Wireless Locks in Defense of Fort Lewis
By Kate Henry
Shoring up 86,000 acres adjacent to Washington's pristine Puget Sound and midway between Tacoma and Olympia, Wash., sits U.S. Army post Fort Lewis, much...
Everything Old Is New Again at San Francisco City Hall
When the four-year, $300 million restoration of San Francisco's City Hall was completed, seismic protection was the main improvement, complemented by...
School Lock Shop Hops To Challenging Beat
By Jacqueline Emigh
The lock shop at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) never stops hopping. Ongoing conversion to Schlage and Omnilock is a matter of better...
Who's Controlling The Keys?
By Peter Guidi
Access control the process of managing the flow of people into, throughout and out of our facilities is achieved through a layered approach that identifies...
Genetic Research Under Lock and Key
By Carol Carey
In 2001, Gene Tools LLC shipped approximately one ounce of product and expected to gross $4 million in sales. The product microscopic molecules of redesigned...
New Cooley law school facility gets subtle security
Digital surveillance system provides live remote access of schools Throughout its newly renovated 10-story building in downtown Lansing, Mich., Thomas...
A wealth of history is secure at Brown University
DON GARBERA
Colleges and universities with long histories - such as Brown University in Providence, R.I. - often possess an aura of timelessness, as if they have...
Card access is key to University of Virginia's lock problems
RANDY SOUTHERLAND
With its central lawn and trademark rotunda, the University of Virginia at Charlottesville exemplifies the classic academic setting. More than 18,000...
Security in resort country
CAROL CAREY
In the Land of Mickey, the Rosen hotel group protects assets and people with technology that is discreet and powerful.From the infrared lights shining...
Kentucky school teaches locksmithing skills
Joe Mele
People from all over the world come to a little Kentucky town to learn locksmithing skills.Lockmasters, located in the midst of "Horse Country" in Nicholasville,...
One door at a time: Modular approach keeps day care centers safe at low cost
ACCESS CONTROL & SECURITY SYSTEMS INTEGRATION STAFF
"The budgets in this industry are so tight.""We continuously emphasize doing everything to protect the kids."Seemingly contradictory, these two statements...
High-tech security in low-income housing
JEREMY APPEL
Biometric devices are becoming increasingly common in security applications, fueled by technological progress and falling prices. The sophisticated technology...
California school district combines door security with accessibility.
Access Control & Security Systems Integration Staff
The simplest solutions are often the best. That's what the San Juan Unified School District is finding out as it upgrades classroom locks and related...
How Computer Associates guards secrets
AC&SSI Staff
$4.7 billion software company enhances security to keep pace with expansion.Software companies use state-of-the-art equipment and possess trade secrets,...
Locks
AC&SSI Staff
Overhead door lock monitor Requires no special brackets The lock monitor mounts directly to the overhead door track. Features: stainless-steel construction,...
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 -...
Lock Technology
AC&SSI Staff
A waterproof model has joined the Trilogy line of locks from Alarm Lock Systems, Amityville, N.Y. The T2 Trilogy waterproof lock features fingertip programming,...
Lock Technology
AC&SSI Staff
Easy programming of 20 individual user codes is a feature of the PRO5100 cylindrical and PRO5500 mortise-style, microprocessor-controlled electromechanical...
Beyond the Combination Lock
DICK MOE
Electronic safe locking technology provides a simple solution to complex loss prevention problems.Using electronics to control access is standard practice...
A programmable key system helped Schneider Logistics improve delivery operations.
AC&SSI Staff
Getting products where they need to be, on time and on target safely, is what companies need and what people who deliver for them want to provide. As...
Raising the bar on security behind bars
George Partington
Last fall, many Georgians were beginning to wonder, "What's wrong with security at our state prisons?" Three convicted murderers had escaped from two...
Raising the bar on security behind bars
George Partington
Teamwork, independent consulting and competitive contracting by qualified systems integrators were key to the success of a recent renovation at the maximum-security...
Parisian stores keep their doors safe and secure
Staff
Door protection is subtle and effective at Parisian, a growing department store chain with headquarters in Birmingham, Ala.A review of a typical Parisian...
Emory University
>By Staff
A stand-alone door locking mechanism compatible with the existing system solved key management and door security problems.With nearly 35,000 cardholders...
Hardware solutions for workplace violence
By BONNIE S. MICHELMAN
Workplace violence has reached epidemic proportions. It goes beyond the occasional frustrated postal worker who takes his violent revenge. It is a pervasive...
