Just because we don’t keep better track of apprehensions, doesn’t mean crime-solving through security technology has slowed. Just ask mainstream media.
The mouse and rat action around our properties continues. Two years ago it was the summertime invasion of the Chicago rats into the backyard of the bunker in Bucktown. This problem was eventually subdued with the installation of a Maginot line of steel sheets and cement on the fences facing the alley. There is a price to be paid for living in a neighborhood that is chock-full of wonderful restaurants; the presence of tossed foodstuffs is heaven for the Chicago Rattus norvegicus.
Security systems integrators are operating in an environment of quickly changing expectations and demands. Three successful integrators describe the trends and how they are changing to meet the needs of the market.
Tyco Security Products’ victor Unified SiteServer from Software House provides a holistic approach to managing and monitoring security — all in one network appliance.
Ackerman Security Systems, Atlanta, was among the companies honored in the Atlanta Journal Constitution’s Top Work Places 2015 Awards Ceremony held at the Cobb Performing Arts Center on March 19, 2015.
Gallagher — a global leader in integrated access control, perimeter security, and intruder alarms — has been chosen to assist the U.S. Customs and Border Protection in securing a terminal cross-border facility on the West Coast. This new development will use the FIPS 201-2 compliant Gallagher PIV Solution, implementing integrated access control with video surveillance through one management platform.
Central Station Alarm Association (CSAA) International, Vienna, Va., announced that the Alarm Industry Communications Committee has launched an industry-wide survey on the issue of dropped signals involving Digital Alarm Communications Transmitters.
