Studying up on smart cards
Michael Fickes
Provider shows versatility of multiple uses Over the next 18 months, the use of password security by computer users will decline from 90 percent to 50...
Barcoding, encryption allow secure online ticketing
CAREY ADAMS
The Internet is revolutionizing the way people do business. Transactions such as buying groceries or clothing are just a mouse click away. Now event tickets...
An eye on the media
Carey Adams
Cox Enterprises Inc. is one of the largest multi-media companies in the United States and also operates the world's largest automobile auctions. Under...
Security rates high at Standard & Poor's
Don Garbera
Standard & Poor's is the largest rating agency and financial publisher in the world. The company provides independent, analytical services and information...
Government leads transition to smart card technology
Randy Southerland
Someday everyone will carry a card containing a tiny microprocessor chip, and use it to pay the subway toll, unlock the office door, log onto the corporate...
Pennsylvania medical center upgrades to one-card system
ACCESS CONTROL & SECURITY SYSTEMS INTEGRATION STAFF
Until recently, staff members of Pennsylvania's Crozer-Keystone Health System carried up to three access cards to enter the hospitals, labs, administrative...
On the fast track
ACCESS CONTROL & SECURITY SYSTEMS INTEGRATION STAFF
Automatic fare collection has emerged as an early mass adopter of contactless smart card technology, with more than 50 million contactless smart cards...
U.S. Surgical
Carol Carey
In the seven years he has been a security professional at U.S. Surgical Corp., Joseph Negro, supervisor of employee services/security, has never had to...
Photo ID system plays a role in prominent trial
Jeanne Bonner
Officials had already been contemplating the need for access control at the Brazos County Courthouse in Bryan, Texas, when the county agreed to host a...
Transition without a hitch
Kate Henry
When U.S.-based financial services leader Deloitte & Touche was faced recently with the obsolescence of access control hardware at two of its Pennsylvania...
Badging effort helps to organize workers after deadly Worcester fire
Carol Carey
There was no shortage of professionals, volunteers and concerned citizens offering their help after a December 3, 1999, fire at the abandoned Worcester...
A big deal in Brazil
ACCESS CONTROL & SECURITY SYSTEMS INTEGRATION STAFF
Most access control applications have obstacles to overcome. Obstacles are often magnified for larger projects such as the Companhia Siderurgica Nacional...
What works at the waterworks
Randy Southerland
Covering more than 550 square miles southeast of metropolitan Los Angeles, the Eastern Municipal Water District serves more than 400,000 residents of...
Virginia Lottery places bets on security, ID badging
Carol Carey
Security has been a priority at the Virginia State Lottery building since the lottery's inception in 1988. At that time, Security Director Dennis P. Shaw...
Philadelphia's Marriott no easy mark
Carol Carey
As a Philadelphia police officer for 30 years, George Graves got to know the streets well. He learned that criminals go toward easy marks. And, when he...
Snap, snap click, click
Michael Fickes
Photo identification (ID) and badging systems are part of many of today's access control systems. Photo ID also offers utility above, beyond, and even...
Fiber optics link two plants in two cities
Randy Southerland
Occupying the sunny Southern California coast just south of Los Angeles, Orange County's sprawling 950 square miles are home to nearly three million people....
Protecting the boys of summer
Carey Adams
In the warm afternoon sun of Williamsport, Pa., eight Little League baseball teams from around the world battle in a double-elimination tournament. The...
Urban campus is an island of safety
Don Garbera
Henry J. McLaughlin, director of public safety at Baruch College in New York City, runs a tight ship. His security systems and staff provide the institution's...
More than cosmetic security
DON GARBERA
"Our employees are our greatest asset; therefore, their safety and security is our number one priority," says Robert Littlejohn, vice president of security...
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...
North Carolina hospital has well-rounded security
CAROL CAREY
Because it has the second busiest emergency room in North Carolina, with approximately 63,000 visits per year, Gaston Memorial Hospital in Gastonia, N.C.,...
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...
University Security All-purpose cards includeMasterCard debit function
Michael FICKES
Northeastern University supplies security for an on-campus debit card printing facility.Security capabilities at Northeastern University in Boston have...
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...
