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Constitution Center Takes Control of Security With Symmetry Homeland

January 7, 2014

Occupying a full city block a short distance from Capitol Hill, the Mall and several federal agencies, the Constitution Center is the largest privately owned building in Washington.

Matrix Announces New Divisions

January 7, 2014

Access control and security solutions provider Matrix Systems, based in Miamisburg, Ohio, has created two new strategic business channels, Frontier and Xentry Systems Integration.

Facial Recognition Will Always Remember a Face

Getting older is just a weird experience. Although my body says differently, my mind still thinks I am 18 years old.

Dave Engebretson

December 13, 2013

My recent visit to the ASIS show in Chicago demonstrated that my “18-year-old” brain just does not work the way it did when I was younger. Walking through the show, I saw a number of people that I’ve known in our industry for many years, but in many cases I could not remember their names.

Secure “Non-traditional” Doors and Access Points

Offer locking solutions for “non-traditional” openings and boost the bottom line.

Karyn Hodgson

December 13, 2013

For security integrators and dealers many sales often don’t go beyond the front door the customer wants to secure, which can represent a lost opportunity. There are a multitude of applications for security locks (both mechanical and electronic) that go far beyond external or even internal doors.

Is Security Equipment to Blame? NBC Reporter Exposes School Security Flaws

Heather Klotz-Young

December 11, 2013

NBC had a brilliant idea to explore the state of school security. It was a simple premise: what happens when we try to walk in to a school?

Requirements for Specking & Installing Access Control Equipment in Extreme Environments

Before you sell your next access control system, brush up on the requirements for specking and installing equipment in your customers’ extreme environments.

Karyn Hodgson

November 14, 2013

When Matthew Petnuch, vice president of sales and marketing, Intertech Security, Pittsburgh, Pa, needed to install access control readers in a pharmaceutical plant, he knew that those readers would have to be chemically washed on a regular basis.

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HID Global & Tyco Security Products Join Forces to Deliver Industry-First FICAM-Compliant Solution

November 5, 2013

HID Global®, Irvine, Calif., and Tyco Security Products, part of Tyco, Westford, Mass., announced that the companies have joined forces to deliver what they’ve termed as the industry’s first fully FICAM-compliant solutions for end-to-end physical access control systems (PACS).

Key Control Systems Leave Nothing to Chance at Casinos

October 15, 2013

At sister properties Casino Arizona and Talking Stick Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona, the Morse Watchmans KeyWatcher® key control system is used to store, control and track keys that are used for access to all the most sensitive and highly secured areas of the casinos where money and chips are held, including the slot department and cages.

Wireless Residential Access Control Closer to Mainstream Adoption

Wireless residential access control is inching closer to mainstream adoption. SDM examines why it is growing and how to manage the nuances of the technology to get installations done right.

Heather Klotz-Young

October 3, 2013

More of today’s homeowners are going with electronic wireless access control, eliminating keys and opting for keypads and codes or access via a smartphone, with keys playing a back-up role for access.

Digital Access Control Credentials

Stop thinking of access control credentials as strictly physical devices, or cards. Today’s technology brings credentials into the realm of the digital.

Karyn Hodgson

October 1, 2013

Stop thinking of access control credentials as strictly physical devices, or cards. Today’s technology brings credentials into the realm of the digital.