I started writing and speaking about physical and logical security convergence years before I started seeing measureable results in actual security solution deployments over IP networks. The next phase of
Like many of Northeastern Pennsylvania’s small cities, economic revitalization has been a driving factor in the rebirth of the region over the past decade. For the city of Wilkes-Barre, located in the heart of Luzerne County and just hours from major cities like New York, Philadelphia, and the resorts of the Pocono Mountains, ensuring that visitors and its 43,000 residents perceive Wilkes-Barre as a vibrant and safe community was a primary objective for city officials.
A newly constructed, 250 room high-rise tower known as Northern Quest Resort & Casino rises steeply from the mildly flat terrain of Airway Heights, just outside of Spokane in Washington State. The Kalispel Tribe of Indians transformed a previously smaller casino into a 660,000 square foot regional luxury resort destination.
Petro Canada (now Suncor), an integrated energy company based in Ontario, Canada, was in the market for a CCTV system. The company needed the surveillance system to monitor its valves, which open and close gas flow (EH&S). The system also needed to provide general fence line and gate security.
When you go to the park, your goal is likely general enjoyment, relaxation, exercise, or maybe even a picnic. Certainly, you don’t go expecting a pickpocket, vandal or even worse.
When copper prices peaked in 2008, a billion-dollar power company serving nearly 500,000 customers in the western United States installed SmarterFence, from Smarter Security Systems, at a substation to protect
It is a challenge for the RD Offutt Company, Fargo, N.D., owner of one of the largest farm and dairy operations in the United States, to keep watch on its
Contributed by Margie Gurwin, director of marketing, Vicon Industries Inc.Even without considering the extreme nature of its sub-arctic climate, Fairbanks International Airport is unique in many ways. While serving a
Contributed by Fire-Lite AlarmsPrisons are challenging environments to protect from fire. Placement of fire alarm components within common areas often leads to system tampering and disablement. Locating a fire within
Universal CityWalk is a large shopping and entertainment complex located near the popular Universal Studios Hollywood tourist attraction. The two destinations have their own zip code and share the name
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