Security Distributing & Marketing articles from December 2007

Security Distributing & Marketing archives from December 2007

Familiar faces: this year's SDM Dealer of the Year and Dealer of the Year Honoree have been recognized in the past by our magazine in different ways ... but we think both of them deserve another look!(Editor's Angle)
December 1, 2007... When I made the call this year to let Ackerman Security Systems, Atlanta, know they had been chosen as SDM's 2007 Dealer of the Year, I got a loud scream at the other end of the phone. "Excuse me," said Jim Callahan, vice president of sales at...

Securitas acquires PEI.(INTEGRATOR AIMS FOR BLUE CHIP CUSTOMERS)
December 1, 2007... Securitas Systems has acquired PEI Systems Inc., a large electronic security systems integrators in the New York Metropolitan area. Securitas Systems is a worldwide integrator with operations in more than 30 countries, and headquartered in...

Future of central stations discussed at CSAA annual meeting.(Insider News & Business)
December 1, 2007... The theme running through the annual meeting of the Central Station Alarm Association (CSAA) this past October on the Big Island of Hawaii was the future of central stations and their technology. Following through on that theme, Steve...

Bosch appoints two executives.(PRESIDENT AND RSO LEADER TAKE CHARGE)
December 1, 2007... Bosch Security Systems Inc., Fairport, N.Y., a full-line manufacturer of security solutions, appointed two executives to its team. Christopher Gerace, who has served as acting president since July 2007, was named president of Bosch Security...

New Trier Partners LLC.(News Briefs)
December 1, 2007... New Trier Partners LLC, Chicago, hired Todd J. Benson as director of real estate. Benson will be responsible for managing all aspects of the firm's real estate acquisition and property management activities. For more information on the private...

Xantech Corp.(News Briefs)
December 1, 2007... Xantech Corp., Sylmar, Calif., a producer of problem-solving custom installation signal processing and control systems, appointed Graham Hallett to president. Hallett will be responsible for steering the company's strategic vision while...

Central Indiana Hardware.(News Briefs)
December 1, 2007... Central Indiana Hardware, Indianapolis, a contract hardware and door supplier since 1951, hired Ron Couch as vice president of sales. Couch brings 23 years of experience in the security industry to the company.

Honeywell Power Products.(News Briefs)
December 1, 2007... Honeywell Power Products, Northford, Conn., added a local rep firm, Timarron Partners Inc. to its team. With a history of promoting security and fire alarm products, Timarron is suited to represent Honeywell Power Products throughout the states...

Sonitrol teams with Cernium to test video analytics.(Insider News & Business)
December 1, 2007... Cernium Corp., Reston, Va., a developer of real-time video behavior recognition software, has partnered with Sonitrol, a provider of verified electronic security solutions, to evaluate an analytics-enabled solution for enhanced alarm...

ASG Security acquires Matrix Security Group.(Insider News & Business)(Security Group LLC acquired with Matrix Security Group Inc., )
December 1, 2007... The acquisition of Matrix Security Group Inc., Turnersville, N.J., by Alarm Security Group LLC (ASG Security), Beltsville, Md., will expand ASG's footprint and build its market density, the company's executives said. "The real benefit for...

CSAA central station alarm certificate being developed.(Insider News & Business)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... An alarm system certificate that security dealers could provide to their customers to indicate that they are being monitored by a Five-Diamond-certified central station is closer to finalization. The certificate is designed to provide an...

TAC names president in Americas region.(Insider News & Business)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... TAC, Dallas, a provider of building automation, security systems and energy services, appointed Jeff Drees as president of TAC in the Americas region and executive vice president of TAC AB. Drees will be responsible for strategic planning and...

Exacq establishes sales rep in Canada.(Insider News & Business)
December 1, 2007... Exacq Technologies, Indianapolis, appointed Security Central Marketing, Milton, Ontario, as the company's newest manufacturer's representative to offer the entire line of exacqVision IP surveillance products across Canada. Although exacqVision...

Pacom.(News Briefs)
December 1, 2007... Pacom, a provider of Internet Protocol (IP) based security solutions that communicate over a customer's existing IP networks in the retail, banking and finance and remote access control sectors, appointed Derek Tanguay as president of the North...

Security Industry Association's.(News Briefs)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... Alan E. Calegari, CEO of Dedicated Micros Inc., Chantilly, Va., a part of AD Group, was appointed as a member of the Security Industry Association's (SIA) Board of Directors in September. The appointment, which is made by a SIA selection...

ADS Security.(News Briefs)
December 1, 2007... Larry Lingerfelt joined ADS Security, L.P., Nashville, as vice president and regional sales manager of Alabama. Lingerfelt will oversee all sales activities of ADS Security's six Alabama offices and work throughout the region to introduce...

IdentiSys Inc.(News Briefs)
December 1, 2007... IdentiSys Inc., Eden Prairie, Minn., a sales and service integrator of identification, tracking and security products, named Tony J. Dick as chief financial officer. Dick will be a key member of IdentiSys' executive team, reporting to IdentiSys...

Advanced Fire Systems Inc.(News Briefs)
December 1, 2007... Advanced Fire Systems Inc., Great Falls, Mont., an independent manufacturer of commercial and industrial fire and life safety equipment, appointed Lance Kaiser to vice president of sales and marketing. Kaiser has spent 30 years working with...

Micro Key offers green solutions.(Insider News & Business)
December 1, 2007... Micro Key Software, Kissimmee, Fla., a provider of software solutions to the security alarm industry, announced a new corporate initiative "Go Green with Micro Key." The initiative is an environmentally friendly awareness program to help...

Tri-Ed adds Miami and Chicago branches.(Insider News & Business)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... Tri-Ed Distribution, Woodbury, N.Y., announced the opening of two more key branch locations. The Miami and Chicago branches are both open for business. They are fully stocked and offer same day shipping. The Miami branch is located at 8880...

Sentry signs contract with large apparel retailer.(Insider News & Business)
December 1, 2007... Sentry Technology Corp., Ronkonkoma, N.Y., signed a contract to install Sentry Vision SmartTrack traveling CCTV systems in 33 Steve & Barry's stores plus its distribution center. Steve & Barry's, Port Washington, N.Y., is a large U.S. apparel...

Vicon to educate architects.(Insider News & Business)
December 1, 2007... Vicon Industries Inc., Hauppauge, N.Y., a designer and producer of digital and IP video surveillance systems, was named a registered provider in the American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System to provide continuing education to...

PANDUIT to build worldwide corporate headquarters.(Insider News & Business)
December 1, 2007... PANDUIT, Tinley Park, Ill., has contracted--contingent on completion of due diligence and resolution of local incentives--to purchase a site in Tinley Park for its new corporate headquarters. The planned development includes a 250,000 square...

PSA Network collaborates to offer more IT/physical services.(Insider News & Business)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... 1nservice of Bellevue, Wash., and PSA Security Network, Denver, announced a national collaboration that will deliver expansive convergence of physical and IT security across a broad array of services. The two organizations will make an...

SentryNet adds new technologies; new opportunities for RMR.(Insider News & Business)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... Third-party monitoring company, SentryNet, Greenville, Miss., has been working with new technologies to provide their dealers with programs designed to add RMR. Video verification is becoming more important with communities and municipalities...

ADI adds Lantronix IP networking solutions.(Insider News & Business)
December 1, 2007... ADI, Melville, N.Y., a wholesale distributor of security and low voltage products, announced an agreement with Lantronix Inc., to distribute its Ethernet and WiFi device networking solutions to security integrators to remotely access, monitor...

AVAD to carry Encore! Home Entertainment products.(Insider News & Business)
December 1, 2007... AVAD LLC, Van Nuys, Calif., a distributor of custom home electronics has entered into a distribution agreement with Encore! Home Entertainment, a manufacturer of home theater seating, entertainment centers and TV stands. This partnership will...

Akron Hardware offers free freight; no handling fees.(Insider News & Business)
December 1, 2007... Akron Hardware, Akron, Ohio, is offering free freight on all orders shipped via standard UPS ground service. This is extended to all Akron Hardware customers regardless of annual volume, size of order and shipping location. Akron Hardware...

SST moves corporate headquarters.(Insider News & Business)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... SST, a systems integrator and division of FirstService Security, moved into its new corporate headquarters located at 100 Springhouse Drive in Collegeville, Pa. The new headquarters will allow SST to consolidate its U.S. corporate services...

XceedID announces South America distribution.(Insider News & Business)
December 1, 2007... DRAMS Technology S.A., a distributor of security system equipment in Buenos Aires, Argentina, entered into a distribution agreement with XceedID Corp., Golden, Colo., to distribute XceedID's line of access control readers and cards. DRAMS will...

Alarm.com and Monitronics form partnership.(Insider News & Business)(Capetronics Computer Products Inc. Monitronix Inc. partnership with Alarm.com )(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... Alarm.com and Monitronics announced an alliance that enables Monitronics' extensive security dealer network of over 800 dealers to offer their residential customers Alarm.com's Web-enabled wireless security and remote monitoring technology on...

NBFAA Leadership Summit scheduled.(Insider News & Business)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... The NBFAA Leadership Summit begins Tuesday, January 15, 2008 and runs through Friday, January 18. The four-day event includes a Board of Directors' breakfast and meeting, chapter meeting and a leadership dinner. Also scheduled are various...

Companies you should know.(Insider News & Business)
December 1, 2007... For the last 15 years Jim Roche, president and CEO of southern California-based Alarm King has been putting his mark of success on the security industry, and his latest venture is on the same exciting path. Roche focuses on name branding,...

Genesis Security Systems named Software House Enterprise Partner.(Insider News & Business)
December 1, 2007... Genesis Security Systems, Germantown, Md., was certified by Software House as an Enterprise Partner for their CCURE 800 security system. Limited to a handful of Software House dealers across the country, this "Enterprise" certification means...

Brivo receives certification for EU sales.(Insider News & Business)
December 1, 2007... Brivo Systems LLC, Bethesda, Md., a provider of Web applications for access control and security systems, received CE certification for its access control system and it may now be exported to the European Union and member states of the European...

When does the waiver of subrogation apply?(Security&the Law)
December 1, 2007... The question is frequently asked as to whether parties to a burglar or fire alarm contract can or should include a waiver of subrogation clause. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A recent case in the United States District Court for the District...

Video goes digital.(Five Minute Tech Quiz)
December 1, 2007... 1. What is the compression ratio for a 1-MB image that is compressed to 128KB? a. 1:1 b. 2:1 c. 4:1 d. 8:1 e. 16:1 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 2. A technique that uses a mathematical calculation to create missing...

Where are video analytics needed?(ON SOME OR ALL CAMERAS?)
December 1, 2007... Depending on the installation, different levels of video intelligence can be deployed in certain cameras. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "We would not say every camera or every channel should be truly intelligent...

VisualGate Systems & Tri-Ed to distribute surveillance video over power line solutions.(Kinks & Hints)
December 1, 2007... VisualGate Systems, Toronto, has partnered with Tri-Ed Distribution Inc., Woodbury, N.Y., for the delivery of its surveillance video over power line (SVoP) products and solutions. VisualGate Systems' technology can set up instant networking...

Vicon publishes 40th Anniversary Product & System Guide.(Kinks & Hints)
December 1, 2007... Vicon Industries Inc., Hauppauge, N.Y., has published an updated, 40th Anniversary Product and System Guide that is available from Vicon sales representatives. The 17-page booklet, sporting a 40th-anniversary seal, serves as a short-form...

New intuitive Web site provides technical resources for wall mounts.(Kinks & Hints)(Website overview)
December 1, 2007... Peerless Industries Inc., Chicago, delivers a comprehensive online resource for installers, architects, designers and the hands-on do-it-yourselfers for mounting flat panel televisions and projectors. The newly redesigned Web site puts...

Verint partners with EMC.(Kinks & Hints)
December 1, 2007... Verint Systems Inc., Melville, N.Y., will partner with EMC Corp. to deliver integrated, enterprise-class networked video management and storage solutions to the security market. As part of the agreement, Verint will resell EMC's networked...

Biometrics can be used at mobile workplaces.(Kinks & Hints)
December 1, 2007... Construction sites will be more secure with a biometric-enabled mobile workplace management solution (WMS) that uses mobile fingerprint readers. Because construction companies are only at work sites for a short period, it is not practical for...

Overcome your fear of fiber.(FIBER OPTIC CABLE IS SUPERIOR TO COPPER)
December 1, 2007... When surveying a potential installation, some security dealers/integrators seem to shy away from using fiber optics. When asked why, many state that fiber is too tricky to work with and that their technicians have neither the training nor the...

Planting the sign of security: Ackerman Security Systems has grown its business to become SDM's 2007 Dealer of the Year with signs that sprout like grass on customers' lawns.(ACKERMAN SECURITY SYSTEMS)(Company overview)
December 1, 2007... Although the residential business of Ackerman Security Systems, Atlanta, originally grew from its ubiquitous lawn signs, the company now relies on its own UL central station and presentations on salespeople's wireless laptop computers to grow...

Consistent service: if consistency is the goal, ASG Security's again being named one of SDM's 2007 Dealer of the Year honorees shows they have achieved it.
December 1, 2007... ASG Security, Beltsville, Md., must be doing many things right to be an SDM Dealer of the Year honoree for the second year in a row. "We're getting better with time," maintains Bob Ryan, vice president of sales and marketing about the company,...

Testing 1,2,3 ... testing ... enthusiasm for video analytics is high, but its capabilities are still being evaluated in various applications.(Technology Trends)
December 1, 2007... When a person or an industry is young, it feels like it can do anything. There's a lot of boasting, a lot of claims, a lot of tearing down the other guy, and still not a lot of solid information on which to base informed decisions. "The...

Building industrial relations: SDM takes a look at industrial/manufacturing facilities as a vertical market and discusses how systems integrators and dealers can develop a niche.(Vertical Market Series)
December 1, 2007... Critical infrastructure is defined in the Homeland Security Act as systems and assets that are vital to this country's security, economic security and public health or safety. These systems and assets include: * Drinking water, *...

Don't break the code: be aware of code compliance when installing magnetic locks and electronic door strikes for your customers.(Entry Control)
December 1, 2007... By controlling entry to secured areas, magnetic locks and electronic door strikes serve a vital role in a security system. Ensuring that these devices are installed in a manner that is compliant with life safety codes, and other pertinent...

Some products just stand alone: stand-alone access control solutions provide a higher level of efficiency than basic locking systems. But there are so many types--how do you choose?(Entry Control)
December 1, 2007... Access control--considered the first line of defense in facility security--often implies a sophisticated and computer-managed, multiple-door, integrated security system. A more common access control application, however, is a stand-alone...

What technicians need to know about cable & the NEC: a common myth is that the National Electrical Code only deals with high-voltage electricity. Not true.
December 1, 2007... During my first year with SDM, I uncomfortably admit that in the mid-1980s, I was sent out with an installer to observe a burglar alarm installation in a small business. Although I didn't know it then, I later learned that the installer's...

Access to facility controlled through Internet.(NEW SYSTEM USES LEGACY CARDS)
December 1, 2007... Like many businesses in major metropolitan areas, telx--a provider of Meet Me Room and core interconnection facility solutions--leases space in a multi-tenant building in New York City that is home to more than 30 technology and enterprise...

Senstar-Stellar.(PROJECTS in the News)
December 1, 2007... A Formula Palmer Audi race car driver is using the Repels portable perimeter security system from Canadian-based Senstar-Stellar to protect his car from the crush of spectators and inquisitive rivals at top venues. Security of Russell Small's...

Local focus distinguishes TED Systems.(THE BUZZWORD IS MASS NOTIFICATION)(Interview)
December 1, 2007... Integrating intrusion protection, access control and video surveillance can bring powerful new capabilities to end users. But any system is only as good as the support behind it. TED Systems, a systems integrator based in Shawnee, Kan.,...

Interactive UPS systems introduced.(Editor's Choice:)
December 1, 2007... Cost-conscious users can now get the full features of larger, more expensive uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) with the compact, feature-rich, Minuteman Entrust Line Interactive series. It has the features necessary to fully protect valuable...

3 new Illuminated Power Connectors.(Products & Services)
December 1, 2007... SECO-LARM is now shipping Illuminated Power Connectors to simplify installation and help in troubleshooting of CCTV, access control and security systems. There are three models: * CA-1610-3FLQ--male plug * CA-1510-3FLQ--female jack ...

Access control readers supports 13.56 MHz.(Products & Services)
December 1, 2007... HID Global'S multiCLASS 13.56 MHz reader line includes a keypad reader for dual-factor authentication, the RPK40, and a mullion-mount reader for Mini-Prox retrofit replacement, the RP15. The enhancements combine 125 kHz proximity and 13.56 MHz...

Analytics incorporated into DVR.(Products & Services)
December 1, 2007... Honeywell's Fusion III line of DVRs bridge the gap between DVRs and NVRs. Fusion firmware release v3.5 includes enhancements such as fully integrated video and data analytics and expanded support for digital IP video sources. The v3.5 version...

PC-based DVRs full of options.(Products & Services)
December 1, 2007... Speco Technologies' Pro PC DVR offers up to 720 by 480 at 240 fps in eight and 16 channel models. Other features of the PC-based DVRs include: enhanced compression and security file encryption; free DDNS using a Speco server; advanced...

Visitor management software compares against barred-individual database.(Products & Services)
December 1, 2007... Datacard Group's ID Works Visitor Manager software v6.0 is ideal for security-minded enterprises. The easy-to-use software enrolls visitors using their government-issued credentials and produces secure IDs in seconds. Organizations can use ID...

CAT5 extender & skew Corrector help improve security installations.(Products & Services)
December 1, 2007... New products from Foresight CCTV include the model UE04H, a USB CAT5 extender with 4-port USB 1.1 Hub and the VS01 VGA skew corrector. The extender can extend four USB devices, such as security cameras, printers, scanners, keyboards, etc., up...

Scanner detects fraud & authenticates IDs.(Products & Services)
December 1, 2007... The Snapshell FDA Camera Scanner from Card Scanning Solutions combines Card Scanning Solutions' scanning and OCR technology with Digimarc's IDMarc digital watermark reading technology to authenticate IDs using embedded tamperproof digital...

Catalogs feature newest video & access control technologies.(Products & Services)
December 1, 2007... Honeywell announced the release of its latest Video Systems and Access Systems product catalogs. The two catalogs include Honeywell's newest security offerings, and provide dealers with one-stop access to information on the company's full line...

Digital UTP video receiver hubs.(Products & Services)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... Network Video Technologies (NVT) released three digital EQTM UTP active receiver hubs. The NV-872, NV-1672 and NV-3272 are 8-, 16-, and 32-channel active hubs that allow the transmission of real-time monochrome or color video at distances up to...

Application integrates transactional data & surveillance video.(Products & Services)
December 1, 2007... Integral Technologies Inc. released its new event and alarm management database engine, DigitalSENTRY (DS) DataPoint. DS DataPoint allows users to merge video data with intelligence captured by transactional devices such as cash registers,...

Standardize on panel with either coded or code-free touch pads.(Products & Services)
December 1, 2007... NAPCO Security Systems Inc. is introducing new Freedom-Coded for conventional installs, a user-friendly unit that cuts false alarms. Now with Freedom, you have a choice of two talking touch pads with one 64-zone panel to standardize on. Choose...

Feature-rich DVR.(Products & Services)
December 1, 2007... Dedicated Micros Inc., part of AD Group, unveiled its feature-rich SD, which is a high-performance, easy-to-use, plug-and-play DVR designed to suit the needs of small to medium single-site businesses. The SD comes preconfigured for 30 and 60...

Intermediate Rack features convenient mounting solutions.(Products & Services)
December 1, 2007... Middle Atlantic Products introduced its Intermediate Distribution Rack (IDF) series to provide integrators with full-featured, integrated enclosure systems for any size project. Designed to easily mount to building truss and uni-strut, IDF...

Embedded DVR series delivers performance, stable operation.(Products & Services)
December 1, 2007... ELMO USA Corp. expanded its line of embedded digital video recorders (DVRs) with the introduction of the Pro-Vidient series. Each model employs secure, intelligent and upgradeable technology. The ProVidient series models consist of the EMR-16,...

Keypad's easy-to-see graphic display simplifies operation.(Products & Services)
December 1, 2007... Digital Monitoring Products (DMP) unveiled its new Thinline Series Icon keypad, which features simple, easy-to-see icons that guide the user through operation. The sleek icon keypad also incorporates the new DMP patent-pending cancel/verify...

Announcing two new indoor PTZ solutions.(Products & Services)
December 1, 2007... Wren announced the availability of two IP integrated camera/housing solutions featuring 10X zoom PTZ cameras: the Pendant and Recessed Mount Solution domes. Both offer PTZ capabilities indoors, with a sleek, aesthetic housing. The Solution Dome...

Classic lamp lights up fire memorabilia collectors.(Products & Services)
December 1, 2007... Gamewell-FCI, of Honeywell's Life Safety group, designed a one-of-a-kind series of lamps, featuring a genuine Masterbox shell mounted on a solid walnut base. Incorporating the same die-cast aluminum shell produced today for Masterboxes still...

IP cameras are supported by intelligent IP video solutions.(Products & Services)
December 1, 2007... Pelco announced a new collaboration with On-Net Surveillance Systems Inc. (OnSSI), a software development firm focused on non-proprietary, open-architecture IP-based video surveillance technology solutions. This has resulted in the development...

Reliable outdoor power generation.(Products & Services)
December 1, 2007... Solis Energy has a suite of powerful, unique products that provide customers with easy, immediate access to 100 percent power necessary to run critical, low-wattage devices (typically 100 watts or less), wherever they are located, even where...

Access control software provides real-time monitoring.(Products & Services)
December 1, 2007... Matrix Systems introduced the Frontier version 5.7.4 access control software upgrade, a comprehensive security solution that provides real-time monitoring for access doors and alarm points for local and remote locations. Frontier includes new...

Beam detector gains certification.(Products & Services)
December 1, 2007... The Fireray 5000 from Fire Fighting Enterprises has been certified as compliant with EN54:12, CPD and LPCB standards. The F5000 beam-type smoke detector incorporates the Easifit first fix system and a visual LASER alignment alignment aid to...

A new TCP/IP access control solution.(Products & Services)
December 1, 2007... Keri Systems announced the launch of NetXtreme, a family of embedded TCP/IP access control panels, supporting a new generation of supervised network readers. Administration of this system will be through a completely new SQL, Thin-Client/Server...

Real-time tracking technology for security personnel.(Products & Services)
December 1, 2007... GuardTrax, developed by Nova-Tracker, is a suite of technologies that gives security firms and corporate security managers the ability to monitor, track, and manage field-level security personnel in real time over the Internet. The GuardTrax...

16-channel NVR is plug-and-play.(Products & Services)
December 1, 2007... JVC launched the VR-N1600U, a plug-and-play network video recorder that includes live viewing, recording and playback of IP cameras for medium-sized to enterprise surveillance systems. The VR-N1600U network video recorder comes with...

Access control photo badging platform has new capabilities.(Products & Services)
December 1, 2007... Honeywell is providing enhanced capabilities to its access control platform by launching Badge Manager 2.0, which is a component of the fully integrated Honeywell Vindicator Security Solutions suite and compatible with the V5 Access Control...

New Lacer Strip design ends 'fishing' cable ties.(Products & Services)
December 1, 2007... Middle Atlantic Products introduced Vertical Lacer Strips that eliminate the need to "fish" in cable ties on cable management solution products. The Vertical Lacer Strips provide security integrators with a large number of cable tie points for...

Vandal- and weather-resistant PTZ camera.(Products & Services)
December 1, 2007... JVC expands its V.Networks lineup with the introduction of its outdoor, IP66-rated vandal-proof IP surveillance camera, model VN-V686WPU. It has a 36x optical zoom lens with a direct-drive mechanism that provides fast and accurate PTZ...

See any video stream at any time.(Products & Services)
December 1, 2007... VidSys announced the availability of its VidShield 4.0 platform for physical security information management solutions. New features include enhanced visualization and mapping capabilities through integrated Google Maps functionality and a...

Event Counting Suite transforms video into business intelligence.(Products & Services)
December 1, 2007... ObjectVideo Inc. announced the release of its Event Counting Suite, an easy-to-use and affordable analytics library that transforms video into a continuous stream of business intelligence data. As an addition to the ObjectVideo OnBoard...