Protection for corporate intellectual property
RANDY SOUTHERLAND
Locals here call it the Silicon Forest. Rising up from lush woods and some of the nation's most fertile farmland just west of Portland, Ore., Hillsboro...
Sun Microsystems integrates access control worldwide
ACCESS CONTROL & SECURITY SYSTEMS INTEGRATION STAFF
Use of a universal system simplifies coordination of security needs, while saving installation and administration costs.Sun Microsystems, a world leader...
The benefits of building systems integration
Keith Henson
So, you are considering the integration of all systems within your building or campus? Just what can you expect to be able to accomplish? Let's look at...
A tragedy in the making
Johnny May
When domestic violence spills into the workplace, what is the role of security? Violence in the workplace was unheard-of 20 years ago. Sadly today, newspapers...
Bonnie Michelman champions the cause of security at Massachusetts General Hospital
JEANNE BONNER
Managing security for the 14,000 employees and 820-bed facility of Massachusetts General Hospital is like securing a small city. So says Bonnie Michelman,...
Don Hubbard deploys power of education worldwide for PricewaterhouseCoopers
KATE HENRY
Using education, awareness and ingenuity, Don Hubbard has successfully expanded the security program at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Stamford, Conn.When...
Kevin McCoy's mission in Germany includes protection of soldiers on leave
JEANNE BONNER
If you look at one of the hotels at the Armed Forces Recreation Center (AFRC) in Garmisch, Germany, it looks like any other German hotel in town. It is...
Robert Hayes promotes working better and smarter at Georgia-Pacific Corp.
KATE HENRY
As director of corporate security for Georgia-Pacific Corp., Atlanta, Robert Hayes reduces risk by carefully designing and implementing security guidelines,...
B2B security: At the new TidePoint Corp., physical security is a key component of the business model
MICHAEL FICKES
Emerging electronic commerce companies require security solutions that go beyond the conventional security needs of brick-and-mortar businesses.Imagine...
Douglas Florence: Changing the face of surveillance at The Mirage Hotel and Casino
CAREY ADAMS
Douglas Florence has a knack for catching thieves in the retail and gaming industry. Florence, the director of surveillance for The Mirage Hotel and Casino...
Dan Consalvo ensures security and life safety for State Farm Insurance
KATE HENRY
In the face of today's mercurial security field, Dan Consalvo's 28-year career with State Farm Insurance, Bloomington, Ill., is a standout.Consalvo, corporate...
James Wiles: Setting standards high at BI-LO
CAREY ADAMS
As a young boy, James Wiles never dreamed that he would be in the security business. He dreamed instead of designing buildings and other great structures...
Towering team leader
CAROL CAREY
Setting an international standard for security practice, Douglas Karpiloff of the World Trade Center displays a job-tested ability to adapt and grow.The...
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...
Integration is integral to efficiency
Gary L. Daniel
It was an unusual way to be introduced to a high rise office building's new fire and security system. In the middle of a business meeting, an authoritative,...
TEN COMMANDMENTS of security design
William J. McKool
The best way to protect a facility is to design for security from the building's conception. Security design must be approached in three directions: architecturally,...
Hawaii Convention Center ensures safety of thousands
ACCESS CONTROL & SECURITY SYSTEMS INTEGRATION STAFF
The 1.4-million-square-foot, four-story Hawaii Convention Center in Honolulu has hosted thousands of visitors since it opened in June 1998. In October...
Bell Canada's security is up to the challenge
ACCESS CONTROL & SECURITY SYSTEMS INTEGRATION STAFF
It is a challenge the likes of which not too many security professionals have had to face. When the Canadian Radio and Television Commission (CRTC) deregulated...
Say the magic word
Randy Southerland
You hear it from every supplier, manufacturer and integrator in the security business. Everyone, it seems, is peddling a hardware system or software package...
The hidden cost of PC theft
David N. Herbig
"The laptop in my desk drawer, the one I was given to work on that project in Belgium last year, is still there. No one has asked about it for over a...
Get employees on board for upgrades
Randall B. Stanfield
You have just put a new security system in place at your company. You thoroughly analyzed security needs; defined your assets; identified and carefully...
THE INTERFACE OF MAN AND MACHINE
Steven Placek
Have you taken the time lately to look at the information screens of workstation monitors for new security systems? The interfaces are becoming increasingly...
The changing technology landscape
James G. Spencer
The commercial security market among Fortune 1000-sized companies is no longer hardware- or process-driven. It is software-, communications- and knowledge-driven.Traditionally,...
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...
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...
