Security Distributing & Marketing articles from April 2007

Security Distributing & Marketing archives from April 2007

The business angle on IP security: you've been hearing about IP technology for a long time. Here's more about the business of IP-based security services--how systems integrators are fitting it into their operations.(Editor's Angle)
April 1, 2007... Although this issue of SDM wasn't planned to carry a central theme, a central theme began to emerge in an unexpected way as our April issue developed: IP, or Internet Protocol, based security. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Yes, we know... IP...

Honeywell acquires Activeye: Survival of the analytics.(Insider News & Business)
April 1, 2007... Honeywell Systems Group, Louisville, Ky., acquired ActivEye Inc., Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., a video analytics software company. The acquisition, which officially closed in late February, was in the works for about six months prior to the...

Partners for the future: security integrator and tech business collaborate.(Insider News & Business)
April 1, 2007... To industry observers, a partnership between VTI Security (VideoTronix Inc.), a systems integrator, and Parallel Technologies Inc., a technology company specializing in networks, may seem ahead of its time. But the way these two companies...

New association announced: Power in numbers.(Insider News & Business)
April 1, 2007... In an effort to come together as peers, to share industry ideas and experiences, and hopefully, to make a difference, individuals and companies involved in personal emergency response systems or PERS industry have formed the Medical Alert...

Hybrid patrol cars keep on running.(Insider News & Business)
April 1, 2007... In 2003, when gasoline-electric hybrid autos were first becoming available, Denise Mueller, CEO of Rancho Santa Fe Protective Services, Encinitas, Calif., thought using them as patrol vehicles would reduce costs, (see "Patrol With Less Petrol,"...

Bosch redesigns customer support.(Insider News & Business)
April 1, 2007... Bosch Security Systems Inc., Fairport, N.Y., redesigned its customer support initiatives with a Customer Solutions Support Team. Part of a restructuring initiative at Bosch to help support a broader solutions-based approach and better position...

Washington alarm earns Five Diamond Certification.(Insider News & Business)(from Central Station Alarm Association )(Brief article)
April 1, 2007... Washington Alarm, Seattle, an independent full-service alarm company, was awarded Five Diamond Certification by the Central Station Alarm Association (CSAA). As part of the process, Washington Alarm demonstrated its commitment to 100 percent...

Vicon to monitor casinos.(Insider News & Business)
April 1, 2007... Vicon Industries Inc., Hauppauge, N.Y., a manufacturer of video surveillance systems, was selected to provide video surveillance products for two new casinos of Cherokee Nation Enterprises (CNE), the retail, gaming, entertainment and...

TOA offers free Web training.(Insider News & Business)
April 1, 2007... TOA Electronics Inc., South San Francisco, Calif., manufacturer of audio and security products, introduced a series of Web training seminars for the company's independent sales representatives and dealers. This series of seminars is another...

Viscount to secure high rises.(Insider News & Business)
April 1, 2007... Viscount Systems Inc., Burnaby, B.C., Canada, announced an order for $50,000 to secure a high-rise complex under construction in Toronto. Viscount security readers will be used to secure 58 door locations and parking areas. "Since the...

Integral Technologies names business development director; gives out 'Top Gun' awards.(Insider News & Business)
April 1, 2007... Integral Technologies Inc., Indianapolis, a provider of scalable IT security solutions, appointed Ramon Grado to director of international business development. Grado brings more than 15 years of expertise in global business development as well...

NBFAA announces new member benefit.(Insider News & Business)(National Burglar and Fire Alarm Association)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007... The National Burglar and Fire Alarm Association (NBFAA), Irving, Texas, is now offering a new member benefit. Association members can access 16 free reports containing information to help with both business and personal life. By teaming up with...

Security America passes 500 mark.(Insider News & Business)(Security America Risk Retention Group)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007... Security America Risk Retention Group, was founded by NBFAA, Irving, Texas, in response to difficulties that member companies were having obtaining quality and affordable insurance coverage. Formed in 2003, Security America announced that the...

Program helps alarm companies secure investment funds.(Insider News & Business)(Quick Response Monitoring Alarm Center)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007... Quick Response Monitoring Alarm Center, Cleveland, announced a program for alarm companies to secure funds for investments such as capital equipment or business acquisitions while still maintaining ownership of their accounts. The program,...

Windy City Wire partners to offer discounts.(Insider News & Business)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007... Windy City Wire, Bolingbrook, Ill., announced the company's partnership with various suppliers to provide high quality technology devices to integrators at an affordable cost. During the month of February, Windy City Wire partnered with Channel...

MDI announces board member; enters partnership.(Insider News & Business)(James M. Vandevere)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007... MDI Inc., San Antonio, appointed James M. Vandevere to its Board of Directors. Vandevere is currently chairman and CEO of Stratis Authority, Orlando, Fla., a holding company specializing in the security market. "[Vandevere] has a keen...

ImageWare Systems and Honeywell sign OEM agreement.(Insider News & Business)
April 1, 2007... ImageWare Systems Inc., San Diego, a developer of identity management solutions, has signed a three-year, royalty-based licensing agreement with Honeywell Security. This agreement allows Honeywell to integrate biometric enrollment, identity...

Automatic Fire Alarm Association annual meeting this month.(Insider News & Business)
April 1, 2007... The Automatic Fire Alarm Association Inc., Lake Mary, Fla., will be hosting its 2007 annual meeting, titled "Success through Excellence." The meeting will be held at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colo., from April 17 - 20. A highlight...

Fire/life safety program enrolls 1,000th technician.(Insider News & Business)
April 1, 2007... The Western Burglar and Fire Alarm Association Unilateral Apprenticeship and Training Committee (WBFAA UATC), Marina Del Ray, Calif., enrolled its 1,000th technician. The program recruits, trains and provides education services for technicians...

Companies receive DHS SAFETY Act certification.(Insider News & Business)
April 1, 2007... ADT Security Services, Boca Raton, Fla., a unit of Tyco Fire & Security, received full Support Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies (SAFETY) Act coverage from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for its electronic security...

CoVi launches CSP program.(Insider News & Business)
April 1, 2007... CoVi Technologies, Austin, Texas, a high-definition video surveillance company, announced that its Certified Solution Provider (CSP) program is available to security and IT integrators globally. It is designed to develop integrators properly...

Arteco Vision Systems Inc.(News Briefs)
April 1, 2007... Arteco Vision Systems Inc., St. Louis, a provider of intelligent video solution products for the security industry, hired Karl Lennon as eastern region sales manager. Lennon will be based in the Boston area. For more information about Arteco,...

Brink's Home Security.(News Briefs)
April 1, 2007... Rod McDonald joined Brink's Home Security, Irving, Texas, as vice president and general counsel. "Rod has the background to excel at handling the legal and policy issues we face at Brink's Home Security. I'm pleased with his addition to...

ioimage.(News Briefs)
April 1, 2007... ioimage, Denton, Texas, a provider of intelligent video appliances, appointed Tim Bell as vice president of sales for the central United States. Bell has more than 20 years experience in the IT security industry. For more information on...

National Burglar and Fire Alarm Association.(News Briefs.)
April 1, 2007... The National Burglar and Fire Alarm Association (NBFAA), Irving, Texas, appointed Mike Horgan, Stevens Point, Wis., to the Security Industry Alarm Coalition (SIAC) board of directors. Horgan was president of Horgan Sales and Service Inc....

Global Support Systems.(News Briefs)(Ron Orchid is new vice president)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007... Ron Orchid was named vice president of operations for Global Support Systems, San Antonio, a subsidiary of MDI Security Systems. In his position, Orchid will work with MDI and its customers to design enterprise-level security and technology...

Sielox.(Companies You Should Know)
April 1, 2007... In January 2006, Checkpoint Access Control Group began operating as Sielox, Runnemede, N.J. The company markets Pinnacle systems software, LANLink and AC-1200 Series 32-bit controllers, and the Performa and Mirage readers and cards. And,...

Mobotix Corp.(Companies You Should Know)
April 1, 2007... A move in July 2006 from Columbia, S.C., to New York City increased business substantially for Mobotix Corp., a manufacturer of IP video camera systems that was founded in 1999 in Kaiserslautern, Federal Republic of Germany, by Ralf Hinkel,...

PSA-Tec 2007.(Trade Show News)
April 1, 2007... PSA Security Network represents security dealers and systems integrators who combine purchasing power and large vendor group resources with the personal attention of locally owned companies. PSA integrators have access to the latest security...

CSAA Electronic Security Forum and Exposition.(Trade Show News)
April 1, 2007... This year's CSAA Electronic Security Forum and Exposition, which is open to the entire security alarm industry, will take place May 16 - 20, 2007 at the Buena Vista Palace Hotel in Orlando, Fla. In addition to meetings and educational sessions...

There must be facts--conclusions won't do!(Security & the Law)(case on invasion of privacy)
April 1, 2007... In a recent case before the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, the plaintiff filed an action against an alarm company alleging that the defendant alarm company invaded his privacy by installing "listening...

Five minute tech quiz.(secut=rity devices, installation)
April 1, 2007... Controlling a Home's Infrastructure [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 1. All remote controls for a home theater/automation system use infrared to transmit commands to the receiver. a. True b. False 2. What type of transmission media...

Detecting the human heart and a security breach: humans sensed uniquely.(KINKS & HINTS)(equipment developed by DKL International Inc.)
April 1, 2007... Perimeter detection could be revolutionized by a new device that claims to positively identify human presence. Functioning as a buried electronic trip wire, SilentGuard uses unique disturbances in the earth's electrical field to detect humans'...

Video terms explained: what is the difference between "pictures per second," "images per second" and "frames per second?".(Kinks & Hints)
April 1, 2007... All three terms basically refer to the same specification. In the digital imaging world, "pictures per second" (pps) and "images per second" (ips) are used interchangeably and typically refer to a JPEG image produced from a digital still camera...

'Powerful' option for supporting video systems: what is PoE (power over Ethernet), and what are the advantages and disadvantages of this technology?(Kinks & Hints)
April 1, 2007... Power over Ethernet (PoE) is ideal for network video, because it saves the installation and material cost of a dedicated low-voltage power cable. PoE devices such as network video cameras may be powered with up to 12W of low-voltage power at a...

Networking tip: handling static about IP addresses.(Security NetWorkings)
April 1, 2007... IP networking is a brand new world for security integration companies, with new products coming to market and new issues for dealers to confront. In this Security NetWorkings column, I provide networking tips, new product reviews, and my...

Thinking outside the wired box: whether following people through buildings or blending radar and video surveillance, IP-based technology is increasing the intelligence of security systems--and forcing integrators to be creative with IP-based installations and capabilities.(SUCCESS STORIES)
April 1, 2007... Designing and installing integrated IP-based security systems is a big job. To find installations of such systems, SDM sought out some of the largest security dealers and systems integrators in the industry. Some are even manufacturers of...

All 'senses' on alert at gov't agency.(THINKING OUTSIDE THE WIRED BOX)(security measures)
April 1, 2007... Highly sophisticated, integrated IP-based security systems are in demand at many government facilities in the market region of AccuTech Systems Inc., Rockville, Md. For a government agency, the company linked three buildings separated by...

Pulse-based tracking system follows airport targets.(THINKING OUTSIDE THE WIRED BOX)
April 1, 2007... For upgrading security to IP-based systems at three airports in the metropolitan area of Houston, the airport system needed an integrator that could reach across all types of security systems and had wide-ranging experience. [ILLUSTRATION...

Monitored fire and intrusion: state of the market; expectations are for steady and, in some cases, double-digit growth in this market, especially in wireless and addressable installations.(SPECIAL REPORT)
April 1, 2007... The cash cow of the security industry, the source of all recurring monthly revenue (RMR), is the monitoring of fire and intrusion alarms and the equipment sold to do that. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "We are falling in love with the...

Magnetic force: pick up some tips from dealers who regularly install electromagnetic locks and door strikes.
April 1, 2007... Electromagnetic locks can play a vital role in an access control system. Also known as mag locks, they work in combination with a card or biometric reader, releasing an internal or external door when a valid credential is presented. ...

Get the mega-picture: megapixel surveillance cameras can replace several standard video cameras and provide the kind of detail customers expect.(Technology Trends)
April 1, 2007... When customers can get better resolution with consumer products than with their standard surveillance cameras, the time has come for a change, say proponents of megapixel cameras. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "The maximum number of pixels...

2007 Guide to Monitoring Services.(Directory)
April 1, 2007... SDM's guide to monitoring services is a resource to help you locate and select a service to monitor your subscribers' accounts. Editor's Note: The information contained in SDM's 2007 Guide to Monitoring Services was gathered through a...

Code identifies cable locations: wire marking system increases access control job productivity.(Technology @ Work)
April 1, 2007... As integrators step further into a more technology-savvy era, the planning and organizing of complex installations becomes very sophisticated. Because of this, many low-voltage contractors are seeking outside resources to help with their...

Viscount Systems Inc.(PROJECTS in the News)
April 1, 2007... The MESH system from Viscount Systems Inc., Burnaby, British Columbia, is being installed at a large multi-building campus and gated complex in Los Angeles. The equipment order shipped for the first phase was in excess of $50,000. The system...

MDI Security Systems.(PROJECTS in the News)
April 1, 2007... A large, high-security government agency in the Washington, D.C., area contracted with MDI Security Systems, San Antonio, Texas, and Global Systems Solutions (GSS) to secure its facilities in a project worth more than $1.3 million to MDI. At...

TEB.(PROJECTS in the News)
April 1, 2007... Harrod's of London has chosen the TUB camera from the French manufacturer TEB. The two TUB camera systems are covering the store's entire warehouse. Complete coverage of the warehouse is achieved with only two cameras moving backward and...

Educating customers on quality: Selectron focuses on value engineering.(Integration Intelligence)(Interview)
April 1, 2007... Portland, Ore.-based Selectron has built its systems integration business on value engineering. Selectron vice president of sales Mike Kobelin and senior systems engineer Gary Clark discussed that strategy with SDM. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]...

Security system eliminates false alarms.(Editor's Choice)
April 1, 2007... Napco Security Systems' Freedom F64 Code-free security system eliminates false alarms and maximizes account retention. It is a code-free system that turns on and off automatically by using existing deadbolt locks outfitted with a patented...

Day/night camera delivers better resolution.(Products & Services)
April 1, 2007... Axis Communications' two-megapixel camera, the AXIS 223M Network Camera, for use in day or night lighting conditions, delivers up to four times better resolution than the best analog cameras, the company says. It can be configured to provide...

Intercom offers hands-free communication.(Products & Services)
April 1, 2007... The DMC-10 is Linear Corp.'s new M & S Systems brand structure wiring intercom system. The system, which does not require a master station, offers hands-free communication from all room stations to the door station and vice versa. Each hub...

Microcamera covertly records.(Products & Services)
April 1, 2007... Elmo's SUV-Cam is a pocket-portable digital recording system that can covertly record video images and audio. It can be hand-held, worn on clothing, or attached to a dashboard, mirror or other vehicle component. The system does not require...

Storage array offers high capacity.(Products & Services)
April 1, 2007... The DVSA (digital video storage array) Premium system from Bosch Security Systems uses a two-disk array platform for high-capacity digital video storage. The DVSA is a cable-less modular system that can be used with Bosch Divar, DiBos or Bosch...

Controller eases operations.(Products & Services)
April 1, 2007... The Access Easy Controller (AEC) from Bosch Security Systems is a Web-based system that features an embedded intelligence design that does not require any special software. Instead, the AEC uses standard browsers and works on any operating...

Converter transports over multi- or single-mode fiber.(Products & Services)
April 1, 2007... Transition Networks' analog video copper-to-fiber media converters provide a means to transport analog NTSC, PAL or SECAM video signals plus pan, tilt and zoom serial data over multimode or single mode fiber, allowing integration of...

DVR stores 3 terabytes of images.(Products & Services)
April 1, 2007... The DX8100 Digital Video Recorder from Pelco works with the existing DX8000 and features an optional 16-channel expansion module. The DVR features recording at 2CIF and 4CIF mode, expanded internal storage capacity of up to 3 TB, and...

Scheduling application increases capabilities.(Products & Services)
April 1, 2007... Brivo Systems released version 1.0.2h of its ACS OnSite Application that brings two new functions to the standalone control panel: group-activated schedules and two-factors credentials. The group-activated schedule function allows schedules to...

System attaches video to security breaches.(Products & Services)
April 1, 2007... Software company On-Net Surveillance Systems and S2 Security Corp., a developer of network-based integrated physical security systems, are developing an integrated IP-based video surveillance and physical security solution that would link video...

Hiring strategies: thinking about employees in a whole new way.(Leading the Business)
April 1, 2007... Security companies continually are challenged by filling needed positions at their businesses--from managers and salespeople to technicians and central station staff. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] To help security company owners overcome this...