Security Products Magazine June 2013 Digital Edition

June 2013

  • RETAIL SECURITY - Securing Storefronts
  • TRANSPORTATION SECURITY - On a Wing and a Prayer
  • BUILDING AUTOMATION - Security and Building Automation Systems Coverage
  • ACCESS CONTROL - Healthcare on Guard


Features

healthcare on guard

Healthcare on Guard

By Joe Kirmser

As the largest healthcare provider in the Twin Cities’ East Metro area, HealthEast Care System is dedicated to offering its patients the highest quality medical services.


On a wing and a prayer

On A Wing And A Prayer

By Scott McNulty

Newfoundland and Labrador-based commercial service provider Cougar Helicopters doesn’t take safety and security lightly.


All Flights Go

All Flights Go

By Mike Madden

Post Cold War, some of the threats have changed, but the squadrons’ mission remains the same—to master the tactics of foreign air forces.


security and building automation systems converge

Security and Building Automation Systems Converge

By Andre Greco

Here’s a typical building systems setup in a large commercial office facility. The security function—video, access, intrusion, fire and other systems—is run over a dedicated network.


In the Customer’s Shoes

By Megan Weadock

As IP technology and advanced video surveillance systems become increasingly popular, video analytics have officially entered the mainstream.


Dealer Strategies

Getting the Dealer to Buy In

By Scott Ferguson

For many security industry professionals, one of two things often comes to mind when they hear the term, “video analytics.” One: high-tech, critical-infrastructure protection in applications such as airport security.


True Integration

True Integration

By Rebecca Overton

Charlie Howell’s childhood was hardly conventional. While other children were reading comic books, he was poring over repair manuals and installation diagrams.


Project Management

By Dennis Adamkiewicz

I recently participated in a webinar titled Industrial Security in the Real World: Practical Steps, which indirectly discussed how some fundamental tenants of project management were applied to this topic.


The Circle of Life for Your Central Station

By Victoria Ferro

What job function does the staff of full-service central stations spend the most time performing? Processing signals? Taking calls? No! The answer is data entry.


On the Move - Rob Phillips

On the Move

By Rob Phillips

Apps are more prevalent than ever. The best ones are clean, fast and easily navigable for all ages, not just the world’s youngest millionaires.


Upgrading to video verification

Upgrade to Video Verification

By Keith Jentoft

Most of the 30 million classic burglar alarms installed since 1970 fail to meet growing consumer expectations of what a modern burglar alarm should be.


hosted video can be lucrative

Hosted Video Can Be Lucrative

By Matt Krebs

If you’re limiting your business to selling surveillance technology as a capital expense, you’re leaving a lot of money on the table.


New Products

  • EasyGate SPT and SPD

    EasyGate SPT SPD

    Security solutions do not have to be ordinary, let alone unattractive. Having renewed their best-selling speed gates, Cominfo has once again demonstrated their Art of Security philosophy in practice — and confirmed their position as an industry-leading manufacturers of premium speed gates and turnstiles.

  • PE80 Series

    PE80 Series by SARGENT / ED4000/PED5000 Series by Corbin Russwin

    ASSA ABLOY, a global leader in access solutions, has announced the launch of two next generation exit devices from long-standing leaders in the premium exit device market: the PE80 Series by SARGENT and the PED4000/PED5000 Series by Corbin Russwin. These new exit devices boast industry-first features that are specifically designed to provide enhanced safety, security and convenience, setting new standards for exit solutions. The SARGENT PE80 and Corbin Russwin PED4000/PED5000 Series exit devices are engineered to meet the ever-evolving needs of modern buildings. Featuring the high strength, security and durability that ASSA ABLOY is known for, the new exit devices deliver several innovative, industry-first features in addition to elegant design finishes for every opening.

  • 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.