Emergency phones enhance security and service
ACCESS CONTROL & SECURITY SYSTEMS INTEGRATION STAFF
At its extensive parking facilities for staff, patients and visitors, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions in Baltimore has installed ADA-compliant hands-free...
Life safety retrofit for Ohio State's towers
ACCESS CONTROL & SECURITY SYSTEMS INTEGRATION STAFF
Lincoln Tower and Morrill Tower, the twin towers at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, are the tallest college residence towers in the United States....
Putting a stop to false alarms
Randy Southerland
It's past 3 a.m. on a lonely commercial street in the big city. From behind the iron burglar bars of a small store comes the blaring sound of an alarm....
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...
Communications EquipmentPersonal communicators enhance campus safety
DR. ADAM THERMOS
A new wave of security technology is gaining acceptance, as communities and campuses across the country warm to miniature radio frequency (RF) pendants...
Fire Safety
CINDY EMBRETSON
Picture this. Somewhere in a building, fire alarm horns are sounding again. No one knows the location of the fire. It could be in the cafeteria down the...
Special Event Security
Don Garbera
Today's top performing artists appear regularly on the stage at New York's Radio City Music Hall. Recent performers include Tony Bennett, Elvis Costello,...
Elegance meets electronics Combining old-fashioned luxury with modern security systems at Hotel Del Coronado.
Carol Carey
Visitors to San Diego's elegant, Victorian-style Hotel Del Coronado - a historical landmark frequented by worldwide dignitaries and U.S. presidents -...
Security Systems IntegrationRetrofit at Lexmark International blends fire and security systems to handle 20,000 daily transactions.
AC&SSI Staff
Single-seat control benefits printer manufacturerLexmark International Inc. needed a change. Its world headquarters, a 31-building, 450-acre research...
Fire and Burglar Alarms
AC&SSI Staff
The 4000 Series Wireless System, an integrated, supervised system for the ZX family of control panels, is new from Sentrol Inc., Tualatin, Ore. It is...
Bridgeport Hospital's O'Donnell and staff provide a safe, secure environment
DON GARBERA
Security mission: To protect against urban threats at the 450-bed hospital in Connecticut. Located in the middle of one of the largest urban areas in...
Integrating Communications
AC&SSI Staff
The intercom: an essential element of a layered security system. The intercom is like the Swiss army knife of security - its functions are virtually unlimited....
Who should lead the race to fire and security systems integration?
GERALD CORDASCO
Systems integration was introduced two decades ago as the key to the "smart building." In terms of building management - tying together the supervision...
Emerging fire/security system trends
TINA D'AVERSA-WILLIAMS Today, fire system management is increasingly included in a security directo
Security without reservations at New York's Peninsula Hotel
DON GARBERA
The Peninsula Hotel's security operation lives up to the hotel's first-class reputation. The Peninsula Hotel is in the heart of New York's most prestigious...
World Trade Center
By CAROL CAREY
On a snowy February day in 1993, a rented van carrying a bomb was driven into one of the World Trade Center's public parking garages and parked. After...
The Baltimore Gas & Electric Company
>By Staff
The Baltimore Gas and Electric security system has to cover 29 facilities and have the ability to expand during periods of growthThe task of controlling...
Atlantic City Hilton's do-it yourself upgrade
By RICHARD L. MOUREY
When the security system at the Atlantic City Hilton Casino Resort needed modernizing, it had to be done quickly, and security on the casino floor could...
University of San Diego - School Security
By Staff
University of San Diego begins comprehensive life safety upgrade As assistant director of public safety for the University of San Diego, Don Johnson looked...
Corporate Disasters
By DR. STEPHENIE SLAHOR
Your firm may have never faced the harsh reality and aftermath of a fire or explosion, but other firms have. Their lessons learned can help you prevent...
Listen up!
By BRUCE BOYD
Intercoms can add sound dimension to security systems Sophisticated security efforts use a range of equipment, but two-way voice communication should...
Report gauges success in fire alarm business
Fire and security dealers, installers and service companies can gauge their fire alarm system service and installation procedures against industry benchmarks...
