Access Control


Flying High

By Courtney Dillon Pederson · January 2007

Tennessee airport adds wireless video surveillance to help increase security efforts

NOWADAYS, it takes much more to have a safe flight, and airports are strengthening security to ensure passengers do travel safely.


The Magic Touch

By Alain Jutant · December 2006

Biometrics offers the best solution for identifying people at border crossings

THE fluctuating state of global migration, combined with international terrorism threats, make ID verification increasingly important at border crossings. According to Customs and Border Protection, in 2005, the United States had an average of 1.2 million visitors per day at the 314 land, air and seaports last year.


The Last Word

By Brent Dirks · December 2006

Preserving Paradise

THANKS to being almost 1,000 miles away from any land mass, the Galapagos Islands on the Pacific Ocean are famous for the unique and self-supporting habitat that contains thousands of species of plants and animals native to the area.


A Human Intervention

By Brian McCarthy · June 2006

The human element is key to stemming the flow of new viruses, worms, phishing and pharming

THE landscape of information security continues to be dynamic. New threats emerge daily in the forms of new viruses, worms, phishing, pharming, social engineering and identity theft.


Raising the Grade

By Catherine L. York · June 2006

Schools adopt visitor management systems to help secure teachers, students and premises

THE Jessica Lunsford Act -- named for the nine-year old who was murdered by a construction worker at her school -- sent school districts throughout Florida scrambling to implement fingerprinting and screening systems to comply with the law.


A Need for ID

By Tim Cawsey · May 2006

It's not hard to understand the need for security, and ID management has become increasingly more important in the government sector


Leaving a Mark on Security

By Ryan Zlockie · May 2006

Government mandates work to increase entry point protection, secure sensitive assets and reduce threats through new biometric technology

IN a time when identity management and interoperable security initiatives are at the forefront of agendas and presidential mandates, security directors are implementing new biometric technologies that notably increase entry point protection, secure sensitive assets and reduce outside threats.


The Crime of the Decade

By Garnet Steen · April 2006

Survey reveals that identity theft is still a growing concern for Americans

IN January, the FTC announced that 37 percent of all consumer complaints it received in 2005 concerned identity theft, making it the top consumer complaint for yet another year. On a daily basis, the media reveals new warnings, breaches of consumer data, proposed legislation, and consumer horror stories.


Playing on the Positive Side of Human Nature

By Joe Davis, CPP · March 2006

Retailers aware of employee theft in their business

MOST retailers are acutely aware of the impact employee theft has on their business. According to the University of Florida 2004 National Retail Security Survey, 47 percent of all shrink is attributed to employee theft.


Saving Precious Time

By Michael O'Keeffe · March 2006

Technology enables Lower Colorado River Authority to improve work on equipment

LOCKOUT/TAGOUT or "red tagging" (also known as clearance tagging) is the critical procedure followed to ensure that equipment at the Fayette Power Project's three coal-fired generating units near La Grange, Texas, are safely shut down and energy sources isolated to prevent accidental release of stored energy, making it safe for their maintenance staff to begin working on equipment.


New Products

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Telephone entry
s67cov03 Model EL2000, with simplified installation and easier programming, is the latest addition to the Chamberlain® Elite® telephone entry and access control line. Engineered for gated communities, EL2000 is adaptable for use in apartment buildings, condos and commercial applications. EL2000 can accept up to 2,000 flexible codes that can be programmed as directory or access codes and features digital audio technology, sharp backlit screen and corrosion-resistant aluminum housing in three colors—black, nickel and gray.

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Access Control Panel

Honeywell’s NetAXS access control panel is a four-door programmable panel offering a hybrid Web- or PC-based system, giving users an easy-to-install solution for a new access control system or updates to an existing one. Using a built-in Web server, the system can be accessed anywhere Internet is available. The Web browser allows a user to manage the system, run reports, monitor events and alarms, and add and remove users.

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Biometric Verification System

Shimon Systems’ Bio-NetGuard™ Wi-Fi security solution uses fingerprint verification technology to authenticate the user. The solution prevents client association with Wi-Fi access points that are not WPA/WPA 2.0 configured or authorized by the administrator. The plug-and-play unit can connect to either a Wi-Fi access point or LAN router. Each unit is capable of securing multiple Wi-Fi access points connected to the same router, allowing authenticated users to freely and seamlessly roam between access points without having to re-authenticate.

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Rise of the Digital Certificates

Securely exchanging and storing documents and emails has become a necessity across multiple industries. An increasing number of businesses need to exchange data internally as well as with business partners and customers. The question is: How do you do exchange information easily, efficiently, and securely?

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