April 2008


Companies

Mergers & Acquisitions ICx Technologies, Arlington, Va., a developer of advanced sensor technologies, has acquired Phoenix-based PureTech Systems, a firm...


New Products

Right Information, Right Now SPOTLIGHT: Rapid Responder Crisis Management System Prepared Response Inc., Seattle, has released an upgraded version of...


Where ON THE NETWORK?

By Ashley Roe and Stephanie Silk

The last few years have seen a shift in how video analytics technology is viewed in the security marketplace. Simply stated, the shift has been from does...

Sound Security

By Sandra Kay Miller

Just like fingerprints, eyes and other physical features, the human voice is unique to each person. The use of biometrics in security systems has been...

Opening Up About Door Closers

By Ryan Rouse

The term door closer barely begins to explain the many purposes of these widely used devices. Perhaps door controller would be a better term considering...

An Enterprise Approach

By Jim Nanini

Security technology capabilities have advanced by leaps and bounds over the last decade. Integration between technology silos - security, fire, building...

The Framework For Open Systems

By Monica Rigano

Specifiers and contractors rely on standards in much of the work they do. In fact, when evaluating technologies and solutions, how much a solution provider...

On A Higher Plane

With an estimated 29 million domestic and international passengers passing through its terminals each year and nearly 2 tons of cargo handled annually,...

Keep the Presses Rolling

By Wendy Revell

Every day, more than a million Denver-area readers count on the latest issue of the Rocky Mountain News or the Denver Post for news and information. When...

Optimized Access

St. John's College High School (SJC), an independent, Catholic, coeducational college preparatory school with 1,100 students and 150 faculty and staff,...

System Lockdown

Burlington Coat Factory has deployed technology from Savant Protection Inc., Nashua, N.H., on its chain-wide network of point-of-sale systems in an effort...

Withdraw With Caution

By Stephanie Silk

Walking up to an ATM gives off an aura of vulnerability. As they dart their eyes and clutch their belongings, customers may find their minds wandering...

Why Security Professionals Need Executive Leadership Skills

By Bob Hayes, Kathleen Kotwica and Marleah Blades

EDITOR'S NOTE: There are six different areas of knowledge that successful security programs of the future must incorporate, either in the knowledge base...

Tech Watch

By simplifying communication, intercoms promote security and begin the process of visitor management by identifying individuals before they enter a facility....

Better Rude Than Vulnerable

Larry Anderson, Editor

I came across a guy with a hand truck outside my office entrance today, waiting to deliver a package, frantically calling to get someone to answer the...

Digital Footprint

A person's digital footprint reflects how he or she actively participates in the digital universe, including use of the Internet and social networks,...

Top 7 Key Aspects of an Effective Electronic Data Auditing System

Tim Rhodes

While a significant task at the onset, automated data auditing can help safeguard your company's intellectual property from online exposure for years...

From The Field

German Metro System Adopts Video for New Passenger Safety System IndigoVision, headquartered in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, is providing the technology...

A Password Plight

By John Clark and Christopher Paidhrin

Some consider security to be beyond the reach of usual measures of return-on-investment, but most would agree that the costs of a security program should...



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