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When American University, located in Washington, hired a new director of public safety, Daniel Nichols, one of his first goals was to update the university’s aging security infrastructure, which included installing emergency phone wall mounts and towers throughout the campus from Talk-A-Phone, Niles, Ill.

Arecent groundswell in the development of coax-based Ethernet and Power over Ethernet (PoE) transceivers is providing a revolutionary opportunity for security integrators. These devices provide a simple way to upgrade and update video surveillance, access control, intercom and other system types by connecting the latest in IP-enabled devices to coax cables that were previously installed within the past 20 years.

Despite the wide range of options for wirelessly connecting video surveillance cameras, video professionals agree on one thing. Where it is feasible to use a wired solution, integrators should choose that option, they say. As John Estrada, CEO of Cernium, explains, “If you already have wiring, you should use it; it’s more reliable.” Cernium is a Reston, Va.-based video camera manufacturer that does business as CheckVideo and offers both wired and wireless products.

The Upgrade Incentive Program rewards dealers with up to $25 when they replace any manufacturer’s (including Telguard’s) installed 2G cellular alarm communicator with one of Telguard’s solutions for 3G/4G networks.

The company, PT Pelabuhan Indonesia 1, specializes in handling containers for international and domestic transportation in many ports in Indonesia.

VingCard Elsafe, a global company that specializes in hospitality security and part of the ASSA ABLOY Group, announced an integrated product solution with Lutron Electronics, designer and manufacturer of light and shade control solutions for commercial and residential applications.

LightPointe, a manufacturer of point-to-point Gigabit capacity wireless FSO bridges, announced a new division to serve the security, military and government sectors.

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.

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.