Security Products November 2011 Digital Edition

November 2011


Features

Expanding Surveillance

Expanding Surveillance

By Pramod Akkarachittor

Small cities are no longer insulated from heinous crimes that have traditionally been associated with much larger cities such as New York and Los Angeles.


Security in the Fastlane

Security in the Fast Lane

By Debjit Das

Globally, the growing dependence on transportation networks has made transportation infrastructure among the most important assets to protect.


Wild About Security

By Courtney Pedersen

Akron Zoo, based in Ohio, started as a children’s zoo in 1953, as an addition to an existing museum of natural history.


Taking Root

Taking Root

By Bill Taylor

The environmental movement has been around at least since the first Earth Day in 1970, and the full advantage of green consciousness is finally being realized among some of the largest end user markets for security systems.


Increase Security Not Complexity

Increase Security Not Complexity

By Paul Galburt

As any security officer will tell you, there’s a compelling reason for integrating access control with a video management system (VMS). Key cards and PINs are just the first line of defense against unauthorized access.


The Next Level

The Next Level

By Sherleen Mahoney

Today, businesses can’t do without large investments in camera infrastructure, and up until now, video surveillance has existed for the sole purpose of security.


Supplement

A Trail of Blue Lights

A Trail of Blue Lights

By Bob Shanes

Florida State University has a rich history of providing quality education to a diverse population.


Scoring High Marks

Scoring High Marks

By Leon Langlais

Highway 94, which runs a ruler-straight path between Colorado Springs, Colo., and Kansas, is about the only thing that breaks up the vista of lush, green alfalfa fields and cattle ranches in eastern Colorado. The town of Rush is one of several unincorporated towns that dot the Highway's path, and it is the rural home to a population of fewer than 750 people.


Bullies Ruin the School Experience

Bullies Ruin the School Experience

By Ralph C. Jensen

Bullying goes against everything that schools stand for. A school should be a safe haven filled with opportunities to learn and grow; it is a place for children to expand upon their perceived talents and abilities, a place to be nurtured and treasured.


Clearing the Halls

Clearing the Halls

By Wendi Burke

The Edwardsville Community Unit School District, which encompasses 185 square miles of the suburban St. Louis town of Edwardsville, Ill., is one of the oldest school districts in the state. It serves 7,500 K-12 students at 14 schools.


Lifting the Community

Lifting the Community

By Bill Taylor

The Ron Clark Academy is arguably one of the most renowned middle schools (grades six through eight) in America.


Painting a Secure University Education

Painting A Secure University Education

By Mary Wilbur

The Academy of Art University in San Francisco has evolved from a loft studio for a handful of students in 1929 to become the country’s largest private school for art and design.


New Products

  • Compact IP Video Intercom

    Viking’s X-205 Series of intercoms provide HD IP video and two-way voice communication - all wrapped up in an attractive compact chassis.

  • 4K Video Decoder

    3xLOGIC’s VH-DECODER-4K is perfect for use in organizations of all sizes in diverse vertical sectors such as retail, leisure and hospitality, education and commercial premises.

  • A8V MIND

    A8V MIND

    Hexagon’s Geosystems presents a portable version of its Accur8vision detection system. A rugged all-in-one solution, the A8V MIND (Mobile Intrusion Detection) is designed to provide flexible protection of critical outdoor infrastructure and objects. Hexagon’s Accur8vision is a volumetric detection system that employs LiDAR technology to safeguard entire areas. Whenever it detects movement in a specified zone, it automatically differentiates a threat from a nonthreat, and immediately notifies security staff if necessary. Person detection is carried out within a radius of 80 meters from this device. Connected remotely via a portable computer device, it enables remote surveillance and does not depend on security staff patrolling the area.