Bram Bottfeld (center), director of security and safety for the BankAtlantic Center, an indoor stadium in Sunrise, Fla., demonstrates the facility’s extensive video surveillance system to a group of visiting

TeleAlarm, which acquired SafetyCare, will drop its name and stay with the SafetyCare brand. The acquisition of SafetyCare’s assets by the former TeleAlarm LLC, a manufacturer, marketer and servicer of

Guards are not always necessary with Web-based access systems, but they can provide additional verification of employee identities.Web-based access control systems come in several different types. One type is a

The National Fire Sprinkler Association (NFSA) is seeking legislation in Congress to allow property owners to accelerate depreciation for installing fire sprinkling systems from 39 years to 5 years.Members of

Images from the cameras on this transit bus can be readily downloaded for review.The state of surveillance for school bus and transit is primarily not live monitored,” declares Ian Radziejewski,

Designing and installing integrated IP-based security systems is a big job. To find installations of such systems, SDM sought out some of the largest security dealers and systems integrators in

In January 2006, Checkpoint Access Control Group began operating as Sielox, Runnemede, N.J. The company markets Pinnacle systems software, LANLink and AC-1200 Series 32-bit controllers, and the Performa and Mirage

Gasoline-electric hybrid autos are used in the patrol fleet of Rancho Santa Fe Protective Services, Encinitas, Calif., in shifts practically 24 hours per day, which can strain their variable speed

This 11-megapixel camera over a parking lot can zero in on license plates and see into near infrared wavelengths.The view on the right is from a conventional video surveillance camera.

The cash cow of the security industry, the source of all recurring monthly revenue (RMR), is the monitoring of fire and intrusion alarms and the equipment sold to do that.