NETWORKED SECURITY AT PORT EVERGLADES
NEARLY 6,000 SHIPS call at Port Everglades annually, and its growing containerized cargo business places it 12th among the nation's seaports. The port's...
Securing a Historical Treasure
Approaching the entrance to Missouri's newly remodeled Kansas City Central Library, one is struck with awe at its grandeur. Built in 1904, the former...
HOT WHEELS, COOL SECURITY
THE COLLECTION is a luxury car dealership in Coral Gables, Fla., located in a state-of-the-art, three-story, 350,000-square-foot facility. It is home...
Biometrics In The Mainstream
By Corrina Stellitano
Not so long ago, biometric suppliers tended to provide uncustomized black boxes with unchanging components. Now, more biometric suppliers are scrapping...
AVAYA optimizes access control on a
As the saying goes, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. That is certainly true of telecom giant, Avaya Inc., the of Lucent Technologies and of AT&T,...
PAGING BIOMETRICS STAT!
By RANDY SOUTHERLAND
There are few places as busy as the emergency room of a big city hospital. For hospitals in Ohio, like Columbus' Mt. Carmel Health System, the task of...
HAND-OFF
Robert C. Byrd High School, Clarksburg, W. Va., was dedicated in November 1995 and named after the West Virginia senator. The 189,019 sq. ft., four-year...
Caesars Palace Security Bets on Hand Readers
Caesars Palace in Las Vegas has saved more than $170,000 in key management and replacement costs by integrating hand geometry readers into its security...
Product Focus
Card-Issuance System Windows-based operation The card-issuance system provides high-speed contact and contactless smart card personalization as well as...
Club Makes Sure Golf Games Are For Patrons, Not Employees
The Bay Colony Golf Club is located on approximately 300 acres bordering the Cocohatchee Strand Nature Preserve just within the gated entrance of the...
US-VISIT Foreign Visitor Program Implemented
The 10-15 second process of biometrically identifying most foreign visitors to the United States has been implemented at ports of entry and airports throughout...
Intercoms & Telephone Entry Systems
Wireless Annunciator System The Voice Alert System-6 annunciator system enables installers to use Voice Alert's infrared (PIR) sensing capabilities or...
Product Focus
Emergency Telephone Transmits wireless voice via cellular networks The emergency telephone is a battery-operated, standalone system that transmits wireless...
Portal to Portland
By Kate Henry
Convention business depends heavily on the confidence of travelers, and savvy destinations have redoubled their investments in security as a means to...
FreeMarkets Keeps Cool and Safe With Integrated Access Control
Companies rely on FreeMarkets Inc. to help them do everything from buying goods and services and managing suppliers, to monitoring contracts. As a provider...
Unified Approach
By Corrina Stellitano
Like many large corporations today, First Data Corp., an electronic commerce and payment services provider, requires multiple company divisions to provide...
Constitutional Security
Michael Fickes
The U.S. government has altered the way it protects America's founding documents to fit the grim realities of an age of terrorism. Last September, the...
Protecting An Architectural Masterpiece
In his 13 years as director of security for the Denver Art Museum, Tony Fortunato has seen dramatic changes in the facility's security system. When I...
CSU Installs Access Control at Residence Halls
By CAROL CAREY
Fort Collins, a medium-sized city located at the base of the Rocky Mountains in northern Colorado, offers outstanding hiking and skiing, along with cultural...
TWIC Pilots Launched For Airport, Seaport Access Control
Jacqueline Emigh
Through a federally-led public/private partnership, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is evaluating the use of five different card technologies...
Security With Future Plans In Mind
Compiled by PAUL ROTHMAN
LOCATION: Florida USER: Sarasota Bradenton International Airport TECHNOLOGY: Access Control, CCTV Sarasota Bradenton International Airport, located in...
Visitors CANPASS at Vancouver International
Compiled by PAUL ROTHMAN
LOCATION: Vancouver USER: Vancouver International Airport TECHNOLOGY: Iris Scanning The Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA) has officially launched...
MANDATES AND TECHNOLOGY
By Kate Henry
Winging their way out of Tri-Cities Airport in Washington bound for various points around the Western United States every year are some 250,000 airplane...
The Bumpy Road To Integration
By MICHAEL J. BONANNO
In 1999, Covington & Burling, an international law firm with more than 500 lawyers practicing in Washington, New York, San Francisco, London and Brussels,...
When Trouble Comes To Visit
By MICHAEL FICKES
Recent workplace murders have renewed interest in the need to screen visitors entering public as well as commercial buildings. The hope is that proper...
