Security Distributing & Marketing articles from December 2005

Security Distributing & Marketing archives from December 2005

PROTECT Smoke Cannon[TM] completes circle of protection against burglaries.(Protect Security Systems of America )(Company Profile)
December 1, 2005... Now for the first time, PROTECT's globally proven products are available in America. PROTECT is the world's leading company in the fast-growing global security smoke industry. The company is represented exclusively in the Americas by PROTECT...

Finding one's potential.(EDITOR'S ANGLE)
December 1, 2005... Having recently sat through a set of parent-teacher conferences with my children's teachers, I'm freshly attuned to the concept of "performing (or not performing) to one's fullest potential." Whether you are a parent yourself, or an uncle...

Westec acquires 3 firms, keyed to service.(INSIDER)
December 1, 2005... Acknowledging that customer service is the key to his business, Gerald Vento, CEO/owner of Westec InterActive, Irvine, Calif., maintained the acquisition of three new companies would help "build awareness and intelligence" into his company's...

New leadership instated, award presented at CSAA business meeting.(INSIDER)
December 1, 2005... Central Station Alarm Association (CSAA) outgoing president Dick Sampson (CEO of American Alarm & Communications, Arlington, Mass.), turned over the CSAA leadership gavel to incoming president John Murphy (president of Vector Security Inc.,...

CEDIA objects to proposed licensing bill.(INSIDER)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... The Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association (CEDIA), Indianapolis, Ind., has announced its opposition to Massachusetts Senate Bill 1813, which is currently under review by the Massachusetts State Senate. CEDIA believes that the...

Dedicated Micros wins Australian award for DV-IP.(INSIDER)
December 1, 2005... Dedicated Micros Inc., Chantilly, Va., announced that its DV-IP Server received "Best New Product" at this year's ASIAL (Australian Security Industry Association Limited) awards ceremony held at the Security 2005 exhibition in Sydney. ...

CSAA publishes 3rd edition of Central Station Guide.(INSIDER)
December 1, 2005... The Central Station Alarm Association (CSAA) has updated and is now selling its third edition of the reference book, "A Practical Guide to Central Station Burglar Alarm Systems." This 2005 updated edition is designed for insurance agents,...

Interface Security acquires Hawk Security Services.(INSIDER)
December 1, 2005... Interface Security Systems LLC, St. Louis, Mo., has acquired the assets of Hawk Security Services from its parent, Progressive Concepts Inc. Hawk Security is one of the largest independent security companies in Texas with offices in Dallas/Fort...

Tri-Ed offers home solutions package, seminars.(INSIDER)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... In response to dealer demand, Tri-Ed, Woodbury, N.Y., is offering a turnkey solution to residential systems design. Tri-Ed has amassed a product roll-out and training program. "We have put a complete system together that will allow dealers...

SANYO security technology showcased in national road show.(INSIDER)
December 1, 2005... Security dealers had the opportunity to learn about security solutions in a series of cross-country road shows presented by Sanyo Security Products, a division of Sanyo Fisher Company. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "The road show is part of...

Honeywell provides security for 'Extreme Makeover'.(INSIDER)
December 1, 2005... Honeywell, Syosset, N.Y., announced its involvement with ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" to help provide a dream home for the Nick family of Alma, Ark. Ten years ago, six-year-old Morgan Nick vanished while catching fireflies at a...

DMP's Clear Touch keypad meets UL standards.(INSIDER)
December 1, 2005... Digital Monitoring Products, (DMP) Springfield, Mo., model 7760 Clear Touch keypad has met UL safety standards to earn the laboratory's mark of approval. The Clear Touch keypad works for residential and commercial installations and offers...

Alarm.com announces GE compatibility.(INSIDER)
December 1, 2005... Alarm.com, McLean, Va., announced that the GE Security NetworX NX-4, NX-6, NX-8, and NX-8E series of security panels are now certified to work with Alarm.com. With the Alarm.com wireless gateway module installed in the certified NetworX...

PSA makes training more attainable.(INSIDER)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... PSA Security Network began PSA Training Bucks, a new program designed to make industry training more accessible to PSA member companies. For every dollar of product purchased through PSA, stockholder member companies will receive a rebate from...

Honeywell helps Marines keep time.(INSIDER)
December 1, 2005... Honeywell, Syosset, N. Y., a sponsor of the 10th Annual Quantico Marine Corps Base Half Marathon, donated 5800 Series Wireless watches to more than 1,500 participating U.S. Marines at the event held at the military base in Quantico, Va. In...

HSM purchases Jackson Burglar Alarm.(INSIDER)
December 1, 2005... HSM (formerly Honeywell Security Monitoring), Jupiter, Fla., almost doubled its presence in Denver with the purchase of Jackson Burglar Alarm, Denver, Colo. The sale includes 2,200 commercial and residential accounts being serviced throughout...

Honeywell products extend home automation & entertainment benefits.(INSIDER)
December 1, 2005... Honeywell, Syosset, N.Y., announced that its Honeywell Automation Server (HAS) and Honeywell Internet Connection Module (ICM) will support Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005. The automation server allows homeowners to control...

Mircom launches Summit Systems Technologies.(INSIDER)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... Mircom, Vaughan, Ontario, announces the launch of Summit Systems Technologies, a new company dedicated to the security distribution market in the United States. As part of the Mircom Group of companies, Summit will offer conventional and...

Security pioneer Jerry Linder dies.(INSIDER)
December 1, 2005... Jerry Linder, an icon of the security industry, died Oct. 24. "Jerry was truly one of the pioneers of this industry," said friend Les Gold, a partner of the firm Mitchell, Silberberg & Knupp, Los Angeles, and SDM's contributing legal columnist....

Grand openings held for 2 Tri-Ed branches.(INSIDER)(Tri-Ed Distribution)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... Tri-Ed Distribution, Woodbury, N.Y., recently celebrated two grand openings: Boston on September 22, and Kansas City on September 29. Each venue hosted more than 100 customers, as well as many of the industry's manufacturers showcasing their...

VTI Security.(NEWS Briefs)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... VTI Security, Minneapolis, Minn., has moved to a larger corporate headquarters to accommodate the company's growth. The new offices are located at 401 W. Travelers Trail, Burnsville, Minn. The 21,000-square-foot facility, twice the size of...

The Protection Bureau.(NEWS Briefs)
December 1, 2005... SecurityNet member The Protection Bureau, Exton, Pa, appointed Andrew Pearson as fire, life, safety and security consultant. Pearson will be responsible for working with building owners and managers, commercial property owners and electrical...

North American Video.(NEWS Briefs)
December 1, 2005... North American Video, Brick, N.J., has two new facilities under construction in Las Vegas and Washington state. The facilities will include demonstration showrooms, technical support services, sales engineering personnel, product preparation...

Sonitrol Corp.(NEWS Briefs)
December 1, 2005... Sonitrol Corp., Berywn, Pa., announced that Alex Gellman, chief operating officer (COO), has been promoted to the additional position of president, where he will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the company. Gellman joined...

American Response Center.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... American Response Center held its 3rd annual dealer meeting in September in Cleveland. The all-day session included a continental breakfast, luncheon and exhibition, various speakers and an end-of-day social gathering. The speakers included...

AES-IntelliNet.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... AES-IntelliNet's (Peabody, Mass.) wireless radio network survived Hurricanes Katrina and Wilma and provided consistent alarm communications. Wireless radio security systems with extensive battery back-up provided hundreds of customers with...

Reliable Group.(NEWS Briefs)
December 1, 2005... Software developer Reliable Group, Bellmore, N.Y., announced on November I the price change of its industry-specific AlarmKey Standard software. The Reliable Group has added inspection tracking and document imaging to its AlarmKey Standard...

Magal-Senstar Inc.(NEWS Briefs)
December 1, 2005... Magal-Senstar Inc. (MSI), Fremont, Calif., a member of the Magal Group, announced that Yossi Massafi joined the company's Dream-Box USA division as general manager. He is responsible for all Dream-Box operations in the United States. Massafi...

Secura Key.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... Due to growth in card production and RFID products, Secura Key, Chatsworth, Calif., has purchased a new building to accommodate manufacturing, warehousing and general offices. The new facilities, located at 20301 Nordhoff St. in Chatsworth,...

COPS Monitoring.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... COPS Monitoring, Williamstown, N.J., named Glenn Hann as its new IT manager. In this position, he will oversee a staff of IT professionals and programmers who provide technical support for the company's three locations nationwide. Prior to...

Fujinon.(NEWS Briefs)(contracts with Extreme CCTV )(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... Fujinon, Wayne, N.J., announced that Extreme CCTV has selected Fujinon's D60X12.5 1/2-inch super telephoto lens for inclusion within its new ZX700 long-range illuminator kit. The ZX700 illuminator, coupled with this lens, can provide night...

Interface Security Systems Holdings Inc.(NEWS Briefs)
December 1, 2005... Interface Security Systems Holdings Inc., St. Louis, Mo., and The Greater Alarm Company Inc., Irvine, Calif., announced the addition of Howard Himmelman as regional general manager for the northern California operations. He will help manage the...

Continental Instruments Inc.(NEWS Briefs)
December 1, 2005... Continental Instruments Inc., Amityville, N. Y., hired Joe Walston as the southeast sales manager. He is based out of his Georgia home office and will work with North and South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana,...

Sequel Technologies.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... At Sequel Technologies, Golden Valley, Minn., developing dealers is as important as developing products. "It's all about the independent dealer," said Duane Paulson, president and co-founder of the company. "We love those guys." Paulson and...

I.B.T. Video Systems.(COMPANIES You Should KNOW)
December 1, 2005... I.B.T. Video Systems, Schererville, Ind., manufactures its own products and knows each part that goes into its systems. Founded in 1999 by former police detective Tim Moore, the company began manufacturing video surveillance products....

Networked security installed at 'green' co-op in big apple.(SDM EXCLUSIVE)
December 1, 2005... Although East Harlem is a gentrifying neighborhood in Manhattan that is on the move, it still requires reliable security like other buildings in New York City. Residents of 1400 on Fifth Ave. sleep safer because their new environmentally...

Brink's Home Security honors millionth customer.(SDM EXCLUSIVE)
December 1, 2005... Brink's Home Security, Irving, Texas, recognized Edward and Laurie Stolarz as the one-millionth home security customer with the delivery of a $10,000 check by Brink's Armored Truck. The money was donated in their name to the American Cancer...

CANASA celebrates 8th annual Dealer's Choice Awards.(SDM EXCLUSIVE)
December 1, 2005... Initiated by the Canadian Security Association (CANASA) to highlight new security product development in Canada, the Dealer's Choice Awards recognize new security products showcased by exhibitors at the Security Canada International Security...

JobSite enters partnership with Tri-Ed.(SDM EXCLUSIVE)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... JobSite Systems, Miami, Fla., entered into a partnership with Tri-Ed Distribution, Woodbury, N.Y. Tri-Ed will feature JobSite as the custom installation audio/video brand within its network. The partnership will be introduced through a...

SIA announces CSOp class schedule for 2006.(SDM EXCLUSIVE)(Calendar)
December 1, 2005... The Security Industry Association, Alexandria, Va., announces its CSOp class schedule for 2006. SIA's CSOp program is a 40-hour classroom "train-the-trainer" course, which covers the entire process of training central station operators...

NBFAA seeks comments on Daylight Savings Time revision.(SDM EXCLUSIVE)(National Burglar & Fire Alarm Association)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... The National Burglar & Fire Alarm Association's (NBFAA), Irving Texas, strongly urges its members and Chartered State Associations (CSA) to provide comments to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) regarding the recently passed Congressional...

Sales managers Ruiz, Polakowski join Panasonic.(SDM EXCLUSIVE)
December 1, 2005... Panasonic Security Systems, Secaucus, N.J., a division of Panasonic System Solutions Company (PSSA), named Luis C. Ruiz as eastern zone sales manager of its security products business unit. Ruiz has more than 17 years of business experience in...

NBFAA promotes 'Coalition to Secure America'.(SDM EXCLUSIVE)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... The National Burglar & Fire Alarm Association (NBFAA), Irving, Texas, invites individuals to join the association in a Coalition to Secure America. The initial goal of the coalition is to support federal legislation recently introduced by Rep....

Plugging up the sprinkler heads.(SECURITY and the LAW)
December 1, 2005... An Illinois Appellate Court recently upheld a lower court ruling which essentially held that an insurance company could deny coverage to its insured when the insured neglected to advise the carrier that it had capped certain sprinkler heads in...

Five-minute tech quiz.
December 1, 2005... Fire Detection Systems Fire alarm systems protect both property and lives. Because of this, their installation is governed by strict codes and standards. You should make sure that you and your employees are familiar with the ins and outs...

Protection for your business systems: personal firewalls--locking the 'doors' to your network.(KINKS & HINTS)
December 1, 2005... Security companies and systems integrators need their computer systems to operate flawlessly all the time. They cannot afford to have an operational slowdown--especially if they operate a central station--much less a security breach that could...

National reach, local touch: HSM's entrance into the security marketplace through the acquisition of Honeywell Security Monitoring has created new energy in the industry. SDM honors the firm as its 2005 Dealer of the Year.(Cover Story)
December 1, 2005... Success in many things is simple. In baseball, pitch accurately and hit the ball far. In golf, hit the ball more accurately than far. In tennis, steady playing counts for more than kill shots. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Like the baseball...

Expert tips on fire alarm signaling: three issues that regularly affect fire alarm installers are installation requirements for audible devices, their synchronization, and voltage-drop calculations. These expert tips will help you separate the facts from the fiction.
December 1, 2005... One of the primary reasons to install a fire alarm system is to notify the occupants of the building early enough so they have time to escape. In the last 15 years, since the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), there has...

Help clients handle employee & visitor security: do they need a visitor's badge or photo ID card? How can you upgrade your customer's ID system to an access control system? Learn the answers to these questions and how to upgrade existing cards to newer technology readers.
December 1, 2005... No longer is visitor or employee identification a simple matter of a paper tag with a name written on it. The products and systems that provide identification for corporations today are much more sophisticated and involve the sales and...

What's your URL? Dealers and integrators looking to build a Web site or revamp an existing one should be prepared to invest time and resources into the venture. Here is some assistance.
December 1, 2005... Today, customers expect companies to have Web sites, says Gordy Bal, director of development at Website Dynamics and Citymax.com, an online brand that helps small business owners build their own Web sites. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...

Success stories in remote video surveillance: different clients find different reasons for wanting to view video surveillance from remote sites. Their stories may help your company target specific markets for business.
December 1, 2005... From credit card processing facilities to coffee shops, businesses everywhere are finding major benefits when they add remote surveillance capability to their security video systems. Reduced guard costs, centralized control and easier incident...

Video bandwidth controls for shared networks.(SECURITY NETWORKINGS)
December 1, 2005... Many of today's electronic security systems are designed to operate on a communications/computer network. SDM NetWorkings can help you understand both the intricacies of communication networks, as well as how security systems fit into the...

Corporations' demand for efficiency drives convergence: physical & logical integration makes sense, but is still hindered by lack of standards.(integration intelligence & issues)(Interview)
December 1, 2005... Bill Gorski, president of the Security Industry Association and senior director of business development for Siemens Building Technologies, notes that more and more organizations are integrating (or considering integrating) their security...

Measurement instrument incorporates GPS.(MARKETPLACE)
December 1, 2005... Temex Time's iTest+ GPS PicoReference is for advanced test, measurement and calibration applications. The GPS PicoReference is a compact 1 U, rack-mountable chassis, integrating a high-end GPS, a smart SRO Rubidium or a SXO crystal SynClock+,...

Keep track of key retrieval.(MARKETPLACE)
December 1, 2005... From GE Infrastructure, Security, is the AccessPoint consumer key storage product line, which keeps keys accessible and secure. The KeySafe is an aesthetically pleasing, convenient locking key box that holds a single key and is designed to be...

Cable ideal for security camera installations.(MARKETPLACE)
December 1, 2005... North American Cable Equipment Inc.'s RG59U-18/2-RL is a RG-59 solid copper coaxial cable with an 18-gauge 2-conductor wire attached. The RG59U-18/2-RL is ideal for security camera installations that require an RG-59 video cable with a solid...

Cable Certifier sweeps networks up to 1 GHz bandwidth.(MARKETPLACE)
December 1, 2005... The Lantek 7G Cable Certifier from Ideal Industries Inc. has an enhanced capability to sweep up to 1 GHz of bandwidth, enabling it to test ISO F, Cat 6A, 10-Gigabit Ethernet and beyond. Key features of the handheld Lantek 7G include: high...

Monitor CCTV infrastructure.(MARKETPLACE)
December 1, 2005... VideoSave Inc.'s Dashboard 2.0, which monitors customers' CCTV infrastructure against component failures and can be used to immediately notify repair technicians in event of CCTV equipment malfunction. Dashboard 2.0 reports the status of CCTV...

Software adds features and drops price.(MARKETPLACE)
December 1, 2005... Reliable Group's AlarmKey Standard software lowers its price at a time when out-of-the-box software packages are gaining in popularity among small to mid-sized low voltage and security integrators. The software adds more features such as...

Power supplies protected from surges.(MARKETPLACE)
December 1, 2005... From Honeywell Power Products, a line of Surge Protected Video Power Supplies are designed to power either stationary or PTZ cameras and come in indoor as well as NEMA 4X IP66 rated weatherproof enclosures. Power output is 24 VAC for standard...

Cameras for covert surveillance.(MARKETPLACE)
December 1, 2005... Video Domain Technologies' D-Cam 600 series features a high-quality, high-sensitivity pinhole camera, PIR sensor, microphone and adjustable timer, covertly packed in a standard PIR casing with option of video-over-UTP which connects to a...

Access control cards offer biometric templates.(MARKETPLACE)
December 1, 2005... The iCLASS CP575A expands the contactless smart card programmer family of HID Corp. The product enables graphical user interface-based programming of security-based applications, biometric capabilities and card management functions. Cards can...

Surveillance system equipped with object detection.(MARKETPLACE)
December 1, 2005... CoVi Technologies Inc. and ObjectVideo have partnered together to integrate ObjectVideo OnBoard, advanced intelligent video algorithms for a DSP platform, into CoVi's CVQ-2100 series MultiStream high-definition IP cameras, which is the HD...

Intercoms function over IP-based networks.(MARKETPLACE)
December 1, 2005... The IP-EWST from Aiphone Corp. offers voice-quality intercom function over TCP/IP based networks. Designed specifically to integrate seamlessly into a new or existing LAN/WAN infrastructure, the IP-EWST is capable of hundreds of stations,...

Electric key switch proves flexible option.(MARKETPLACE)
December 1, 2005... From Dortronics Systems Inc., a high-security cylinder for the company's 5240 series electric key switches is available. The model 5241-K65-HS high security key switch is keyed per order and may only be duplicated with authorized customer...

Device offers three-line protection.(MARKETPLACE)
December 1, 2005... From 9 Corp., the Theon INL08000 is an all-in-one (live, neutral and ground) AC surge suppressor, and incorporates 9 Corp.'s ground transient filtering technology. It successfully provides a complete 3-line solution safeguarding all...

Expandable command processor detects burglars, fire.(MARKETPLACE)
December 1, 2005... The XR20 Command Processor Panel from Digital Monitoring Products provides 10 on-board zones, one two-wire smoke detector zone, access control capability, paging, 32 user codes with two authority levels, daily opening and closing schedules and...

Wireless at the front end.(MARKETPLACE)
December 1, 2005... Coronis Systems' Wavefront is a tiny OEM wireless card and an ultra low-power solution that provides a ready-to-use RF chipset (front-end) in which the controlling protocol software actually runs on a target device's separate, existing...

Solution raises sound quality.(MARKETPLACE)
December 1, 2005... Suttle's line of distributed audio products incorporates time-tested A-BUS distributed audio technology. Since A-BUS only requires a single Cat 5 cable to feed the amplified volume controls in each room, the A-BUS solution is an affordable way...

Iris recognition technology upgraded.(MARKETPLACE)
December 1, 2005... Indala's multi-platform FlexSmart reader technology will be embedded in the LG IrisAccess 4000 iris recognition product line. The LG-Indala project will result in the seamless integration of 13.56 MHz contactless smart card technology with the...

Low-cost smart card on the market.(MARKETPLACE)
December 1, 2005... A low-cost, durable read/write contactless smart card has been added to HID Corp.'s iCLASS 13.56 MHz contactless smart card family. The clamshell-style card is constructed of an ABS plastic shell and PVC cover label that is strong, flexible and...

Versatility key for bullet-style camera.(MARKETPLACE)
December 1, 2005... The versatile Opticam-IR color day/night waterproof camera from Honeywell includes infrared capability so that it can be used in low light or no light. Other features of the bullet-style camera are built-in LEDs with up to a 45-ft. range;...

New features added to DVR.(MARKETPLACE)
December 1, 2005... Two new features have been added to Bosch Security Systems' Divar Digital Versatile Recorder to improve camera access, simplify routine surveillance tasks and provide easier access to video data. Divar now has Bilinx Bidirectional...

Security integrator gets new version.(MARKETPLACE)
December 1, 2005... Access Specialties Inc. has released a new version of ASI 2000 Security Integrator. Version 3.11 includes audit capabilities for improved user accountability, enhanced database partitioning options for more restricted viewing of card-holder...

Dome camera is programmable for day and night.(MARKETPLACE)
December 1, 2005... The American Dynamics Speed-Dome Ultra VII Day/Night programmable dome camera allows clear, close-up video coverage of any suspicious activity anywhere on the premises. Image stabilization reduces vibration of the image without losing...

Receiver, transmitter widen reach of card reader line.(MARKETPLACE)
December 1, 2005... The new transmitter and receiver for the Kantech ioProx card reader line provides a read range of up to 80 ft., extending the system from buildings to parking facilities and other areas requiring a longer reach. Users press the button on the...

Wire guard protects motion detectors.(MARKETPLACE)
December 1, 2005... The STI Motion Detector Damage Stopper (STI-9621) helps prevent vandalism and accidental damage to motion detectors. It consists of a tough, 9-gauge steel wire that is coated with corrosion-resistant white polyester. It is recommended for areas...

Alarms dispatched without land line.(MARKETPLACE)
December 1, 2005... The C900V2 Dialer Capture Module from Bosch Security Systems allows alarms to be dispatched automatically over an installed high speed Internet connection without a land line. No modifications to the installed panel are necessary. The unit uses...

System tracks user access.(MARKETPLACE)
December 1, 2005... The self-contained SecureVault ID Management System from Fargo Electronics is designed to track user access and record the movement and use of ID card production materials including cards, ribbons and overlaminates to help prevent card...

Remote video system provides visuals.(MARKETPLACE)
December 1, 2005... The V4000 remote video system from Honeywell provides visual verification for Honeywell's VISTA control panels, helping to reduce false alarms. The V4000 provides pre-alarm and post-alarm images while offering remote look-in capability. It...

Co detector connects to any alarm panel.(MARKETPLACE)
December 1, 2005... UltraGuard's Carbon Monoxide Detector operates automatically at 12VDC or 24VDC, requiring no field adjustment or switch setting. The detector integrates with existing fire alarm systems and can report separately to the central station. The...

Fingerprint entry works over network.(MARKETPLACE)
December 1, 2005... TOCAnet from ekeyUSA Systems offers home and business owners the ability to control multiple entries and multiple users, days and time frames of entry, user validation and even remote operation over a network using a fingerprint biometric. An...

Secure card printer/encoder takes big jobs.(MARKETPLACE)
December 1, 2005... The DTC550 is a secure card printer/encoder for high-volume card applications such as medium to large corporations, universities, hospitals and state or local government agencies. With an optional Ethernet port and internal print server, the...

System terminates false alarms.(MARKETPLACE)
December 1, 2005... The two-way audio system 256-zone Model 1280 False Alarm Terminator Advantage Plus base system features eight microphone and eight speaker zones. With the addition of multiple Model 1281 eight-zone expansion modules, it is capable of more than...