Recently, the county implemented an initiative to migrate toward one centralized system for all security, including access control, biometrics and surveillance on its three populated islands, excluding Kahoolawe, which does not have any residents or county buildings.
- By Steve Carney
- May 01, 2013
When the first network camera was introduced in 1996, its functionality was pretty bare bones: digitize images and send them across the network to a centralized video management system.
- By Robert Muehlbauer
- May 01, 2013
Located in the heart of Hollywood, Calif., The Ricardo Montalbán Foundation Theatre, named after the late actor and performing arts patron, is a venue for diverse cultural events.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- May 01, 2013
As network security professionals are acutely aware, they must be continuously vigilant to meet the ever-evolving threats driven by the bring your own device (BYOD) trend that is extending the network outside the office.
- By Michael Harris
- May 01, 2013
With scattered buildings and each with different access control needs, the town of Estes Park, Colo., faced a complicated security situation.
- By April Dalton-Noblitt
- May 01, 2013
What you don’t know about PoE technology could actually be costing you business. Once you understand its broad usefulness and the numerous applications it supports, the more you realize it’s a perfect fit for an incredible number of customers and vertical markets.
- By Steven Olen
- May 01, 2013
Whether traveling, working from home, in flex offices or a conference room at a home office, we expect information access to be immediate and communication via voice, chat, text or email to be always available.
- By Peter Cattaneo
- May 01, 2013
A few years ago, someone sent me a little knife that, when you push a lever, the blade flies from inside the stock. It is a wicked little weapon that I had put away and forgot about. I found it during my annual office spring cleaning.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- May 01, 2013
The industry-wide migration to IP video surveillance over the last few years has had many benefits, but chief among them may be the ability to centralize.
- By James Whitcomb
- May 01, 2013
Joint national program opens doors for integrators to tap vertical markets by deploying custom-tailored HD video surveillance systems transmitted via Verizon Wireless.
Less than a year ago, Apple, Inc. whipped out and handed over $356 million to purchase AuthenTec, Inc., a fingerprint sensor technology developer with the technology to embed a fingerprint scanner into the glass of the iPhone (and, iPad for that matter), making it one of the very few public companies acquired by Apple.
- By Ginger Hill
- Apr 30, 2013
Fastlane Glassgate 200 Optical Turnstiles selected after successful Fastlane operation for years in previous headquarters.
The Situator implementation will help DIA better manage its critical security systems and enhance responses to emergencies and other events.
HID Global’s focus areas of use for new applications include authentication of items, secure data management and trusted authorizations.
The ER-148 is an EIA compliant, 19-inch, steel-constructed, equipment rack with a rail height of 48 inches and 27 available rack spaces; the ER-148-4PKIT expands the 2-post rack to a 4-post rack.
Gone are the days when you can simply allow your child to walk to school, play outside in the yard alone or even now, leave them in the “safety” of their own home.
- By Ginger Hill
- Apr 30, 2013
Global initiative aims to increase focus in specific business sectors.
Technology advancements meant that the equipment consumers bought became unsupported too soon by manufacturers.