Effectively notifying the public of a situation today will test the integrator’s knowledge of the vast array of possibilities.
The ability to communicate with the public when an emergency occurs is critical. Each new incident that occurs on site or elsewhere highlights the issues, deficiencies and problems that can occur if people can’t be informed in time that there is a shooter on a campus, or a bomb entering a military site.
How would you define wireless access control? Is it wireless at the reader, wireless at the panel, or both? Systems integrators use different types of wireless technology to get a perfect fit.
I fly out of Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in Los Angeles whenever I’m headed to industry events, and right now I’m in the middle of getting my travel arrangements together for ISC West. Because my home airport is LAX, it caught my attention to see press reports and video talking about LAX using the Situator from NICEin LAX's ARRC. ARCC?
Las Vegas sets the bar on use of security video and storage. The new CityCenter property boasts more than 3,700 cameras that demand vast storage and quick image retrieval. In today’s
Wireless is ideal for remote locations such as the Usibelli Coal Mine in Healy, Alaska, where a wired infrastructure would be cost-prohibitive.The use of wireless technologies in security systems is
When using IP-enabled physical security devices, the only way they can be useful is when they are connected to a local area network (LAN), which is the only method by
Elk Products offers a supervised remote power supply to meet the needs of security systems with extra power requirements (shown here with zone input expanders.)Rising Power Needs, New RegulationsIronically the
If you install video systems on a regular basis, you may think you know all you need to know about cable and wire. Think again. Between the variety of cable
The Greater Manchester Control Room used CNL’s IPSecurityCenter to protect the annual Labour Party Conference.Physical security information management (PSIM) is an important new technology solution that enables end user organizations
Once cellular-based alarm systems are installed, they are highly reliable because they usually can communicate with multiple cell towers, manufacturers say.Some alarm dealers have begun to steer customers towards systems
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