Security Distributing & Marketing articles from January 2003

Security Distributing & Marketing archives from January 2003

Resolutions: keep some; break some. (Editor's Angle).
January 1, 2003... A new year stretches before us. Many folks took time to relax over the holidays or -- if they couldn't afford that luxury -- to re-energize psychologically as the fresh-start month of January dawned. It's a season when personal resolutions...

First alert professional dealers say farewell to leader at annual convention. (Insider).(Scharer, Ivan)
January 1, 2003... First Alert Professional Security Systems' 2002 annual convention -- including general meetings, educational sessions, a product showcase, and social events -- was distinguished by a tone of melancholy as approximately 775 attendees from 145...

First Alert Professional Security: from the ground up. (Insider).
January 1, 2003... Dealers at First Alert Professional Security Systems' annual convention in November expressed their sentiments about the announced retirement of their chief and friend, Ivan Scharer. Through personal tributes, mementos and gifts, dealers as...

Complying with no-call list state legislation. (Insider).(telemarketing legislation)
January 1, 2003... The mass marketing of alarm systems has been come quite prevalent in the last several years and has expanded and flourished through the use of various advertising methods, including telephone solicitations. Of course, not only the alarm...

Dealers honored for their community work. (Insider).
January 1, 2003... First Alert Professional Security Systems president Kevin O'Connor presented Community Service Awards to 14 dealers for involvement in their communities, at the group's annual convention. The winning companies are: Acadiana Security Plus...

Monitronics again named to Inc 500. (Insider).(Monitronics International Inc.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Monitronics International Inc., Dallas, has again been named to the Inc 500 list of the fastest growing companies. Monitronics has made the ranking for six years in a row, a feat accomplished by only 13 out of thousands of companies ranked over...

New companies you should know about. (Insider).(Dove Net Technologies LLC, NUVIS Technologies Inc.)
January 1, 2003... New to the electronic security industry is Dove Net Technologies LLC, Frederick, Md. Dove Net offers a software solution for estimating, proposals, purchase orders, service tickets, project tracking, and more. The Project System was developed...

COPS plans for Western central station. (Insider).(COPS Monitoring)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Plans for the addition of a West Coast central station for COPS Monitoring, Williamstown, N.J., are moving forward as Maria Malice joins the company as vice president of the new Western operation. The new fully redundant central station...

Advanced networked video aim of Anixter, Axis partnership. (Insider).(Anixter International Inc., Axis Communications)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Anixter International Inc., Skokie, Ill., and Axis Communications, Chelmsford, Mass., announced a partnership which will make Anixter a distributor of Axis's IP-based security and surveillance equipment. The partnership will increase...

Optex launches new inside sales division. (Insider).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... In a company development that promises to result in better customer service and quality, Optex Inc., Torrance, Calif., announced a new inside sales division designed to enhance customer service and efficiently monitor all sales activity in the...

HID corp appoints new president. (Insider).(Hebert, Denis)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Denis Hebert has been named president of HID Corp, Irvine, Calif. Hebert will report to Joe Gillo, president and CEO of the ASSA ABLOY Identification Technology Group (ITG). Hebert joins HID from Honeywell, where he worked for 17 years in...

Infographic Systems acquired by GE Industrial Systems. (Insider).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... GE Industrial Systems, Plainville, Conn., a division of General Electric Company, announced that it has acquired Infographic Systems, Garden Grove, Calif. Infographic Systems is a leading provider of access control products and systems for...

Business opportunity: integrators support small business networks. (Insider).
January 1, 2003... A group of systems integrators is in the process of forming a new organization that will be dedicated to serving the computing needs of their small-business clients. Capitalizing on the IT resources that many integrators already have, the...

GE Interlogix presents 2002 Wireless Award winners. (Insider).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... GE Interlogix, North St. Paul, Minn., announced the winners in its 7th annual Wireless Awards contest. These winners demonstrate the benefits of GE Interlogix wireless technology to consumers and security dealers. Winners were announced in...

Newly available 2003 Industry Events Calendar. (Insider).(by ADI)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... ADI, Melville, N.Y., has released its redesigned 2003 Industry Events Calendar. It will be sent to ADI's 36,000 customers and will be available at ADI's 106 locations across North America. This year-long date book provides a chronological...

Genesis sells 5,000th system. (Insider).(Genesis Security Systems, to DSTI of Gaithersburg, Maryland)
January 1, 2003... The more things change, the more they stay the same. Twenty-one years ago, the Kruglak brothers and their former company, GIC Security Systems, sold the first Software House Access Control System in the Washington, D.C., area. It is 21 years...

GE Interlogix's Stevens receives 2002 Standards Achievement Award. (Insider).(Jim Stevens)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Jim Stevens of GE Interlogix, North St. Paul, Minn., is the recipient of the 2002 Standards Achievement award from the Security Industry Association's (SIA), Alexandria, Va. SIA's annual award honors individuals who have truly gone "above and...

Securing the potential of access control. (Five-Minute Tech Quiz).
January 1, 2003... The recent interest in security can be a good opportunity for savvy security dealers to vertically expand their business by offering access control systems. Once these systems were limited to only government or large commercial establishments,...

What's wrong with this? (Five-Minute Tech Quiz).
January 1, 2003... Wally installed an access system for 1 entry door using a reader, magnetic lock and a request-to-entry button at the receptionist desk. Wally installed the devices as shown in this diagram and tested the system. It worked perfectly, but when...

Sensor system not only detects, but prevents floods. (Kinks & Hints).(from SmartSensor Technologies)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... I am familiar with sensors that detect the flow of water into a home or business, but I need something that will immediately prevent water damage. What can I use? One such device is the FloodStopper System from SmartSensor Technologies,...

Report cards are in: SDM asked integrators to grade manufacturers on the efficiency, effectiveness, and pricing of the integrated systems they sell. (Report Card).
January 1, 2003... For several years systems integrators have struggled with the inefficiencies of trying to bond disparate subsystems into a whole -- in an effort to bring the highest level of functionality to their clients' facility security systems....

Pockets of strength: amid a still-languishing economy, the strategy that dealers and integrators pursued in 2002 was to focus on strong niche markets and technology upgrades.
January 1, 2003... It may have been the most challenging year for the electronic security industry in more than 10 years. With many businesses hampered by considerable capital spending decreases, and consumers holding back discretionary spending, dealers and...

Home is where the net is: if you're looking for a new place to hang your business hat, then there's no place like home networking.
January 1, 2003... After years of hype and hyperbole surrounding the development and deployment of home networking technologies, it appears that the expected growth of in-home connectivity is finally approaching realization. This greatly anticipated and highly...

A movable security feast: for customers and security firm personnel, mobile devices deliver alarm, installation and business info anywhere.(at the Comdex convention in Las Vegas)
January 1, 2003... The hushed crowd listened attentively. The speaker held that, just as inexpensive PCs helped more people take advantage of the power of the PC and sparked an era of incredible growth, new devices and technologies will help bring about the next...

PTZ camera, network server. (Marketplace).(pan-tilt-zoom, the VB-C10 from Canon)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... From Canon, the VB-C10 combines the benefits of an advanced pan-tilt-zoom camera and a network server in one compact unit. Features: high precision 16x zoom lens, built-in network server, easy setup- connects to LAN or Internet in minutes,...

Heavy duty keyswitch with magnetic spring design. (Marketplace).(from IR Security & Safety's Electronic Access Control Div.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... From IR Security & Safety's Electronic Access Control Div., "smart" Locknetics heavy-duty keyswitch series allows installers to configure both clockwise and counterclockwise key turn direction as well as momentary or maintained action in...

Heavyweight digital multiplex recorder. (Marketplace).(the BX2 from Dedicated Micros)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... * Four hard drives * 16 channels * Built-in CD writer From Dedicated Micros, BX2 is a higher storage digital video multiplex recorder. The new look, silver and chrome 16 channel unit contains four hard drives with a total 640 GB...

HID, BIO-key biometric finger solutions. (Marketplace).(HID Corp., BIO-key International)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... From HID Corporation and BIO-key International, new solutions combining HID card and BIO-key biometric technologies are now available. The primary architecture of the HID/BIO-key solution is to store a unique identifier on the card, and use a...

Transceiver with more precise intrusion detection. (Marketplace).(Model 385 Outdoor Microwave Transceiver System from Southwest Microwave)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... From Southwest Microwave, the Model 385 Outdoor Microwave Transceiver System has a detection range of 100 to 400 feet (30 to 122 meters), the flexibility of the 385 Transceiver makes it possible to "cut off" the microwave signal at a...

Self-contained covert CCTV system. (Marketplace).(Snoop, a closed-circuit TV surveillance system from Carol Products)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... From Carol Products, Snoop is a self-contained covert CCTV surveillance system that includes black-and-white CCD camera, video motion detector activation and recording (up to 20,000 frames) onto a memory card the size of a postage stamp. Using...

Fingerprint recognition access. (Marketplace).(Fingertech NAV-500 access control system from Navigator Biometric)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... From Navigator Biometric, the Fingertech NAV-500 access control system reads and stores a digital map of fingerprint minutia points. In just 0.3 seconds after a user places a finger on the reader, the NAV-500 unit grants or denies access while...

Flexible DVR. (Marketplace).(digital video recorder)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... From Pelco, the DX2000 Series digital video recorder ushers in a new era of flexibility and integration. Built for users who demand an easy-to-use, innovative DVR for remote sites, the DX2000 offers many options at an affordable price,...

Essex Building Security program. (Marketplace).(ESSEX Industries)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... From ESSEX Industries, its Building Security nationwide program provides a single source for commercial security equipment, consulting and services. Products range from locks and doors to electronic systems for alarms, access control, badging...

High-performance digital video recorder. (Marketplace).(the ionitPRO, from Ionit Technologies)
January 1, 2003... * Streaming video * Lan, WAN or Internet * On site or remote From Ionit Technologies, the ionitPRO delivers 10 frames per second on all 16 cameras, producing higher quality recorded video. It combines Ionit's leading compression...

Fiber-optic perimeter intrusion detection. (Marketplace).(IntelliFIBER fence intrusion detection equipment from Senstar-Stellar)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... From Senstar-Stellar, there are features to its IntelliFIBER fence intrusion detection product line: a 4-core fiber version with integrated power cabling, known as the 4+2 configuration, for detection, communications and power distribution all...

Visitor management system. (Marketplace).
January 1, 2003... From Johnson Controls, it expands' with an advanced high-speed visitors management system that can collect, verify and store visitor information. The system is manufactured by Security Identification Systems Corp. (SISCO) and will be offered by...

Multi-channel DVR series. (Marketplace).
January 1, 2003... * Multi-systems * Multiple cameras * Customized systems, too From sigMax Security, a series of PC-based multi-channel digital video surveillance and recording systems are user friendly and very easy to install, operating just like...

Keypad with HID proximity reader. (Marketplace).
January 1, 2003... From Baran/Tec, the Everswitch Prox is a combination of a virtually indestructible metal keypad with an HID proximity reader, giving end users the best of both worlds for the first time. By using a solid-state piezo design, the device is a...

Keyless entry secured access control. (Marketplace).
January 1, 2003... From Essex Electronics, the KE-325 is a secured, stand alone, multiple user access control system designed for residential and commercial applications. The system features proprietary piezoelectric weatherproof, vandal resistant Keypad with...

Color dome cameras. (Marketplace).
January 1, 2003... From Nuvico, there are four color dome cameras. Based on 1/3 inch Sony CCD sensor the NVCC-D27N1 and NVCC-D41N1 boast digital signal processing, 0.5 lux, ESC, AGC, BLC, 12 VDC in a compact size. One model is 330 TV lines while the other is 460...

Video intrusion alerts via pagers devices. (Marketplace).
January 1, 2003... From Network Synthesis, the DS(3) digital security surveillance system features intrusion monitoring and notification via pagers or other devices. Also, motion detection on images and trigger alerts. Other features: support for fully...

Super tiny camera. (Marketplace).
January 1, 2003... From Audio Video Supply, the BL005P is only 25x25mm for black and white and 28x28mm for color. The camera incorporates Sony's 1/3" CCD chip technology and is equipped with a 3.6mm lens. The BL005P features 430 lines of resolution and 0.01 lux...

Digital wireless video server. (Marketplace).
January 1, 2003... Encrypted signal Crisp image Plug-and-play installation. From smartSight, the SmartSight S1000 series (S1000, S1000w, S1005 and S1005w) represent the industry's first secure wireless video system. The video signal is encrypted...

"Workhorse" items for every toolbox. (Marketplace).
January 1, 2003... From DEWALT, DW3970 Hand Hack Saw Frame features a quick-change blade system With an oversized high-tension knob to ensure a tight blade fit. A quick-change trigger lets users swap blades just by squeezing the lower handgrip. The removable hand...

Request-to-exit bar with redundant infrared beams. (Marketplace).
January 1, 2003... From IR Security & Safety's Electronic Access Control Div., a new "smart" Locknetics' request-to-exit bar provides increased convenience and reliability. The 692 SmartBar employs two completely redundant and directionally opposed infrared...

360-degree-by-360-degree video surveillance. (Marketplace).
January 1, 2003... From Internet Pictures Corp., the iPIX 360VS system has uses that include video surveillance and data collection from UAVs, ground sensors and fixed installations, plus situational awareness and tele-operations attached to maimed and unmanned...

Network-based DVR. (Marketplace).
January 1, 2003... 64 cameras Enterprise system Video management From On-Net Surveillance systems, NetDVR revision 3.0 is a network based digital video and audio recorder. The NetDVR product combines traditional video surveillance features with the...

Stand-alone suppression device. (Marketplace).
January 1, 2003... From PVA Enterprises Corporation, Transient Block is a total ground transient termination technology. According to the maker, it is the world's first UL approved stand alone suppression device designed to go directly on the ground line of...

Guide to Home Automation CD. (Marketplace).
January 1, 2003... From the Security Industry Association, there is a second version of "Educational Guide to Home Automation" CD. This version is better equipped with graphics, new chapters and an auto-run feature for easier use. The CD has several segments...

WaveReader software. (Marketplace).
January 1, 2003... From GE Interlogix, its new WaveReader 2.8 software can remotely access GE Interlogix digital recorders via the Ethernet or dial-up connections. In addition, using the GE Interlogix DVMRe-CT Triplex combination digital video...

2003 security innovators.(Directory)
January 1, 2003... Find New Traction from Technology As your company gears up for the new year, SDM invites you to consider new products, new services and new suppliers for your business. It's technology that has driven the security industry forward, and...

Super Motion Compression in DVR. (Product Applications: Digital Video Recorders).
January 1, 2003... * Super Motion Image Compression * 16 channels of video * Smallest file sizes From GK Industries, which has been an OEM for the largest DVR manufacturers with compression technology for years, has its own equipment boasting Super...

Network Archiving Software. (Product Applications: Digital Video Recorders).
January 1, 2003... * Software for data storage * Lan or Internet * Multi-display options From Sanyo Security Products, Network Archiving Software, VASW2000, simplifies data storage and greater control of information with flexibility to view live or...

Capture, store 1 TB video recordings. (Product Applications: Digital Video Recorders).
January 1, 2003... * 1 TB memory * Simple functions * No image distortion From GE Interlogix, Kalatel, users can capture and archive over 1 Terabyte (TB) - in excess of 1000 GB - of continuous recordings with its DSR-2000e digital video recorder...

Digital Video Array. (Product Applications: Digital Video Recorders).
January 1, 2003... * More storage * No tape archiving * Compact design From Bosch Security, the Philips DVAD Series Digital Video Array expands Divar storage capacity and other Philips digital recorders, and allows faster, easier access of recorded...

Panasonic/IBM team up. (Product Applications: Digital Video Recorders).(Panasonic Security Systems Group; network surveillance solution )(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... * IBM-Panasonic partnership * Networking capability * Remote sites, too From Panasonic Security Systems, an advanced network surveillance solution is an extension of the WJ-HD500AV2 hard disk recorder and is supported by digital...

Earn top performance from electronic locks. (Kinks & Hints).
January 1, 2003... How can I ensure I am getting the maximum performance out of my electromagnetic lock? There are several things to consider for an electromagnetic lock to operate correctly, according to Kevin Davison, technical services coordinator at...