NEW ACCESS CONTROL COMPANY FORMS: SECURITY INTERNATIONAL

Oct 1, 2002 12:00 PM

A new access control company, Security International LLC, Franklin, Wis., has formed with the acquisition of the assets and intellectual property of AXS Technologies, Montreal, including the Intelli-M product line.

Fargo Electronics Inc., Eden Prairie, Minn., has named Latin ID, Mexico City, as its import supplier for Mexico. Fargo has also announced that Bio-key International Inc., Eagan, Minn., has joined the Fargo Technology Alliance. Furthermore, Sony Chemicals Corp., Japan, has formed a technology and business alliance and has settled its pending lawsuit with Fargo.

Digital Security Controls Ltd., Toronto, is now part of Tyco Fire and Security, a division of Tyco International, Exeter, N.H.

Texas Instruments Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Systems, Dallas, has entered a partnership with Lenel Systems International Inc., Rochester, N.Y., in which Lenel will resell Texas Instruments' new line of RFID vicinity cards and readers for access control applications under the Lenel brand name.

Alarm Products Distributors World Wide, Winter Park, Fla., Perimeter Access Control Equipment Corp., Valley Stream, N.Y., and Martin's Security Depot, Fremont, Calif., have been named distributors for InfoGraphic Systems, Garden Grove, Calif.

GE Interlogix, Austin, Texas, and eTreppid Technologies LLC, Reno, Nev., have reached an agreement allowing GE Interlogix exclusive use of eTreppid's video compression technology.

Time America Inc., Tempe, Ariz., a subsidiary of Vitrix Inc., has allied with Galaxy Control Systems, Walkersville, Md. Under the agreement, Galaxy will be an OEM of the enterprise version of Time's HourTrack 2000 MS SQL Server product.

Designed Security Inc. (DSI), Bastrop, Texas, has been named a partner of Govsupply, a division of Intellimar Inc., Sykesville, Md. Through the partnership, DSI provides optical turnstiles, door alarms and other access control products for government contracts.

Imagis Technologies Inc., Vancouver, Canada, has signed an authorized reseller agreement with Datacard Group, Minnetonka, Minn.

Verint Systems Inc., Woodbury, N.Y., announced the expansion of its global relationship with Avaya Inc., Basking Ridge, N.J., positioning the companies to develop sales and marketing initiatives.

Identix Inc., Minnetonka, Minn., announced a market-focused corporate realignment, resulting in a business unit structure designed to capitalize on market-specific opportunities.

Security Broadband Corp., Austin, Texas, and March Networks, Ottawa, Ont., announced an expanded partnership allowing Security Broadband Corp. to deploy the next version of the SafeVillage security system.

The V-Smart iCLASS reader, manufactured by Bioscrypt Inc., Toronto., and HID Corp., Irvine, Calif., was selected “Best of Show” at the June BiometriTech Expo and Conference in New York. Bioscrypt has also announced that its algorithm placed first in the international FVC 2002 Fingerprint Verification Competition.

Invisa Inc., Sarasota, Fla., has granted Rytec Corp., Jackson, Wis., the exclusive license to purchase Invisa's InvisaShield safety products for use as original equipment in its line of door products.

Brijot Inc., Orlando, Fla., has secured the rights to use passive millimeter wave sensor technology developed by Lockheed Martin, Bethesda, Md. Using this technology, Brijot will design, develop and market a weapons detection system.

PSA Security Network, Denver, and Security Network of America, Raleigh, N.C., have approved an agreement that will take advantage of the two companies' assets while remaining two separate entities. Additionally, Cernium Inc., St. Louis, has joined the PSA Security Network.

North American Video, Brick, N.J., has moved its New York operation into a larger facility to accommodate the company's growing security system integration and product sales division.

CompuDyne Corp., Hanover, Md., has been ranked 40th on Fortune's 100 Fastest Growing Companies annual list.

Diversified Security Solutions Inc., Saddle Brook, N.J., has acquired National Safe, Fullerton, Calif.

Honeywell Intl., Morristown, N.J., has established the world headquarters for its Fire Solutions Group in Connecticut. Additionally, Invensys PLC, London, has agreed to sell its sensor systems business to Honeywell.

Waveset Technologies Inc., Austin, Texas, and Northrop Grumman Corp., Los Angeles, have partnered to provide identity management solutions and services to federal government agencies.

Viking Electronics, Hudson, Wis., introduced the AES-2000 Accessible Entry System. The AES-2000 was developed jointly with the city of San Francisco to meet the needs of disabled persons.

IDenticard, Lancaster, Pa., has been awarded a patent for laminated contactless smart cards using the Mifare architecture platform. The company has also partnered with School Technology Management, Baltimore, in a marketing agreement.

Merlin Technologies, Burnaby, B.C., has expanded its digital video recorder product line to include surveillance cameras and accessories from Ultrak Inc., Lewisville, Texas.

SimplexGrinnell, Houston, and InfoGraphic Systems, Garden Grove, Calif., have been approved to sell products to the Federal government by the General Services Administration (GSA).

Honeywell Automation and Control Solutions' Ademco Group, Syosset, N.Y., is partnering with OzVision, Israel, to integrate a remote video transmission system with AlarmNet central station communication services.

Identix Inc., Minnetonka, Minn., and Northrop Grumman IT, Herndon, Va., have delivered technical demonstrations to the U.S. Department of Defense to test and evaluate biometric technology for the Department's Common Access Card program.

Siemens Fire and Security Products, Switzerland, and Stealth Laboratories, Hickory, N.C., have formed a marketing agreement to launch Siemens' line of controls and sensors in the U.S.

TOA Corp., San Francisco, has agreed to allow Aiphone USA, Bellevue, Wash., to sell TOA's security intercom system.

Vance International Inc., Oakton, Va., and the International Management Assistance Corp., Cleveland, have partnered to offer corporations and other organizations labor and logistics services for strikes, special events, plant closings and disaster recovery.

iJet Travel Intelligence, Annapolis, Md., has entered a strategic partnership with Kroll Inc., New York, and has integrated Kroll Information Service (KINS) into its service offerings.

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