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IP Communicator Approved for Government Building Use by GSA

May 01, 2012
Honeywell, Northford, Conn., announced its IP (Internet Protocol) and cellular fire alarm communicator has been found to be compliant with Government Services Administration (GS) security policies following an extensive evaluation by its Public Building Service (PBS) IT Security Team.
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New Mobile Security Technology Is First to Enforce Policy on a ‘Situationally Aware’ Basis

August 25, 2011

AirPatrol Corp. (www.airpatrolcorp.com), Columbia, Md., recently unveiled ZoneDefense, a new mobile monitoring and policy enforcement technology that lets enterprises support the use of consumer and mobile devices on premises while also ensuring that end users are adhering to company security policies.


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Location Change Opens Opportunity for Reliable, Cost Effective Cabling Solution

August 02, 2011
When an environmental health and safety company in Carlsbad, Calif., changed locations to a new, large commercial building, it redesigned the top floor of the two-story, 75,000 square foot building it was relocating to with high-performance structured cabling system from ICC, La Mirada, Calif.
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The End of an Era: CMP Polling Computers Phase Out

July 14, 2011
Alarm Detection Systems of Aurora, Ill. will be retiring its last Wells Fargo CMP Polling Computer — a technology that Bob Bonifas, president and chief executive officer of ADS, believes is the last such working device in the country.
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Cellular Alarm Communications Goes Mainstream

No longer just a solution for remote accounts, cellular now is the preferred alarm communications method for many alarm dealers. Here’s what dealers need to know about their cellular choices — and what’s new with the technology.
June 22, 2011

How people communicate with one another has undergone enormous changes in the last few years — and as a result, the home phone line that for decades was a cornerstone of customers’ alarm systems has begun to seem like an endangered species. According to the Federal Communications Commission, about two-thirds of U.S. homes now have a broadband connection such as DSL or a cable modem. And increasing numbers of Americans are also using that connection to support voice service using VOIP. Combine this with the near-ubiquity of cell phones and we now have a situation where many households have no traditional telephone. 


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Come See the Commercial Side of ADT

May 12, 2011

To many people, the name ADT is synonymous with residential security — much like Coke and soda (or pop if you’re from the Midwest).  The company, however, has a $2 billion a year commercial security unit, which is proactively building cutting-edge solutions for business and government customers.

 


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Pair the Functionality of a VMS Platform with a Mobile Video Interface

May 11, 2011

OnSSI, Pearl River, N.Y., announced that its video management platform, Ocularis, passed compatibility testing with iRa C3 from Lextech Lab, Lisle, Ill.


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Whitepaper Explains Long-Range Wireless Communications

May 10, 2011

IntercomsOnline.com, Nashville, released a new whitepaper on its website designed to help security system and access control dealers make more sales in applications where long-range wireless voice communication and remote entry point opening are needed. 


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Middle Atlantic Solution Offers Sound Transit Security Operations More Flexibility

April 11, 2011

When the chief security officer for a busy metro transit authority thought it all through, he knew that the nerve center for his system needed a complete overhaul.  


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Winsted Releases New 2011/2012 Catalog

April 04, 2011

Winsted Corp., Minneapolis, a manufacturer of stock, customized and custom console solutions, announced the immediate availability of its new 2011/2012 catalog.


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