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

  • ResponderLink

    ResponderLink

    Shooter Detection Systems (SDS), an Alarm.com company and a global leader in gunshot detection solutions, has introduced ResponderLink, a groundbreaking new 911 notification service for gunshot events. ResponderLink completes the circle from detection to 911 notification to first responder awareness, giving law enforcement enhanced situational intelligence they urgently need to save lives. Integrating SDS’s proven gunshot detection system with Noonlight’s SendPolice platform, ResponderLink is the first solution to automatically deliver real-time gunshot detection data to 911 call centers and first responders. When shots are detected, the 911 dispatching center, also known as the Public Safety Answering Point or PSAP, is contacted based on the gunfire location, enabling faster initiation of life-saving emergency protocols.

  • 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

  • HD2055 Modular Barricade

    Delta Scientific’s electric HD2055 modular shallow foundation barricade is tested to ASTM M50/P1 with negative penetration from the vehicle upon impact. With a shallow foundation of only 24 inches, the HD2055 can be installed without worrying about buried power lines and other below grade obstructions. The modular make-up of the barrier also allows you to cover wider roadways by adding additional modules to the system. The HD2055 boasts an Emergency Fast Operation of 1.5 seconds giving the guard ample time to deploy under a high threat situation.