Access Control
& Security Systems

“The corporation is an entity. It is defined by how it is structured. It is defined by the products, services, attitudes, the way it is known to do business. This picture, this entity, is actually quite fragile. The ability to maintain the entity and how everyone perceives the corporation is top of all considerations.

When the entity is compromised and cannot perform the same, it can be the decline of the corporation.

This is actually a war, and corporations need to view it as such. It is a war against failures, thieves, vandals, competition, disgruntled officers, disgruntled workers, disgruntled clients, hackers, and jealous, envious outsiders. Security is the utmost way to preserve the corporation, the entity. Not just throwing money at a problem, but carefully defining the problems and prioritizing them. A security team should work outside the box and look at the box, the entity, the corporation, and plans for attack before it happens.”
— DENNIS YOUNG, Olympia, Wash.

“I do not believe that facial recognition or its standards are ready for prime time. There are too many variables in play. Systems and camera technology are currently inadequate to provide accurate, consistent facial pattern recognition. The cost/expense of such systems is simply not justified.”
— BRUCE URQUHART, Boynton Beach, Fla.

“In this case, the “proof of the pudding” lies in how well the standard is implemented and what the field results are. As a first step, this is a good start. Time, and not too much of it, will allow us the benefit of hindsight, and the opportunity to tweak the standard if experience so dictates.
— VICTOR M. GUARNERA, Jersey City, N.J.