Schools

Thirteen Higher Education Institutions Receive Grants To Plan, Prepare for Campus Emergencies

August 12, 2008

Thirteen Higher Education Institutions Receive Grants To Plan, Prepare for Campus Emergencies

Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings recently announced the award of $5.2 million for 13 new grants to colleges and universities to develop and implement emergency management plans for preventing and responding to campus violence and natural disasters in order to ensure the safety of the entire campus community.


Safe and Secure TV

August 12, 2008

Click here to view the latest collaboration between Security Products and the Safe and Secure TV Channel.


Report: Student Safety, Security Concerns Driving Bus Telematic Industry

July 17, 2008

Increasing concerns over the safety and security of students, rising fuel prices, increasing overhead expenditures, and other operational issues have made the incorporation of school bus telematics systems indispensable. In fact, the telematics market is primed for growth between 2008 and 2014.


West Virginia College Upgrades Exit Devices

July 16, 2008

To ensure better security for its student housing facilities, Bethany College has upgraded to the new Von Duprin XP99 exit devices on its controlled access dormitory doors to withstand greater abuse.


Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies Launches National School Safety Study

June 12, 2008

The American Association of School Administrators (AASA) and Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies recently announced the kick off a strategic alliance by inviting AASA’s members to complete a survey on school safety and security called the Risk Mitigation Assessment. The results of the assessment will be used to create the first-ever National School Safety Study.


Wisconsin School District Installs Automated Security Solution

June 6, 2008

VUANCE Inc. recently announced that it has been awarded a $1.4 million contract from the Racine (Wisc.) Unified School District to install its MASC (Managed Automated Security Controls) security solution into 31 schools and two administrative buildings in the district.


Virginia Community Colleges Launch Emergency Notification System

May 23, 2008

Cooper Notification recently announced that 17 additional Virginia Community College System (VCCS) colleges launched the patent-pending Roam Secure Alert Network (RSAN) for emergency notification, joining Northern Virginia Community College, which launched its system in August.


Maryland School District Standardizes Security With IQeye Cameras

May 22, 2008

Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland is deploying IQeye megapixel IP cameras throughout its schools. James Gompers is consultant to the project, and Netcom Technologies is overseeing project installation.


Virtual, and Reality

By Larry R. Rickard · May 2008

Marquette University implements new information center technology

Marquette University may not have Robocop, but school public safety officials are convinced they’ve got the next best thing—a virtual surveillance system that could make a dent in campus crime. What campus today isn’t thinking about and implementing key security plans?


Report: Physical Security Increases While Cyber Safety Drops At Schools

May 20, 2008

CDW Government Inc. recently announced the results of the 2008 School Safety Index, the national benchmark on the current status of public school district safety.


ID Insurance

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In this age of widespread easy access to personal information, identity theft has become the fastest growing and most lucrative crime in America.

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