Security Distributing & Marketing articles from February 2002

Security Distributing & Marketing archives from February 2002

See it! Tough it! But it! .(Editorial)
February 1, 2002... A good percentage of customers who come into our showroom had no idea these things were available to be put in their homes.' As a parent, I'm usually intrigued by children's curiousity -- at all ages. It must be human instinct to reach out...

As insurance rates rise, people may buy security to reduce risk.
February 1, 2002... With estimates ranging from $35 billion to $100 billion, the insurance industry is facing massive losses from the events of September 11. Those losses are being reflected in alarmingly elevated insurance rates. Although premiums were rising...

Home tech battle will impact home security. (Insider).(telecommunications)
February 1, 2002... The communications battle to homes and then inside them seems to be heating up. Yet confrontations between cable and satellite firms, among in-home wireless standards and between so-called local Bell companies and their telephone competitors...

Canceling a monitoring contract. (Insider).
February 1, 2002... Karen Looker asked what the proper form of legal action is in canceling a monitoring contract on a past due account. She also asked whether if such action is taken, the remaining balance due can be collected from the client. In most cases,...

CSAA members elect new board. (Insider).(Central Station Alarm Association)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Members of the Central Station Alarm Association (CSAA), Vienna, Va., elected a new executive committee during its 2001 annual business meeting. Former first vice president Mel Mahler (president/CEO of ADS Security, Nashville, Tenn.) was...

Stan Martin receives CSAA's Stanley C. Lott Award. (Insider).(Central Station Alarm Association)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Late last year, the Central Station Alarm Association (CSAA), Vienna, Va., awarded its highest award, the Stanley C. Lott Memorial Award, to Stan Martin, vice president of industry relations for ADI, for his contributions to raising the...

Denver integrator conference coming up. (Insider).(PSA Security Network)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... PSA Security Network, whose members service the CCTV, access control, and integrated systems market, will hold its 2002 Conference & Exhibits at the Renaissance Denver Hotel, Denver, Colo., on March 18-24. PSA is expecting more than 350...

Industry leader sponsors community events. (Insider).(Tyco/ADT Security Services sponsors Ladies Professional Golf Association championship)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Tyco/ADT Security Services sponsored the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) held at the world renown Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Fla. Left to right: Mike Snyder, president of ADT, LPGA tournament winner Karrie...

Program provides custom leasing. (Insider).(GVI Inc. Samsung CCTV)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... GVI Inc. (doing business as Samsung CCTV), Carroilton, Texas, announced details of its lease program through Samsung CCTV Prestige Leasing Services, which provides custom leasing programs for security industry dealers. Under the dealer lease...

Dice joins ericsson at Comdex. (Insider).
February 1, 2002... At Comdex 2001, Dice Corp., Essexville, Mich., was given the unique opportunity to network with a variety of market leaders, Partnerships were solidified with companies who are leaders in advancing technology that will benefit the security...

Initial development for auto door digital video sensor. (Insider).(Silent Witness OEM Div. supplies Stanley Access Technologies)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... The OEM Division of Silent Witness, Surrey, British Columbia, has completed the first development phase of, and has received its first order for, its new digital video sensor for Stanley Access Technologies, a division of The Stanley Works--a...

Better Web site offers search, database features. (Insider).(Securitron Magnalock Corp.)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Securitron announced a new and improved Web site, www.securitron.com, which now offers a powerful search capability for the company's entire product line by name or by part number. Additional features include links to Securitron's sister ASSA...

Partner program offers community support. (Insider).(Digital Security Controls Ltd. )(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Digital Security Controls Ltd. (DSC), Concord, Ontario, announced a new community support program that was launched late last year through authorized partner dealers across the U.S. and Canada. Participating DSC partner dealers will be...

SIA opens its membership to systems integrators. (Insider).(Security Industry Association)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... The Security Industry Association (SIA), Alexandria, Va., building on the formation of its new Systems Integration Industry Group (SIIG), announced the formation of a new membership designation: Systems Integrators. Participants in this new...

e-Invoicing program enables e-mail invoices. (Insider).(ADI)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... ADI, Melville, N.Y., introduced e-Invoicing, which enables customers to receive their invoices via e-mail the very next business day. ADI customers reduce excess office paperwork, reconcile bills more timely and ensure the business runs...

ShipQUICK program serves next-day needs. (Insider).(Security Door Controls)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... An inventory of more than 100 different SDC (Security Door Controls, Westlake Village, Calif.) access hardware products are reserved for shipment the same day or by the next business day. With SDC warehouses in Los Angeles, Chicago and Atlanta,...

Micro Key receives award in Osceola County. (Insider).(Economic Development Commission of Mid-Florida )(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Micro Key Software, Kissimmee, Fla., received the "2001 Industry of the Year Award" for Osceola County by the Economic Development Commission of Mid-Florida (EDC). In an awards ceremony, Wayne Torrens, president of Micro Key accepted the trophy...

New group helps dealers sell video to gov't. (Insider).(Panasonic Broadcast and Television Systems Co. creates Panasonic Professional & Industrial Video Government Group )(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Frank DeFina, president of Panasonic Broadcast & Television Systems Company and Security & Digital Imaging Company, Secaucus, N.J., announced the formation of a dedicated market development group to assist dealers develop new business...

PSA adds DMP to access control line-up. (Insider).(Digital Monitoring Products Inc. agreement with PSA Security Network)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Digital Monitoring Products Inc. (DMP), announced an agreement with PSA Security Network, Denver, that provides PSA's 140-member companies access to DMP's line of intrusion, fire and access control products and services. This adds to the nearly...

Northern Computers' new logo, Web site. (Insider).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Northern Computers Inc. (NCI), Milwaukee, part of the Ademco Integrated Systems Group announced the launch of a new logo. The logo is part of a company-wide re-branding campaign that includes a revamped Web site. In celebration of the...

King-Monital-IDC acquires RTC alarm monitoring. (Insider).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... King Central, known in the industry as King-Monital-IDC, Hackensack, N.J., has acquired RTC Alarm Monitoring, a SureWest Company. RTC is a national alarm monitoring central station based in Roseville. Calif. This acquisition will bring the...

CES's 2002 Innovations award honors controller. (Insider).(Consumer Electronic Show awards HAI)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... HAI, New Orleans, won the Consumer Electronic Show's 2002 Innovations Award for its new OmniPro II in the integrated home systems category. Making its debut at CES, the OmniPro II is HAI's sixth-generation controller. It includes UL-listed...

Five-minute tech quiz.
February 1, 2002... Safe and Vault Protection Protection of high value safes and vaults is an area that is often overlooked by dealers because of the special skills and equipment needed. Many dealers have installed contacts on residential safes, but...

Why structured wiring systems? (Al Colombo's Kinks & Hints).
February 1, 2002... What is the best way to pre-wire a new home for video, audio, voice, and data? What kind and how many cables do we use and how do we install them? The most efficient and effective way to provide wiring in new construction is to use a...

You're the expert: questions we asked the experts -- you!(customer billing)
February 1, 2002... Welcome to the first installment of "You 're the Expert," u new forum in which SDM readers share their own ideas and experiences, which they've gained through hard work and valuable lessons learned, with their colleagues in the security...

Making dreams come true: A home systems contractor can turn a busy executive's priorities into a livable, automated home that's a dream come true. (Home Systems).
February 1, 2002... If you've never had the experience of having a home built, suffice to say it's one that is alternately exciting, bothersome, wonderful, and frustrating. Emotions run high for many new homeowners--it takes a sensitive, careful contractor to work...

Accessing the future: dealers and integrators talk about the impact of Sept. 11 on the access control market. (Securing America).
February 1, 2002... LESSONS LEARNED September 11 dawned as just another day, but ended only alter it had permanently changed the American psyche by imprinting on it a profound sense of vulnerability. As we awoke on September 12, however, something new had...

The wireless, automated, networked now: technological advances in burglar and fire alarm control panels.
February 1, 2002... New technology developments in burglar and fire alarm control panels be grouped into three genercategories: wireless, networking and automation. Most advances in the realm of control panels are examples or hybrids of these innovative...

Work that in box: security dealers with tight budgets may find well-crafted e-mail to be an effective way to market security products and services.
February 1, 2002... Marketing a product or service to a current or potential customer is harder than it seems. The pressure of crafting a message that is clever enough to grab -- and hold -- someone's attention can be daunting. In a fast-paced, high-tech society...

Deter intruders. (Product).
February 1, 2002... The BX-80N outdoor photo-beam is a "boundary guard" detector. It has an attractive and low profile design, and detects up to 40' on each side, creating an 80'x3' detection pattern. The BX-80N suits almost all outdoor applications because it...

Stop vandalism. (Product).
February 1, 2002... The PIRAMID XL2 Outdoor Dual Technology sensors are used quite extensively in both the military/government and commercial markets. The sensor's most important attribute is its unique false-alarm-free performance. For maximum effectiveness and...

Protect critical infrastructures. (Product).
February 1, 2002... The Perimitrax is a buried cable perimeter sensor. It is used to protect many critical infrastructure sites, such as water treatment facilities, around the world. The system is buried around the perimeter limits of a site and uses buried ported...

See in the dark. (Product).
February 1, 2002... OEMs and systems integrators seeking to safeguard perimeters of corporate facilities, factories, warehouses, residential property or government sites at night should consider the ControlIR2000B digital infrared thermal imaging system as an...

Electric locksets. (Products).
February 1, 2002... HiTower electric mortise and cylindrical locksets provide locking and latching features required for fire-rated doors to meet security needs and fire life safety code requirements. With access control capability the door stays latched even when...

Proximity reader. (Products).
February 1, 2002... The ProxPro II when compared to the ProxPro provides an additional inch of read range and fully potted electronics. It requires five volts for operation and can be mounted on glass. This reader is shipped with a multilingual installation manual...

Control panels. (Products).
February 1, 2002... The MS-2 and MS-4 fire alarm control panels are 2-zone and 4-zone panels. They. offer automatic strobe synchronization of audio/visual devices, which enables the control system to perform in compliance with ADA standards, minimizing noise and...

Monitoring. (Products).
February 1, 2002... SAFEnet "Monitor" has a Windows 2000 look and feel. This product combines monitoring, control, editing and reporting functions via customizable, plug-in modules. It offers better alarm descriptive queues and messages, action lists, to step the...

Contact monitoring. (Products).
February 1, 2002... The 3136 ID Module delivers end-of-line supervision for contact monitoring. It can monitor many contacts over long distances and individually identify each device. The EOL supervision is especially useful when converting conventional fire alarm...

Digital video recorder. (Products).
February 1, 2002... The DVR 1 Series digital recorders now have extended play units with increased storage capacity of up to 160 GB. The DVR IEP2 offers twice as much hard drive space as the DYR1 Series recorders without doubling the cost of the unit. The DVR 1...

Digital video recording. (Products).
February 1, 2002... The Maxx-Vision utilizes the latest image compression technology. It features pre-event recording, remote camera access via the Internet and the ability to integrate with Maxx-Net access control. It provides dealers with comprehensive and...

8-Channel video digital multiplexer. (Products).
February 1, 2002... The VT/VR7800DRDT Series eight-channel digital video multiplexing equipment has two bi-directional data channels. It can provide a totally integrated solution for transmitting CCTV and access control signals in installations where availability...

Controller. (Products).
February 1, 2002... The OmniLT is a fourth generation controller designed specifically for smaller homes, condos, townhouses and apartments. It includes HVAC and light control for energy management, UL-Listed security for enhanced safety and the convenience of...

Lighting Control family. (Products).
February 1, 2002... The Advanced Lighting Control family has five new members. They are the ALC Lighting Interface, ALC Hi-Watt Dimmer Control Module, ALC Branch Tech Software, ALC System Developer's Kit and the ALC Technician's Tool Kit. All the products are...

Digital Coax. (Products).
February 1, 2002... The Serial Digital Coax cable can be used for all your installation needs: HDTV, Broadband, Baseband and Line-level Audio. It features custom interconnects to exact lengths and reduces the need to stock multiple product types. It can eliminate...

Occupancy Sensor CD-ROM. (Products).
February 1, 2002... "Dollars and Sense" is designed to educate facility m an a g er s electricians, contractors, installers and other professionals on the applications and benefits of occupancy sensors. The CD-ROM demonstrates the potential energy and cost-savings...

Software. (Products).
February 1, 2002... Alarmware Software, Version 1.57 is a data collection and analysis tool for Catalyst remote data logging and alarm notification system. It provides users interface enhancements, such as improved navigation and help functions. It enables users...

Control panel. (Products).
February 1, 2002... The GEM-P801 is economical and easy to program. The value-added P801 panel has nine programmable zones, including 2-wire fire, with no zone doubling. Programmable zones on the panel include: six hardwire or wireless zones, two wireless zones...

Would you like to earn $250,000 to $1,000,000 per year? (Products).
February 1, 2002... My name is Joe Cleghorn. While designing this ad for S.D.M. Magazine I worked with several advertising consultants. But after numerous meetings and phone calls with corporate executives who had never sold a security system or owned their own...

Security system. (Products).
February 1, 2002... The Merlin is a powerful security control panel, designed to evolve into a completely automated home-management system. It sends automatic and instantaneous messages via the Internet. It features eight zones; five programmable, two fixed and...

Wireless receiver module. (Products).
February 1, 2002... The PC5320 multiple wireless receiver module allows the PowerSeries systems to support up to four PC5132 wireless receivers. Additional wireless receivers result in a significant increase in the coverage area for wireless detectors. They can...

Wire stripper/cutters. (Products).
February 1, 2002... The lightweight wire stripper/cutters (Model #11055 and Model #11057) are designed for stripping, cutting, looping and gauging solid and stranded wire. They feature specially designed Klein-Kurve handles for ease of use when reaching into...

Connectors. (Products).
February 1, 2002... The AMP Micro MATE-N-LOK is a 3mm-pitch soft-shell connector system. The wire-to-board, pin and receptacle system features dual-beam contacts for improved mating area and high temperature housings for IR processing. Single row contacts on 3mm...

Musical communication systems. (Literature Showcase).
February 1, 2002... For more than 40 years, M&S Systems has offered a wide range of home communications systems that deliver true sound for music and voice. Complete with an exclusive no-fault warranty, our systems deliver sound quality, countless features, ease...

OWI Inc. (Literature Showcase).
February 1, 2002... The model IC-6DVC performance stereo inceiling mounted loudspeakers are 6 '/2 inch dual voice woofer with twin tweeter for stereo effect. Weather-resistant speakers for outdoor or indoor use. Perfect applications; hallways, bathrooms, kitchens,...

Potter Electric Signal. (Literature Showcase).
February 1, 2002... Potter Electric Signal Co., the leader in security and sprinkler monitoring products, offers a wide range of literature for distributors and their customers. The company CD-ROM displays all products with specifications and technical...

Iris recognition system. (First Look).
February 1, 2002... The IrisAccess 3000 is designed for access control. An iris pattern is impossible to counterfeit by any scientific technology. After registering your iris through the enrollment optical unit, a distinctive IrisCode is created and maintained on...

Video system. (First Look).
February 1, 2002... The Video Catcher 16 has an MPEG 4 compression system so transferring images to the remotes is faster. Via a high-speed Internet connection, it can achieve full motion 30 fps in color while using the Elite software. It monitors 16 videos and...

Home theater processor. (First Look).
February 1, 2002... The Aria A6600 is a virtual surround multi-room home theater processor. It includes licensed technology from SRS Labs called TruSurround. TruSurround uses an algorithm that processes a six-channel audio signal through only two front firing...

Handheld DEMO. (First Look).
February 1, 2002... The LCD5501DEMO is a stand-alone unit that combines an LCD5501Z fixed message keypad, a specially designed sounder unit, three zone input buttons and active function keys to effectively demonstrate the benefits of the PowerSeries security...

Digital Video Storage. (Products).
February 1, 2002... The V8200 Series Video Storage and Transmission Systems provides detailed information for alarm events, stored images in reliable digital formats and allows easy transmission of images. Operators can see the whole story behind every alarm event...