Security Distributing & Marketing articles from May 2006

Security Distributing & Marketing archives from May 2006

Crossing lines.(security systems)(Editorial)
May 1, 2006... The phrase "You've crossed the line" probably has been spoken countless times throughout multiple generations--and with many different connotations. In its most familial usage, my mother sometimes said it to me during my teenage years. "You've...

VoIP notification legislation moving out of subcommittee.(INSIDER)
May 1, 2006... Members of the Alarm Industry Communications Committee (AICC) and related organizations are urging security dealers and systems integrators to contact their representatives in the U.S. House and Senate about pending legislation requiring...

ISC West is biggest show yet.(INSIDER)
May 1, 2006... This year's ISC West, April 5-7 at the Sands Expo and Convention Center, Las Vegas, was the largest ISC West event in history--drawing record numbers of exhibitors and attendees. More than 23,000 security professionals and 1,000 exhibiting...

NBFAA takes on Vegas in 2006: NBFAA Spring Conference full of activities.(INSIDER)
May 1, 2006... The National Burglar and Fire Alarm Association (NBFAA), Irving, Texas, hosted the NBFAA Spring Conference and Chartered State Association (CSA) Symposium in Las Vegas April 2-6, 2006. The theme for the conference was Mission Possible. ...

NBFAA is still NBFAA.(INSIDER)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... At ISC West, the National Burglar and Fire Alarm Association (NBFAA), Irving, Texas, announced results of the association's proposed name change, "Electronic Life Safety and Systems Association." In the vote by the general membership of NBFAA,...

NBFAA and SDM present First Line of Defense Award.(INSIDER)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... On Wednesday morning during the ISC West 2006 industry summit and keynote breakfast, the NBFAA and SDM presented the First Line of Defense Award to American Alarm & Communications Inc., of Arlington, Mass. Throughout the year, NBFAA member...

IQ program certifies 22 companies.(INSIDER)
May 1, 2006... The Installation Quality certification program certified 22 new alarm companies pledging to maintain rigorous standards for ethics, employee training, customer service, system design, equipment, installation and monitoring. Dale Eller, IQ...

Security Alliance promotion.(INSIDER)
May 1, 2006... Mary Kay Wakefield has been promoted to director of business development at the Security Alliance Command Center, Richmond, Va. She was formerly central station manager. Wakefield will be responsible for sales and marketing for the command...

NPS Showcase winners announced.(INSIDER)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Capture OmniScape took top honors in the 2006 New Product Showcase (NPS) program at ISC West, Las Vegas. Eighteen judges, representing various segments of the industry, viewed a daylong series of presentations by manufacturers of the 94 NPS...

ISC to host home automation show; BNP Media's SmartHome Magazine signs on as official media sponsor.(INSIDER)
May 1, 2006... Reed Exhibitions', Norwalk, Conn., ISC Event team announced the launch of a new co-located event focusing on the home automation sector. The inaugural SmartHome@ISC show-within-a-show will be incorporated into the 2006 ISC East event in New...

IP networking classes target dealers and integrators; NTS expands class locations.(INSIDER)
May 1, 2006... The National Training School (NTS) announced its 2006 course offerings for Internet protocol (IP) networking training classes for the electronic security industry. Through an agreement with the Security Networking Institute, NTS has trained...

Bosch Security moves its Canadian operations.(Bosch Security Systems, new building)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Bosch Security Systems, Fairport, N.Y., announced that its Canadian operation has moved to the new Robert Bosch Canada building in the Greater Toronto area. At 181,000 square feet, the sales, marketing and distribution center is more than...

SIA and CoreStreet release report on the roles of authentication, authorization and cryptography.(Security Industry Association)
May 1, 2006... The Security Industry Association (SIA), Alexandria, Va., the standards, government relations, research and educational body for the physical security industry, and CoreStreet, Cambridge, Mass., provider of physical and IT convergence...

PSA approves Codebench.(PSA Security Network signs Codebench Inc. as approved vendor)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... PSA Security Network added Codebench Inc., Coconut Creek, Fla., as a PSA-approved vendor, making their suite of middleware development services for access control and security systems available to PSA member companies. PSA members will be...

Companies you should know.(Dallmeier USA Inc.)(Company overview)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Dallmeier, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., has done its share of largescale projects, such as installing about 200 cameras at the great pyramids of Egypt. It also has worked on projects throughout Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Dallmeier USA...

HSM purchases Central Alarm Systems; employee named technician of the year.(HSM Electronic Protection Services Inc. acquires security alarm operations)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... HSM Electronic Protection Services Inc., Lisle, Ill., announced the purchase of the security alarm operations of Central Alarm Systems Inc., Dallas. The sale includes commercial and residential accounts being serviced in the east Texas and...

Bold celebrates 25 years in industry.(Bold Technologies Inc.)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... This year, Bold Technologies, Colorado Springs, Colo., celebrates its silver anniversary of providing central station automation and business management software to the security industry. Bold started in 1981 as Bradley Data Systems with...

Micro Key Software hosts users conference.(INSIDER)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Micro Key Software, Kissimmee, Fla., a provider of software solutions to the alarm industry, held its 13th annual users' conference in Orlando. About 100 Micro Key Software Millennium Series users participated in three days of interactive and...

Marlin Central and VideoProtein to provide standardized video solution.(Marlin Central Monitoring)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Marlin Central Monitoring, Kissimmee, Fla., and VideoProtein, Delray Beach, Fla., have teamed to provide a standardized video solution that will deliver remote access to video systems through a single interface, allowing dealers to generate...

The 'TiVo Era' of security has arrived.(Nortronics Company Inc.)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Al Simon, president of Nortronics Corp., a New York-area security integrator, told a group of public officials, security equipment manufacturers, property managers, architects, security personnel and residents that the "TiVo Era" of security...

Firetide teams with ADI for video mesh networking; ADI to offer several new product lines.(distribution agreement)
May 1, 2006... Firetide, Los Gatos, Calif., announced a distribution agreement with ADI, Melville, N.Y., a security and low-voltage distributor. Under this agreement, ADI will provide distribution and a full range of support services for Firetide indoor and...

MIT and HID to address RFID privacy concerns.(INSIDER)
May 1, 2006... The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and HID Corp., Irvine, Calif., announced a joint effort to provide a public forum to discuss RFID and public policy, and to explore innovative RFID uses for personal identification that enhance...

Video monitoring compatibility expands.(INSIDER)
May 1, 2006... Dice Corp., Bay City, Mich., integrated the Aegis central station software with video hardware, expanding the software's video monitoring compatibility. Dice Aegis integrates with multiple video surveillance applications and hardware. The...

Bid assistance.(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Panasonic Security Systems, Secaucus, N.J., announced a CD resource called "Spec Assist" for video surveillance system designers and installers. This CD provides access to bid specifications, product literature and CAD drawings along with a...

NICET hosts fire protection advisory group.(National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... The National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET), Alexandria, Va., announced that, with the help of experts in the fire protection industry, it is launching a review and update of the certification programs for the...

Aressco Technologies Inc.(name change to Solarbeam Security)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Aressco Technologies Inc., Homestead, Fla., announced that it is now doing business as Solarbeam Security. The goal of the name change is to leverage the strength of the Solarbeam product lines and align the company as it shifts its focus from...

Brink's Home Security Inc.(customer contact center )(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Brink's Home Security Inc., Irving, Texas, a national security alarm company, opened a national customer contact center in Knoxville, Tenn. The facility opened with 60 full-time employees, with staffing expected to grow to approximately 300...

Universal Security Systems Inc.(NEWS Briefs)
May 1, 2006... Universal Security Systems Inc., Hauppauge, N.Y., and Lenel Systems International Inc., Rochester, N.Y., announced a value-added reseller agreement. Under terms of the agreement, Universal Security Systems will sell, install and service Lenel's...

Winsted Corp.(NEWS Briefs)
May 1, 2006... Winsted Corp., Minneapolis, appointed Stephen Hoska as vice president of the company, to succeed Gerald Hoska as chief executive officer for Winsted Corp., Technical Interiors in the U.S. and Winsted Ltd. in the U.K. He has been with the...

VTI Security Integrators (Videotronix Inc.).(NEWS Briefs)
May 1, 2006... VTI Security Integrators (Videotronix Inc.), Burnsville, Minn., promoted Bryan Viau to vice president of the company. Viau will be responsible for internal personnel development, marketing and public relations, expanding VTI's geographic...

North American Video (NAV).(NEWS Briefs)
May 1, 2006... North American Video (NAV), Brick, N.J., announced that the company is an authorized reseller of the professional security products from SANYO Fisher Co., Chatsworth, Calif. NAV will offer SANYO cameras, DVRs, servers, controllers and software....

TOA Electronics Inc.(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... TOA Electronics Inc., South San Francisco, Calif., was selected as an approved vendor by Tri-Ed Distribution, Woodbury, N.Y., a distributor of low-voltage security and residential systems equipment in North America. Tri-Ed has 35 branch offices...

ASSA ABLOY Hospitality Inc.(NEWS Briefs)
May 1, 2006... Marc Freundlich was promoted to president of ASSA ABLOY Hospitality Inc., Providence, R.I., and will report to Timothy Shea, CEO of ASSA ABLOY Hospitality group. Freundlich was previously the president of Indala Corp., an ASSA ABLOY Group...

Panasonic Security Systems.(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Panasonic Security Systems, Secaucus, N.J., announced an integrated access control solution to further support the company's open infrastructure initiative. To provide systems applications on the enterprise level, the WJHD300A series DVRs can...

Viisage Technology Inc.(NEWS Briefs)
May 1, 2006... Viisage Technology Inc., Billerica, Mass., and Identix Inc., Minnetonka, Minn. entered into a definitive agreement to merge in an all-stock transaction. The combined company will blend two complementary approaches to establish a single platform...

Fargo Electronics Inc.(NEWS Briefs)
May 1, 2006... Fargo Electronics Inc., Minneapolis, announced that Stephen D. Blake joined the company as product marketing director for secure systems. Blake will direct the growth and development of complete solutions that incorporate Fargo secure printers,...

Cernium Corp.(appointment of Nikhil Gagvani)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Cernium Corp., Reston, Va., named Nikhil Gagvani, Ph.D., as vice president of engineering. Gagvani brings a track record of successfully leading multi-disciplinary technical teams in computer vision and video analytics product development to...

TOA Electronics Inc.(2006 Innovations in Technology Award)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... TOA Electronics Inc., South San Francisco, Calif., received the 2006 Innovations in Technology Award in the category of Security/Fire/Life Safety for their N-8000 Series IP network intercom systems at the 2006 NSCA Systems Integration Expo, Las...

HSM Electronic Protection Services Inc.(appointment of Timothy Roberts and Diana Ziomek )(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... HSM Electronic Protection Services Inc., Lisle, Ill., named Timothy Roberts to its executive account management team as senior national accounts manager for HSM's west national account region. Roberts has 23 years of experience in the...

Raven Electric.(Raven Electric product distribution agreement with Pacom Systems)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Raven Electric, Anchorage, Alaska, an electrical and security operation, announced a product distribution agreement with Pacom Systems, Sarasota, Fla., that will introduce a new series of integrated alarm, access control and video surveillance...

S2 Security Corp.(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... S2 Security Corp., Wellesley, Mass., announced the opening of its Midwestern regional sales office. The office, located in the greater Chicago area, is the fourth opened by S2 in the past year. Paul Williams will manage the Midwest sales...

Axis Communications.(NEWS Briefs)
May 1, 2006... Axis Communications, Chelmsford, Mass., hired account manager Jeff Montoya. Montoya, who has eight years of experience in the physical security industry, will help drive sales for Axis network video products by managing and building account...

Bandit Solutions.(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Bandit Solutions, Peabody, Mass., formerly known as Bandit America, has received a round of investment funding, which is being used to significantly restructure the company. Along with the reorganization, Bandit Solutions is launching a new...

ADS Security L.P.(First Coast Security)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... ADS Security L.P., Nashville, acquired First Coast Security, Savannah, Ga., and purchased approximately 900 additional accounts from three security companies in Florida and Alabama, announced Mel Mahler, ADS Security's president and CEO. The...

Merlin Garage Door Openers.(NEWS Briefs)
May 1, 2006... Merlin Garage Door Openers, Auckland, New Zealand, a door operator manufacturer, has been acquired by The Chamberlain Group Inc., Elmhurst, Ill. The announcement was made by J. David Rolls, Chamberlain's CEO. Terms of the acquisition were not...

Infinova.(NEWS Briefs)
May 1, 2006... Infinova, Monmouth Junction, N.J., a manufacturer of CCTV surveillance and fiber optic communications equipment, appointed Chris Thomas to regional sales manager for California and Nevada. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Thomas will be...

Monitronics International Inc.(NEWS Briefs)
May 1, 2006... Monitronics International Inc., Dallas, hired Jason B. Mattingly as regional manager of sales. In his new position, Mattingly will work to recruit new authorized dealers from within the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa and...

Select Security.(Select Security acquired Pagerly Protection Services)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Select Security, Lancaster, Pa., completed an acquisition of the Reading, Pa.-based Pagerly Protection Services' customer base. In other company news, Select Security was awarded two exclusive contracts to install security systems for area...

AMAG Technology.(appointment of Jody Ross)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... AMAG Technology, Torrance, Calif., appointed Jody Ross as senior business development manager for the East. Ross will be responsible for working with AMAG security engineering consultants, architects and engineers. She also will work...

AlarmKey.(NEWS Briefs)
May 1, 2006... AlarmKey, Bellmore, N.Y., announced an agreement with CheckFree Corp., Atlanta, that will enable users of AlarmKey software to more easily manage credit card and electronic funds transfer (EFT) payments for security system and alarm services....

Arteco Vision Systems Inc.(NEWS Briefs)
May 1, 2006... Arteco Vision Systems Inc., St. Louis, launched its Intelligent Video Solution (IVS) in the United States. The company is a member of the Arteco Global Family, located in Italy. The IVS system enables surveillance to be a proactive tool in both...

DynaPel Systems.(NEWS Briefs)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... DynaPel Systems, Fort Myers, Fla., restructured its U.S.-based operations. Jeffery Vollmar, recently appointed vice president, has restructured DynaPel Systems' foundation. The new team consists of Stephen Yusko, regional manager, Northeastern;...

Bugs in the smoke detector?(management of safety equipment)
May 1, 2006... In a recent case in Louisiana, the potential liability of the manufacturer of a smoke detector came under review after a fire destroyed the contents of an apartment. One child died and two others were injured. The mother sued the defendant, the...

Five-minute tech quiz.
May 1, 2006... Keeping Secure with VoIP The use of voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) is increasing every day. Although this emerging technology may lower the expense of telephone service, it also has the potential to reduce the effectiveness of an...

Protection for your business systems: common sense--do you have it installed?(KINKS & HINTS)
May 1, 2006... 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...

Which panels work with VoIP?(KINKS & HINTS)
May 1, 2006... Q: We haven't found any panel that works with Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP). So we don't try anymore. Do you know which panels are suitable?--Contributed by Matthew J. Timm, Smart Security Systems, Middleton, Wis. I have seen some...

Chemicals plant protected by integrated security system.(KINKS & HINTS)
May 1, 2006... A full range of security techniques are integrated to help protect a Honeywell Specialty Materials plant in Geismar, La., which is the largest production site for hydrofluoric acid in the United States and also produces refrigerants, such as...

How secure is wireless video?(KINKS & HINTS)
May 1, 2006... A dealer writes: "Is wireless a secure transmission method for video signals?" The introduction of wireless LAN solutions to the U.S. market in 1989 started the revolution of radio communication for the network community. Today, we...

Strong & balanced: sales for the country's largest electronic security providers are being driven by a strong economy and demand from all market sectors.(Table)
May 1, 2006... When the floodgates of demand for security finally opened in 2004, the industry's largest companies--acting as a barometer of the health of the industry--were ready to market and sell, closing out that year with 9 percent overall growth in...

Integration: the suppliers' perspective; Suppliers define integration, estimate its costs and reveal whether they think dealer/integrators appreciate their efforts to achieve it.
May 1, 2006... The garage door opener frequently is cited as an example of easily understood technology. "You press the button, and the door goes up," a telephone company commercial explained a few years ago. On a vendor's rough days, that is the type of...

Success stories in non-traditional monitoring: monitoring companies have found new opportunities to branch out and increase recurring revenue.(growth in alarm monitoring systems)
May 1, 2006... Alarm monitoring sales generally keep pace with new sales of monitored systems. That means that in the current era of sluggish growth in alarm system sales, savvy central station alarm companies are looking for new opportunities outside their...

4 tips for a better access installation: running the right wire the correct distance and watching out for electrical and radio interference is a good start.
May 1, 2006... Access control is gaining increasing importance as companies realize they must know who is in their buildings at all times and keep unauthorized persons from entering. Faulty installation can defeat these goals. Insufficient cable gauge or...

'Co-opetition' characterizes video products distribution: new types of dealers and distributors and the growth of IT are among the trends that are changing video surveillance product distribution.
May 1, 2006... Technology advances have driven above-market growth in video surveillance in recent years. Along with that growth have come some changes in how video surveillance products are bought and sold. In this article, we explore seven key trends. ...

Once a hot burglary spot, RV lot is now off-limits: detection, recording crucial to halting theft.(Unlimited Technology Inc. offers security products)
May 1, 2006... Victims of theft often suffer from feelings of violation. Once the crime has been committed, feelings of helplessness on top of being violated tend to drive victims to react to prevent the same act from being repeated. Earl Stoltzfus,...

A 'guided tour' of Ethernet cameras.("Technician's Guide to Networking for Security Systems")
May 1, 2006... 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...

Systems integrator believes video integration can be a double-edged sword: partnering with IT firms is one option.(integration intelligence & issues)(Interview)
May 1, 2006... SCI Inc. is an Albuquerque, N.M.-based systems integrator that designs, installs and manages security systems for government, education, public utility and research organizations. SCI coowner Daved Levine recently discussed the company's...

Network video cameras transmit MPEG-4ASP and motion JPEG.(MARKETPLACE)
May 1, 2006... The TOA Electronics Inc. line of NetCanSee network video cameras transmits MPEG-4ASP-format video for real-time monitoring and motion JPEG images for high-quality picture recording. The N-CC2360 network wide dynamic range camera with day/night...

Easy-to-use Web interface software cost-effective.(MARKETPLACE)
May 1, 2006... Bluelon has enhanced its iTooth Bluetooth, LAN/WAN/LON server so that customers can monitor and configure hundreds of locally or remotely located BlueAccess access control devices. The iTooth Server v2.0 is an easy-to-use Web interface that...

Intelligent video searches for anomolies.(MARKETPLACE)
May 1, 2006... Arteco Vision Systems' IVS system is a combination of intelligent surveillance products that uses a proprietary algorithm to identify abnormalities within a digital image, such as movement within a controlled space. The system counts and...

Day/night bullet camera uses 24 IR LEDs.(MARKETPLACE)
May 1, 2006... The long-range EV-1323C12DWL IR day/night weatherproof bullet camera has an extended range of up to 80 feet and can be used in various lighting conditions. It employs the Sony 1/3-inch CCD chip for outstanding color and a clear picture with 420...

No costly rewiring needed with high-definition camera.(MARKETPLACE)
May 1, 2006... Altitude high definition from Hawkeye Vision captures and records high-definition video at 300 to 400 percent greater resolution than a standard analog camera, but uses the existing analog infrastructure of CCTV coax cable. It can support up to...

Exit controls are heavy duty.(MARKETPLACE)
May 1, 2006... DynaLock Corp. is offering the 6700 series single-gang and 6800 series narrow mullion style push plates precision machined from solid 6061 aluminum and designed to withstand high-traffic, abusive environments. Pneumatic delay SPDT-DB and...

New series of digital video recorders introduced.(MARKETPLACE)
May 1, 2006... A line of multichannel digital video recorders from TOA Electronics, the C-DR091 and C-DR161 Series, features 16 models with hard drives of 80, 160, 320 and 600GB as well as an optional DVD recorder. The DVRs provide M-JPEG images of 720-by-240...

Company takes it outdoors.(MARKETPLACE)
May 1, 2006... System Sensor is offering a complete line of outdoor products to complement its line of notification appliances. The horn (H12/24K), horn/strobe (P1224MCK), strobe (S1224MCK), speaker (SP201K), and speaker/strobe (SP2R1224MCK) are all...

Product data sheets, installation guides part of CD content.(MARKETPLACE)
May 1, 2006... System Sensor has released a new version of the interactive E-Docs CD-Rom, a Macintosh- or Windows-compatible CD that includes product data sheets, installation manuals, part numbers, UL two-wire compatibility listings, agency listings and a...

Color touchscreen introduced.(MARKETPLACE)
May 1, 2006... Elk Products Inc. is offering a 7-inch color touchscreen, the Elk-TS07, designed to operate with the M1 or EZ8 controls. It features a super-bright TFT display, microprocessor and built-in ElkRM software. Operating on Windows CE, it has 64 MB...

Software allows remote control of touchscreen.(MARKETPLACE)
May 1, 2006... Elk Products Inc.'s new remote management software is a graphical interface to M1 and EZ8 systems controlling security, lighting, climate, tasks and outputs. Control screens can be personalized with color, custom logos or to hide any unused...

Microwave intruder detectors introduced.(MARKETPLACE)
May 1, 2006... The AGAT-SP5 series of volumetric microwave intruder detectors from STR International Inc., based on Russian technology, detect intruders from 16.4 to 262 feet long and up to 16.4 feet wide, depending on the transceiver model. The field length,...

Whole house lighting system offers options, amenities.(MARKETPLACE)
May 1, 2006... Lumina from Home Automation Inc. (HAI) is a central lighting and control system that allows for the setting of elegant lighting scenes throughout the home, with the ability to preset "modes" for each room that can be scheduled (according to...

Multi-tenant hands-free color video entry system introduced.(MARKETPLACE)
May 1, 2006... The GH Series color video entry security system from Aiphone is based on the technology of the GF Series but has additional attributes for expanded use. The GH Series features hands-free communication for multiple tenant applications and a...

Company electrifies locksets brand.(MARKETPLACE)
May 1, 2006... SDC has electrified Schlage manufactured D Series mechanical cylindrical locks for retrofit access control. The lockset features a choice of failsafe or failse-cure mode, clutch for abuse- and vandal-resistance, dual 12/24VDC input and Schlage...

Fiber-optic transmitters added to analog PTZ dome cameras.(MARKETPLACE)
May 1, 2006... Built-in 10-bit digital fiber-optic transmitters have been added to Infinova's SuperDome series indoor and outdoor analog PTZ dome cameras. The multimode version offers a 13dB optical budget, while the single-mode version offers a 23dB optical...

Software offered for G Series control panels.(MARKETPLACE)
May 1, 2006... Bosch Security Systems is offering Security Engine software for use with its G Series control panels. The software allows all connected G Series panels to exchange data freely, so an input or event on one panel can cause an output or event on...

Automated system saves lives.(MARKETPLACE)
May 1, 2006... The Garage Master from the Skylink Group is a three-in-one automated system that functions as a garage door closer, receiver and a carbon monoxide door opener. When the CO level exceeds the safety limit, the CO detector sounds an alarm that...