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Brink’s Home Security Announces Name Change
Brink’s Home Security Holdings Inc. recently announced that it is changing the name of its home and business security offering to Broadview Security.
Jul 02, 2009
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Intergraph Now A Cisco Video Surveillance Authorized Technology Partner
Intergraph, a provider of public safety and security solutions, and now a Cisco Video Surveillance Authorized Technology Provider (ATP) Partner, will include Cisco video surveillance systems as part of its integrated security suite to offer advanced, comprehensive video assessment capabilities for the timely and effective response to threats and incidents.
Jul 02, 2009
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Frost & Sullivan Says Improving Security In Luxury Hotels Top Global Priority
The list of locations around the world having experienced terrorist attacks on luxury hotels is growing fast: Netanya in Israel, Jakarta in Indonesia, Taba and Sharm al-Sheikh in Egypt, Sana'a in Yemen, Amman in Jordan, Islamabad in Pakistan, Mumbai in India in November 2008 and last month, Peshawar in Pakistan.
Jul 02, 2009
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The Security Products Magazine New Product of the Year Award honors the outstanding product development achievements of security equipment manufacturers whose products are considered particularly noteworthy in their ability to improve workplace security.
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A Port in the Storm
While federal security requirements like the Transportation Workers Identification Credential program are designed with the safety of the nation in mind, adhering to them can be a costly and time-consuming task. The goal of the TWIC program is to ensure that anyone who has unescorted access to secure areas of U.S. port facilities and vessels has received a thorough background check and is not a known security threat.
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Improve Your View with Sight-Line Consoles
New Sight-Line consoles from Winsted provide next-generation flexible monitor display options, smart equipment and cable management, and easy access to data/power in an ergonomic console worth setting your sights on. Sight-Line consoles feature the Versa-Trak monitor support system, which offers the ultimate in adjustability. Monitor viewing angles and sight lines are easily optimized based on personal needs.
Winsted Corporation
CO1224T detector from System Sensor
When you install a carbon monoxide detector, wouldn’t it be great to know it’s offering the protection it promises? The CO1224T detector from System Sensor now offers RealTest™: a true functional CO test — the first of its kind. With RealTest, a simple short spray of canned CO is all it takes to know the detector is doing its job.
System Sensor
Extend your PoE network
New from Midspans.com, a 4-port PoE powered switch with all 4 ports capable of providing a full 15.4 watts. The unit extends the reach of a cable run from 100 meters to 200 meters while powering up to four PoE enabled IP cameras from a single CAT5 cable. By adding this innovative PoE extender you can easily expand your network reach without concern for location of endpoints.
Phihong
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As Good as Gold
Preventative efforts are taken in every aspect of daily life—from emergency preparedness to purchasing insurance to installing home security systems.
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Eyes in the Sky
About 700 cargo containers, some weighing as much as 80,000 pounds, flow to and from the rail yard at the international marine terminal in Norfolk, Va., each day. In the months leading up to the Christmas season, that number can surge to more than 900 containers per day. And in the coming decades, the Virginia Port Authority predicts that containerized cargo volume to and from the rail will triple.
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Negative Cash Flow
There is a growing and highly effective breed of bank robbers at work around the world. Money is not particularly safe and secure, and no city is immune.
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Tag, You're It
Prevailing international aviation rules mandate 100 percent screening for outbound carry-on baggage. Modern screening techniques involve X-ray or other imaging systems combined with chemical sniffers for scent or trace detection, physical search and permissible item restrictions. During the process of going through security, it is easy to associate a problem bag with its owner to resolve any violations.