Norton Door Controls presented with device dating back to 1882

Jul 1, 2002 12:00 PM

Bill Keohane, president of Steeltech Building Products, South Windsor, Conn., recently presented Doug Millikan, general manager for Norton Door Controls, Monroe, N.C., with a Norton brand door closing device dating back to 1882. This product was among the first door closing devices designed and manufactured by Lewis C. Norton, founder of Norton Door Check & Spring, Boston, in 1880. It will be displayed at the headquarters of Norton Door Controls.

Ultrak Inc., Lewisville, Texas, has closed its Carroll, Ohio, manufacturing facility. The company has contracted with LeeMAH Electronics Inc., Lewisville, for the manufacture of products at a facility closer to its headquarters.

Navigator Biometric LLC, Savannah, Ga., is expanding distribution in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Colombia for access control devices based on fingerprint recognition technology.

SimplexGrinnell, Westminster, Mass., a division of Tyco International Ltd.'s Fire and Security Division, is now able to provide nurse call and patient response products to the Federal government under a newly-approved agreement with the General Services Administration (GSA).

The Automation and Control Solutions segment of Honeywell Intl., Minneapolis, and Newton Security Inc., Seattle, have agreed to market a system that detects unauthorized “tailgating” and “piggybacking” during entry to buildings and other secured areas.

TeleEye Europe Ltd., Berkshire, U.K., has partnered with Securitas, Hertfordshire, U.K., to market alarm verification and remote surveillance.

Panasonic Security & Digital Imaging Co. Security Systems Group, Secaucus, N.J., has formed an alliance with LRC Electronics to service Panasonic's line of CCTV equipment.

Security Online, San Francisco, is the online channel of distribution for Santa Clara, Calif.-based RF Logics' access control proximity product line.

Genesis Security Systems LLC, Germantown, Md., a security integration company, has been launched by Alan and Glen Kruglak.

ASSA ABLOY'S Identification Technology Group (ITG), Seattle, has formed a new company, Access ID, which will develop and supply technology cards, focusing primarily on contactless technology.

Indala, San Jose, Calif., offers an online order tracking tool to allow customers to access order status information. To register or review FAQs, visit http://www.indala.com/order.

AcSys Biometrics Corp., Burlington, Ontario, has allied with View Systems Inc., Baltimore, to integrate the AcSys Face Recognition System into View Systems' SecureScan product. Centor Software Corp., Irvine, Calif., has partnered with RSA Security Inc., Bedford, Mass., to increase security and control of confidential information and critical business performance measurements.

Zebra Technologies, Vernon Hills, Ill., has formed a strategic alliance with GenuOne Inc., Boston, to help companies protect their intellectual property. GenuOne is a member of Zebra's Systems Integrator (ZSI) Program.

Internet Security Systems K.K., Tokyo, a subsidiary of Internet Security Systems, Atlanta, has announced a distributor and OEM agreement with Hitachi Ltd., Tokyo, to resell ISS products and integrate its RealSecure intrusion protection solution with Hitachi's system management software.

Winsted, Minneapolis, a manufacturer of modular consoles for the security and video industries, has acquired Technical Interiors, Atlanta, a console designer and manufacturer.

Vindicator Technologies, Austin, Texas, has relocated its corporate headquarters closer to the Austin International Airport to accommodate staff and equipment expansion.

ITI, a General Electric Interlogix company, Mahwah, N.J., has chosen Eastern Distributing, Mahwah, to be an independent distributor of its security product line.

The CX-450 Mobile cargo x-ray inspection system from the Detection Systems division of PerkinElmer Instruments, Woburn, Mass., will go on tour across the United States to customer locations and military bases.

IR Recognition Systems, Campbell, Calif., the biometric component of IngersollRand's Security and Safety Group's Electronic Access Control Division, has partnered with Access Hardware Supply, San Leandro, Calif., to distribute IR biometric hand geometry readers.

Access Hardware Supply, San Leandro, Calif., has added the VeriSeries line of security products to its inventory. VeriSeries, manufactured by Bioscrypt Inc., Mississauga, Ontario, uses fingerprint and card identification technology.

Brady Corp., Milwaukee, an international identification, safety, graphic systems and specialty materials manufacturer, has acquired Temtec Inc., Suffern, N.Y., a printing company that develops and markets products for security applications.

Johnson Controls, Milwaukee, has been awarded the Frost & Sullivan Market Engineering Leadership Award for exhibiting world-class leadership and high standards in the U.S. Electronic Access Control System Market.

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