Q&A Interviews

Questions and Answers from the Top

By Frank Abram · March 2007

Conversation with Frank Abram

TECHNOLOGIES that drive the security industry are changing rapidly. That’s no surprise to anyone and the deployment of networked systems continues to drive newer system solutions with infinitely more capabilities. We spent some time with Frank Abram, general manager and vice president of Sanyo’s security products division, to find out the general flow of business trends in 2007.


Questions and Answers from the Product Manager's POV

March 2007

A conversation with Felix Mira

FOR almost a century, the Schlage brand, part of Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies, has been protecting residential and commercial facilities with a line of locks and other access control devices. We sat down recently with Felix Mira, the electronic security marketing manager for Schlage, to talk about how the line is growing from simple access control to more complex tasks like video recording and retrieval.


Industry Perspective

By Security Products Staff · February 2007

A conversation with Jack Fernandes

AMERICAN Fibertek has always prided itself on building products based on innovation. And even today, that continues to be the norm, but what has taken a turn for the greater is a partnership with global suppliers and manufacturers to provide core competency in network and software-driven technologies.


Product Spotlight

By Security Products Staff · February 2007

A conversation with Moshe Machline

VERINT'S Nextiva video analytics portfolio includes the industry's broadest array of integrated video analytics applications for transit, critical infrastructructure, retail, banking and enterprise organizations.


Questions and Answers From the Top

By Security Products Staff · January 2007

A conversation with Magnus Jonsson

BANKS and larger financial institutions are interested in making the most of the newest security technologies and analytical software solutions to better protect assets, employees and customers.


Product Spotlight

By Security Products Staff · January 2007

A conversation with Beth Thomas, product manager for readers and credentials at Honeywell

HONEYWELL has more than 30 years of experience in offering security professionals innovative products and solutions, and company experts have years of service in addressing complex access control situations. In a recent interview with Security Products, Beth Thomas, product manager for Honeywell readers and credentials, discussed the impact ID management and biometric technology has on HSPD-12 and FIPS 201.


Industry Perspective

By Security Products Staff · December 2006

A conversation with Frank DeFina

AS 2006 quickly turns into 2007, the new year is promising to bring a wide variety of continued changes to the industry. One of the most talked about topics is the drive to IP-based technology.


Industry Perspective

By Security Products Staff · November 2006

A conversation with Jeffery Vollmar

IN today's converging market, digital devices are quickly beginning to make headway in the once overwhelmingly analog-only marketplace. As the industry begins to transition, many end users are looking for hybrid solutions that leverage the advantages of both platforms.


Industry Perspective

By Security Products Staff · September 2006

A conversation with Jack Graves

ACCESS control should be a cutting edge technology, and the opportunity to visit with Jack Graves of DSX Inc. came in the form of lunch near the company's headquarters in Dallas.


Industry Perspective

By Security Products Staff · October 2006

A conversation with Alan Forman

CATCHING up with Altronix president Alan Forman is nearly impossible. He is a busy man, but he has reason to be.


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Rise of the Digital Certificates

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