Based in Columbia, S.C., SDM 100 26th-ranked Electric Guard Dog (EGD) was founded in 1973 by inventor Bill Mullis and soon became one of the largest guard dog companies in the U.S.
FLIR Systems Inc. has acquired DVTEL Inc., a manufacturer of software and hardware technologies for advanced video surveillance, for approximately $92 million.
Advanced technologies combined with lower costs have made outdoor perimeter video more accessible for more end users. So while critical infrastructure assets, including electrical substations, refineries and petrochemical facilities, remain the highest-profile applications for outdoor perimeter video, there are more and more opportunities for a security integrator to take advantage of in other sectors, as well.
Blighter Surveillance Systems, a British electronic-scanning (e-scan) radar and sensor solution provider, has been selected to supply its Blighter B400 Series e-scan radars to secure the perimeter of a strategic air base in the Middle East. The contract was awarded to Blighter by SDM’s 2014 Integrator of the Year, Unlimited Technology Inc., a security market systems integrator based in Chester Springs, Pa.
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.
When triggered by an alarm system, the E-921CPQ ENFORCER voice dialer can call up to five numbers and deliver a user-recorded 20-second voice message, which will play repeatedly for one minute.
