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Battery Backup

Alpha Technologies

• The Novus Micro Secure 100 from Alpha Technologies is a battery backup solution designed for the security industry.
• Housed in a compact, durable NEMA 3R plastic case to withstand harsh outdoor environments, the solution can communicate via a RS-232 port or an optional SNMP Ethernet interface.

ID Cards: Printers

Card Printer

Zebra

• Zebra’s P630i card printer builds on the legacy of the P640i used to print driver’s licenses for many states.
• With dual-sided printing and lamination protection, users have many options for designing functional and cost-effective personalized ID and security cards.
• The printer also meets RoHS standards.

ID Cards

Card Readers

HID Corp.

• HID's FlexSmart MIFARE®/DESFire™ reader series is a flexible, highly secure and stylish contactless smart card reader product line designed for existing MIFARE installations, as well as system upgrades to the additional security, speed and features of the DESFire protocol.
•  With the ability to read either MIFARE or DESFire cards, these ISO:14443A-compliant readers provide the power to function within a multiple card environment.

Miscellaneous

Door Switch

Nascom Inc.

• Designed by installers, the N505ASCD/ST Curtain door switch from Nascom helps eliminate false alarms and is simple to install.
• The switch can be installed in less than two minutes and avoids the problems of floor-mounted switches. The manufacturing process uses a dead-spot free design.

Digital Video Recorders (DVRs)

DVR

IC Realtime

• IC Realtime’s new 32-channel embedded DVR can achieve real-time video on all channels at 960 x 960 resolution along with 16 channels of audio.
• The DVR also features a four-port virtual matrix and has storage capacities up to 4.5 Terabytes with a SATA hard drive.

Digital Video Recorders (DVRs)

DVR

i3DVR

• i3DVR’s SRX-Pro 32-channel DVR can uses both analog and IP technology.
• The first 32 channels of the DVR are analog with the potential to incrementally grow into IP technology one camera at a time instead of block of eight. The unit features a maximum of 4 Terabytes of RAID storage.

Detection Equipment

Metal Detector

Rapiscan Systems

• The Metor 28 is a handheld metal detector. Weighing 9.3 ounces, the wand features a circular opening that assists in pinpointing metal objects.
• The detector’s angled design helps keep the screener’s hands away from individuals they are scanning. The unit has three sensitivity levels that can pick up small handguns all the way to metal shanks and single bullets.

Digital Video Surveillance (IP)

Video Monitoring

American Sentry Guard

• American Sentry Guard has recently released its video monitoring center package for central or video monitoring stations.
• The package is designed to handle thousands of cameras with built-in redundancy.
• Integration with access control and security alarm systems is available as part of the set up process.

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