Security at the Hard Rock
Randy Southerland
The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino is not your father's Las Vegas. Situated several blocks and a generation off Las Vegas Boulevard, its gleaming towers sit...
Novell takes access control smoothly to the next century
Michael Fickes
Nearly 79 million computer users tie into their company networks using networking solutions developed and supplied by Novell Inc., the world's largest...
Ensuring safety at CIGNA
Don Garbera
CIGNA Corp., with assets of $115 billion, is a leading provider of employee benefits across the United States and throughout the world. Domestically,...
New York Corrections secures non-inmate areas
Carey Adams
The New York State Correctional Department prides itself on being ahead of the curve when it comes to providing the ultimate in correctional security....
Extensive access control system protects New York Medical College
ACCESS CONTROL & SECURITY SYSTEMS INTEGRATION STAFF
Several years ago, the New York Medical College was suffering a rash of computer thefts. At the same time, students and faculty juggled three differentcards...
Network-centric security at USC
G. F. Bryant Jr.
As proprietary security systems evolve into client/server-based open architecture systems, security system designers and integrators enjoy unparalleled...
High-rise security for 30 buildings is a complex goal
Don Garbera
Securing high-rise buildings is a complex task and a challenge that Joseph E. Delco, vice president of operations, faces each day at R.D. Sinto Inc.,...
Keeping watch on information at Aetna
Don Garbera
H.R. Haldeman's comment to John Dean about the Watergate affair could also be an accurate description of why security is important at Aetna Inc. in Hartford,...
A prescription for preventive security
Michael Fickes
Security technology isn't just for big city buildings anymore.The Princeton Community Hospital in the town of Princeton, W. Va., recently installed state-of-the-art...
Giving voice to security
Carey Adams
Prior to 1993, the Baltimore Department of Public Works had little security inside or outside its administrative and equipment buildings. Computers and...
Cisco Systems
Carol Carey
As its sales skyrocketed in the 1990s, from $69 million annually at the start of the decade to $3.2 billion by the third quarter of 1999, Cisco Systems...
High-tech security in low-income housing
JEREMY APPEL
Biometric devices are becoming increasingly common in security applications, fueled by technological progress and falling prices. The sophisticated technology...
Access control protects nerve center of Camp Pendleton's energy management
Randy Southerland
A swarm of helicopter gun ships roars overhead on a training sortie. On the rough terrain below Marines clad in full battle gear, their faces blackened,...
Biometrics prevent sleight of hand at Wells Fargo
KATE HENRY
With its asset base of $200 billion, San Francisco-based Wells Fargo Bank regards control of access to its data facilities as critical. The global financial...
Modernizing a legend
Randy Southerland
The Sears Tower, the world's second tallest building, undergoes a securityand building control systems renovation.Soaring 1,454 feet above the bustling...
Symbol of security
Don Garbera
Symbol Technologies stakes its reputation on up-to-the-minute datamanagement technology. Its security systems are no less advanced.Symbol Technologies...
A school created by Disney
Randy Sutherland
State-of-the-art Celebration School in Florida takes a high-tech approach to security. Visitors to Celebration, Fla., may think they have stepped onto...
How security ensures 2,000 employees can conduct the business of the world's largest producer of packaged consumer goods.
DON GARBERA
Security Systems At Philip Morris, security is riding tall in the saddleTurnstiles are stationed in the lobby of the corporate headquarters of Philip...
Paving a highway for access control
Michael Fickes
Networked technology facilitates access control for 15,000 employees, vendors and contractors working for the North Carolina Department of Transportation.Jeannie...
A centrally controlled, electronic access system secures the University of Maryland
GEORGE PARTINGTON
The problem Craig Chucker faces at the University of Maryland is this: Everybody wants their buildings secured, but they still want free access.So Chucker,...
Lights, camera, asset management
Access Control & Security Systems Integration Staff
In Hollywood, where a single reel of film can be worth millions, studios and production companies risk tremendous losses if a film or video master is...
Guarding financial transactionsFirst Data Corp.
Access Control & Security Systems Integration
Security is a vital issue at First Data Corp., responsible for more than 200 million worldwide credit and debit card accounts that have a tremendous black-market...
From telephone entry through emergency communications to intercom networks
MICHAEL FICKES
While closed circuit television systems (CCTV), access control and intrusion alarm systems have always provided the lion's share of security in modern...
How Computer Associates guards secrets
AC&SSI Staff
$4.7 billion software company enhances security to keep pace with expansion.Software companies use state-of-the-art equipment and possess trade secrets,...
Equitable's assets tightly secured
DON GARBERA
A report of a stolen laptop computer at The Equitable Life Assurance Society in New York recently prompted an investigation within the company's security...
