, even if the no-touch sensor fails to operate. This new slimline switch also features a heavy gauge stainless steel faceplate, a red/green illuminated light ring, and is IP65 rated, making it ideal for indoor or outdoor use as part of an automatic door or access control system. ValueWave™ no-touch switches are designed for easy installation and trouble-free service in high traffic applications. In addition to this narrow version, the CM-221 & CM-222 Series switches are available in a range of other models with single and double gang heavy-gauge stainless steel faceplates and include illuminated light rings.