Security Management articles from June 2004

Security Management archives from June 2004

What is homeland security?(Editor's Note)
June 1, 2004... Two years and nine months after the September 11 terrorist attacks, it might seem odd to ask what homeland security is, but a recent report by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) notes that there is still confusion and disagreement about what...

Heroic service.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
June 1, 2004... WHEN FOUR AMERICANS SERVING AS PRIvate security guards were viciously murdered and mutilated in Fallujah in April, the media at first referred to them merely as "contractors." These men are heroes. They made the ultimate sacrifice while...

Apprehending shoplifters.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
June 1, 2004... I READ WITH INTEREST MARK ROSEN'S ARTIcle entitled "You Bagged the Shoplifter, Now What?" (April). I must take exception to the article's title. The use of the word "Bagged" in my view is highly unprofessional. Using the word "apprehended"...

Partners in alarms.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
June 1, 2004... THE "VIEWPOINT," ENTITLED "CAN BURGLAR Alarm Systems Do More?" (April) by Donald J. Horan, CPP, is well founded. As a support company for a group of North American retail companies, we have long embraced the concepts outlined in his piece--so...

Did you know that?(News and Trends)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... * According to a recent survey by the Defense Manpower Data Center, active-duty U.S. troops have gotten the message about sexually harassing behavior. Over a seven-year period, the rate of harassment of female colleagues dropped from 46 percent...

So you want to sell to the government?(News and Trends)
June 1, 2004... The homeland-security-technology market may have slowed but it is perhaps only catching its breath after a heady 2003. After spending copiously between 9-11 and the end of 2003, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has adopted a much more...

A virtually risk free crisis.(New and Trends)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Virtual reality technology offers the possibility of running through simulated lifelike crises without the risk. Where that virtual reality goal is in relation to real reality was the focus of a recent conference on modeling and simulation for...

EU expansion poses security problems.(News and Trends)
June 1, 2004... Last month, the European Union (EU) swelled from 15 to 25 members, with Poland, Cyprus, Estonia, Malta, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Lithuania, Latvia, Hungary, and the Czech Republic coming aboard. While the EU enlargement has been praised...

Taking back the nightclub.(News and Trends)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Every urban area has one: a nightclub noted for loud music, outbursts of violence, and plenty of drugs. In Burlington, Ontario, near Toronto, that club is called NRG/The Kingdom, and its crowd wreaked havoc in the neighborhood. Several...

Reducing false alarms, a La carte.(News and Trends)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... In Toronto, citizens and businesses can choose whether police or private security personnel respond to alarms. Those who choose police bear the cost of false alarms. Alarm owners in Phoenix have no choice, but they too must reimburse police for...

Home on the page: @www.securitymanagement.com.(News and Trends)
June 1, 2004... Security professionals have an insatiable need for current information; it's part of the job. Make SM Online your first stop to learn new tactics, crime-prevention strategies, and vulnerabilities. The items below are just a taste. Also, look...

Kilroy has left the building.(Working Wise)
June 1, 2004... Kilroy hasn't dared show his face in the elevators at 21 Penn Plaza in New York City since the building's owners installed a surveillance system in all its elevators, lobbies, and adjacent sidewalks two years ago. Not only has the equipment...

Task force pushes for early warning system.(Tech Talk)
June 1, 2004... The Cyber Security Early Warning task force, which includes representatives from businesses, trade groups, and academia, has issued its first set of recommendations. First is a call for the creation of an Early Warning Alert Network (EWAN) that...

IT security requirements of Sarbanes-Oxley.(Tech Talk)(Information technology,Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires companies to include in their annual reports a report of management of the company's internal control over financial reporting. How IT risks and controls are affected is explained in a Q & A format...

IT security problems at DHS.(Quick Bytes)(Information technology, Department of Homeland Security)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... * IT security problems at DHS. The Department of Homeland Security's IT efforts are plagued with inefficiencies and problems, from an "organizationally weak" CIO office and the reliance on outdated technical systems to the need to outsource...

Viruses, recovery costs increase.(Quick Bytes)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... * Viruses, recovery costs increase. Virus disasters--where 25 or more computers within an organization are infected at the same time--increased 15 percent in 2003 from the previous year, and the costs of recovering from those disasters...

Criminal case files go online.(Quick Bytes)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... * Criminal case files go online. The Judicial Conference of the United States has released a guide for allowing remote electronic access to criminal case files. This guidance states that if a document would be available to a member of the...

IT gains clout in making security decisions.(Tech Talk)
June 1, 2004... The convergence of physical and IT security might worry physical security experts who dread the idea of having to learn the intricacies of bits and bytes. But there may be little choice: As CCTV systems increasingly rely on data networks,...

Worm's-eye view of attack trends.(Tech Talk)
June 1, 2004... An analysis of tens of thousands of computer security attacks over the second half of last year, conducted as part of Symantec's fifth Internet Security Threat Report, has revealed some disturbing trends hidden within the not-surprising news...

Cybersecurity vendors form alliance.(Tech Talk)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... A dozen security IT vendors have established the Cyber Security Industry Alliance with the aim of improving cybersecurity "through public policy initiatives, public sector partnerships, corporate outreach, academic programs, alignment behind...

IT technology primer.(Tech Talk)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... A buyers guide for managers who need to understand security technologies is now available from the General Accounting Office (GAO). The guide focuses on five technology areas: access controls, system integrity, cryptography, audit and...

Bigger budgets, more technology.(Tech Talk)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... More than half of the businesses responding to a recent survey by the Yankee Group indicate that they expect IT security budgets to increase over the next three years, compared to only 8 percent who foresaw a decrease and 37 percent who...

Passwords hidden in plain sight.(Tech Talk)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... While users may forget their passwords easily, computers, like elephants, never forget. The persistence of that memory could pose a security problem if staff with limited access privileges were to figure out how to access the plain text...

From small clues to big picture: one lesson from 9-11 is the importance of better connecting the dots of intelligence data to see the picture of any looming threat. The Transportation Security Coordination Center is attempting to do just that.(Homeland Security)( Transportation Security Coordination Center )(Cover Story)
June 1, 2004... Since September 11, 2001, government officials, terrorism experts, and private citizens have emphasized the importance of intelligence gathering and analysis. The goal is to make it possible for government agencies to connect the dots from...

Passenger screening in no-fly zone? Government efforts to work the kinks out of the latest passenger screening proposal seem mired in the battle between privacy and security.(Transportation)(Computer Assisted Passenger Prescreening System)(Transportation Security Administration )
June 1, 2004... TERRORISM. PRIVACY. THE INFORMATION AGE. BIG Business. At the intersection of these four grand boulevards of the modern world in the first decade of the 21st century lies the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA's) proposed Computer...

Terror on the high seas: piracy and terrorism are joining forces and creating troubled waters for the maritime industry.(Transportation)
June 1, 2004... CAPTAIN KIDD AND BLACKBEARD HAVE LONG DIS-appeared into Davy Jones's locker, but maritime piracy, far from a mere historical curiosity, is a growing threat to commercial shipping. According to the Piracy Reporting Center at the International...

Surveillance that delivers results: Deutsche Post collaborated with its workers on rolling out a new CCTV system. Employee buy-in has helped make the system a success.(Access Control)
June 1, 2004... Sometimes referred to as the Yellow Giant, Germany's Deutsche Post World Net is Europe's largest postal provider and one of the largest transportation groups worldwide. In Germany its nearly 207,000 employees collect, process, and deliver 72...

The evolution of a security solution: current intrusion detection and prevention products are evolving into a new generation of smarter and more effective tools.(Computer Security)
June 1, 2004... In the physical world, burglar alarms are a central part of any retail business's security. Designed to summon law enforcement or security quickly in the event of an intrusion, they are primarily a reactive measure, yet no one would argue that...

Crime fighters cast wide net: the Cybercop Web portal allows authorized crimefighters around the world to access a database of sensitive information.(Public-Private Liaison)
June 1, 2004... WORKING IN HIS OFFICE IN TORONTO, Mark Fabro needs to download a recent white paper written by a government law enforcement officer who specializes in fighting cybercrime. Fabro, chief security scientist at American Management Systems (AMS), a...

A case of rogue gatherings (and other CPTED tales): find out how the Calgary (Canada) Police Service has spread the word on CPTED and translated it into action.(Physical Security)(Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design)
June 1, 2004... Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) promotes design principles that reduce or eliminate opportunities for crime and facilitate legitimate and positive social interactions in commercial, residential, and other environments....

Premises liability.(U.S. Judicial Decisions)(Independence Condominium Trust )
June 1, 2004... Premises liability. A Massachusetts appeals court has ruled that the trustees of a condominium complex cannot be held responsible for the assault of a resident when the resident's actions created the risk of such an assault. Phyllis...

Negligent hiring.(U.S. Judicial Decisions)
June 1, 2004... Negligent hiring. In a recent decision, an Illinois appeals court has ruled that a contract security guard company and the company that hired it could be held responsible for an assault carried out by a guard. The court ruled that the plaintiff...

Libel.(International Judicial Decisions)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Libel. In a case recently decided in Wales, United Kingdom, the High Court of Justice has ruled that it has jurisdiction over an Internet libel lawsuit. The case involves boxing promoter Don King, who sued Lennox Lewis and his attorney. On...

Corporate aviation.(U.S. Congressional Hearings)
June 1, 2004... Corporate aviation. The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's Subcommittee on Aviation held a hearing to discuss whether general aviation, which includes corporate and private aircraft, will be allowed to operate out of Ronald...

Aviation security.(U.S. Congressional Hearings)
June 1, 2004... Aviation security. The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's Subcommittee on Aviation recently held a hearing on airport screening and checkpoint issues. Several government and industry representatives testified. The...

Maritime security.(U.S. Congressional Legislation)(maritime security law H.R. 3788)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Maritime security. A bill (H.R. 3788) introduced by Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-CA) would require the Coast Guard to develop and implement a secure, long-range automated vehicle tracking system. The system would be used to reroute vessels and...

Discrimination.(U.S. Congressional Legislation)(employement discrimination law H.R. 1705)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Discrimination. Introduced by Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA), a Senate bill (H.R. 1705) would prohibit an employer from refusing to hire or to discharge an individual based on that individual's sexual orientation. The bill would also prohibit...

Weapons of mass destruction.(U.S. Congressional Legislation)(bill to regulate usage of Weapons of mass destruction H.R. 2939)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Weapons of mass destruction. A bill (H.R. 2939) introduced by Rep. Randy Forbes (R-VA) would amend federal law to enhance the prevention and prosecution of crimes committed using weapons of mass destruction. The bill would make illegal any...

Aviation security.(U.S. Congressional Legislation)(S. 2060 aviation security bill)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Aviation security. A Senate bill (S. 2060) introduced by Sen. Harry M. Reid (D-NV) would allow local law enforcement officers to carry weapons onto commercial aircraft. The officers would have to be full-time municipal, county, or state law...

Computer security.(U.S. Congressional Legislation)(computer security bill H.R. 3754)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Computer security. Introduced by Rep Lamar Smith (R-TX), a bill (H.R. 3754) would make it illegal to knowingly provide material and misleading or false contact information in making, maintaining, or renewing registration of an Internet site...

Border security.(U.S. Congressional Legislation)(H.R. 3534 immigration law)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Border security. A bill (H.R. 3534) introduced by Rep. Thomas Tancredo (R-CO) would suspend the visa waiver program until the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) fully implements an automated entry-exit system and the use of biometric machine...

Rail security.(U.S. Congressional Legislation)(rail security bill S. 2216)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Rail security. A bill (S. 2216) introduced by Sen. Ernest Hollings (D-SC) would require the Homeland Security Department to conduct risk assessments of rail security threats and then recommend additional measures to increase safety. The...

First responders.(U.S. Congressional Legislation)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... First responders. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) has introduced a bill (S. 2171) that would require the federal government to establish a toll-free hotline that could be used by local government and nonprofit organizations to obtain information...

Texas.(U.S. State Legislation)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Texas HIPAA. The Texas Attorney General has ruled that a state law requiring public access to information preempts the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). In Texas, government records--such as those at...

Privacy.(Elsewhere in the Courts...)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... * Privacy. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that an individual whose Social Security number was released to the public by the government cannot collect damages because he cannot prove that the disclosure caused him actual harm. In the case, a...

First Amendment.(Elsewhere in the Courts...)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... * First Amendment. A recent ruling by the Vermont Superior Court determined that the state's opt-in privacy regulations for financial institutions--under which companies can't use a customer's personal information for marketing or sell it...

Drug testing.(Elsewhere in the Courts...)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... * Drug testing. Students at the Delaware Valley School District in Pennsylvania have won an appeal of a case in which they sued the school district, claiming that its drug testing policy violated their privacy rights. The plan requires that all...

50 ASIS International 2004: seminar preview and advance registration.
June 1, 2004... 50th ANNUAL SEMINAR AND EXHIBITS SEPTEMBER 27-30, 2004 DALLAS, TEXAS ASIS International... the industry leader for security education and expertise If you are on the front lines of security, you need to be in Dallas for the...

PDR Guide to Biological and Chemical Warfare Response.(Reviews)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... PDR Guide to Biological and Chemical Warfare Response. Edited by John G. Bartlett, David W. Sifton, and Gwynned L. Kelly; published by Thomson Healthcare, 201/358-7200 (phone), www.thomson.com (Web); 404 pages; $39.95. Largely viewed as a...

Effective Physical Security, Third Edition.(Reviews)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... Effective Physical Security, Third Edition. By Lawrence J. Fennelly; published by Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann; available from ASIS, Item #1568, 703/519-6200 (phone), www.asisonline.org (Web); 315 pages; $40 (ASIS members), $44 (nonmembers)....

Computer Security Sourcebook and Communications Security Sourcebook.(Reviews)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... Computer Security Sourcebook and Communications Security Sourcebook. Edited by Wilma R. Caldwell; published by Omnigraphics, 800/234-1340 (phone), www.omnigraphics.com (Web); 514 pages and 375 pages, respectively; $68 each. Until just...

Security Planning and Design: A Guide for Architects and Building Design Professionals.(Reviews)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... Security Planning and Design: A Guide for Architects and Building Design Professionals. Edited by Joseph A. Demkin and the American Institute of Architects; published by John Wiley and Sons, 877/762-2974 (phone), www.wiley.com (Web); 256 pages;...

Stolen Access: Keeping Information Secure.(Reviews)(Video Recording Review)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Stolen Access: Keeping Information Secure. Produced by Commonwealth Films, 617/262-5634 (phone), www.commonwealthfilms.com (Web); 17-minute video; $695. Need a brief but powerful tool for teaching employees the importance of information...

Cybersecurity Operations Handbook.(Reviews)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... Cybersecurity Operations Handbook. By William Hancock and John Rittinghouse; published by Elsevier Digital Press, 800/545-2522 (phone), www.elsevier.com (Web); 1,256 pages; $94.95. George Bernard Shaw, Mark Twain, and perhaps others have...

HackNotes Network Security Portable Reference.(Reviews)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... HackNotes Network Security Portable Reference. By Michael Horton and Clinton Mugge; published by McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, 877/833-5524 (phone), www.osborne.com (Web); 288 pages; $29.99. It is unfortunate that generalist security managers,...

Privacy Handbook: Guidelines, Exposures, Policy Implementation and International Issues.(Reviews)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... Privacy Handbook: Guidelines, Exposures, Policy Implementation and International Issues. By Albert J. Marcella Jr. and Carol Stucki; published by John Wiley and Sons, 877/762-2974 (phone), www.wiley.com (Web); 384 pages; $85. Privacy....

Strategies for Coordinating Disaster Responses.(Reviews)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... Strategies for Coordinating Disaster Responses. By Thomas E. Drabek; published by the Natural Hazards Research and Applications Information Center at the University of Denver, 303/492-6819 (phone), Janet.Kroeckel@Colorado.edu (e-mail); 255...

Data management software.(Marketplace)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... DataMan-X Software is a new data management package for ELMO X-Series digital video recorders. It expands their capability to integrate point-of-sale, ATM, and card access data with video data stored on the recorders for faster verification of...

Video server.(Marketplace)(CBC Corporation of Commack)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... CBC (America) Corporation of Commack, New York, has introduced the Videojet 10 Series Single Channel MPEG 4 Video Server, which allows users to receive and display video over a standard browser. When used with an analog CCTV camera and...

Digital video recorders.(Marketplace)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... New from Crest Electronics, Inc., of Greensboro, North Carolina, are the VisiPro 5400 Series Digital Video Recorders. Available with four to 32 channel inputs, the recorders offer global display rates of 480 frames per second, global recording...

Video recorder/server.(Marketplace)(GEUTEBRUCK)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... With a recording speed of up to 200 pictures per second, the new MultiScope II plus/4 X 4 from GEUTEBRUCK of Windhagen, Germany, operates as a video recorder, alarm manager, and video server. Designed for capturing rapid action and fleeting...

Digital video recorder.(Marketplace)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... The DX8000 Digital Video Recorder from Pelco of Clovis, California, is an easy-to-operate, PC-based recorder that offers high-quality recording that can be adjusted on a camera-by-camera basis. It can record as many as 480 images per second at...

Video transmitters.(Marketplace)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Infinova of Monmouth Junction, New Jersey, has introduced the N3609 Series of high-quality FM-based, fiber optic video micro transmitters, which are designed to be direct camera BNC plug-in interfaces. The 2.5" X 1.3" X 0.6" unit operates on 12...

Flexible viewer.(Marketplace)(WinTron Technologies )(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... WinTron Technologies of Howard, Pennsylvania, has introduced a product line that helps personnel search areas that are inaccessible. Spy Stik is available in 18-inch and 36-inch lengths, with a 0.23-inch flexible or 0.40-inch bendable shaft....

Network camera housing.(Marketplace)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Axis Communications of Chelmsford, Massachusetts, has launched a new outdoor enclosure designed for network cameras. The AXIS 29OB Network Camera Housing is optimized for AXIS 2120 and 2420 network cameras, protecting them from humid, cold, and...

Vehicle inspection kit.(Marketplace)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... The WA-VSW11 WalkAbout Checkpoint Security Vehicle Search Kit from Zistos Corporation of Hauppauge, New York, is a complete turnkey solution for vehicle inspection in one carrying case. It consists of an under-vehicle inspection trolley with a...

Cell-phone alerts.(Marketplace)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... ADT Security Services of Boca Raton, Florida, is introducing a new service that will allow a cell phone to receive near-real-time notification of data exceptions, including visual verification with digital CCTV. Building on the company's...

Facilities monitoring system.(Marketplace)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... The UniNet Lite facilities monitoring system is a hardware and software package that allows users to graphically capture and display locations throughout a facility. Made by NOTIFIER of Northford, Connecticut, the system gives users the ability...

Surveillance software.(Marketplace)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... The AXIS Camera Station from Axis Communications of Chelmsford, Massachusetts, is IP surveillance software that enables simultaneous recording, monitoring, and event management for as many as 25 video sources. When used with the company's video...

Three-factor access control.(Marketplace)(Barantec, Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Barantec, Inc., of Clifton, New Jersey, and Lenel Systems International, Inc., of Rochester, New York, have combined forces to produce BIOGuard, an access control unit with three-factor authorization. It combines a keypad, proximity reader, and...

Access control locks.(Marketplace)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... A new line of manually programmable access control locks and trims is now available from IR Security & Safety's Electronic Access Control Division of Forestville, Connecticut. The Schlage KING COBRA series of locks features iButton ports,...

Smart-card production.(Marketplace)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Datacard Group of Minnetonka, Minnesota, has introduced an inline solution for high-volume production and personalization of smart cards. The Datacard MPR5000 card system integrates on-demand smart-card production with high-quality card...

Dual-technology readers.(Marketplace)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Dorado 230 and 240 Combination/Transition card readers from HID of Irvine, California, support both magnetic stripe and proximity card technologies. They provide a migration path from magnetic stripe to proximity-based access control by...

Vandal-resistant dome.(Marketplace)(Aigis Mechtronics, LLC.)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Aigis Mechtronics, LLC, of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, has added a new day/night vandal-resistant dome to its family of cameras. The MLA2DN25 dome works well in both bright and dark environments. In daylight it delivers 520 TV lines of...

DVD video recorder.(Marketplace)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... A new digital recording solution from Panasonic Vision Systems of Secaucus, New Jersey, can record and play back DVD-RAM and DVD-R media in the MPEG-2 format. The LQ-MD800 Video Recorder can be set for either NTSC or PAL recording. Using the...

Fire alarm software.(Marketplace)(product introduction)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... The Gamewell Company of Northford, Connecticut, has introduced a computer graphics interface package for use with its 600 Series addressable fire alarm control panels. Designed for easy configuration and simple operation, SmartView operates...

Proximity reader.(Marketplace)(GE Interlogix Access and Integration Group of Boca Raton)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... GE Interlogix Access and Integration Group of Boca Raton, Florida, has released the GE Interlogix 940+ Proximity Perfect card reader with four-state supervision. It continuously monitors for cut-line, short-circuit, closed-circuit, and...

Visitor screening system.(Marketplace)(Amtel Security)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... The Guardhouse Visitor Screening System from Miami-based Amtel Security is designed to track all movements of visitors; preapprove visitors by phone, Internet, or voice mail; print a gate pass that includes specific directions to the...

Safe deposit security.(Marketplace)(the ASK System)(Greenleaf)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Already in use throughout Europe and now entering the North American market, the ASK System from Sargent and Greenleaf of Nicholasville, Kentucky, secures safe deposit boxes, as well as high-security lockers and cabinets. Featuring a simple...

Mobile digital recorder.(Marketplace)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Specifically designed for transportation applications, TransVu is a rugged multicamera digital recorder from Dedicated Micros Inc. of Chantilly, Virginia. Compact and easy to mount, the unit has aerospace-grade suspension mountings to eliminate...

Electronic pushbutton locks.(Marketplace)(Kaba Access Control of Winston)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... The new E-Plex 5000 from Kaba Access Control of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, combines the simple reliability of mechanical pushbutton locks with the added security and features of electronic access control. Up to 100 individual user codes...

Fiber optic transmitter.(Marketplace)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... International Fiber Systems Incorporated of Newtown, Connecticut, has improved its minivideo transmitter and video receiver by giving them an optional contact closure relay along with video transmission capabilities. The VT1101M/VR1100-CC...

Life safety/communications catalog.(Marketplace)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Wheelock, Inc., of Long Branch, New Jersey, has published a new binder catalog for the company's product line of life safety and communications equipment. It includes new products, such as multi-candela strobes, Series S UL-Listed Speaker and...

Online criminal search.(Marketplace)(Rapsheets Criminal Records of Memphis)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Rapfinity is a new online criminal records search that includes an instant search of alternative names associated with an applicant's Social Security number. Developed by Rapsheets Criminal Records of Memphis, Tennessee, the search verifies a...