Due to Hurricane Sandy, nicknamed "Frankenstorm," and the subsequent State of Emergency declared by the Governor of the state of New York, ISC Events is postponing ISC East and the Security Industry Association is postponing the Securing New Ground conference.
TycoIS acquired Carter Brothers’ Fire and Life Safety business. Carter Brothers will transfer the commercial security portion of its business to an affiliate of Carter Brothers.
Geoffrey T. Craighead, CPP, will serve as president in 2013 of ASIS International (ASIS), an organization for security management professionals worldwide.
A quick look at past winners puts this award in perspective. Previous winners have been IBM’s Watson supercomputer, Intel’s 3D transistor and a new form of artificial hand.
When the Nassau County Police Department was looking to increase its security coverage for the second presidential debate, which took place on October 16th at Hofstra University, a solution from Integrated Microwave Technologies, LLC (IMT), a Business Unit within the Vitec Group’s Videocom Division, helped provide "eyes in the sky."
After logging nearly 123 million miles in flight, the space shuttle Endeavour will travel its final 12 miles on the ground through the streets of Los Angeles where it will dock one last time at the California Science Center (CSC). During the journey, residents are encouraged to watch Endeavour’s final trip from private lawns, inside businesses and along side-streets. The primary challenge in securing an event of this magnitude is that many of the security needs from a technology perspective are mobile and temporary.
The Electronic Security Association (ESA) has thrown its support strongly behind the Burglar and Fire Alarm Association of Michigan (BFAAM) by opposing legislation that would potentially benefit the entry of telephone companies into the state’s electronic security and life safety sector while creating an undue burden on existing providers.