ASIS booth 2334 features a product designed to eliminate the longitudinal hum caused by earth loop currents. Vigitron Inc. introduces the Vi1060, a high quality video isolation transformer for
ASIS Booth 2313 features the Pro-Watch with VISTA integration technology from Honeywell. Pro-Watch is a single software interface that combines an access control system with video and intrusion. It offers a complete
By a vote of 11 to 4, the Dallas city council voted to rescind the city’s verified response ordinance, making the Texas city the first to pass and then rescind
Robert Kleinman, chairman of AFA Protective Systems Inc., and Richard Kleinman, COO, reported $67 million in revenue for 2006 for AFA Protective. AFA Protective is thought to be the oldest
Schneider Electric’s acquisition of Pelco is expected to close by October 2007. Schneider Electric, Rueil-Malmaison, France, acquired Clovis-Calif.-based Pelco Inc., a privately held video security system company. In an exclusive
From left: Laura Stepanek, SDM editor; Rick Cahill, recipient of the Central Station Operator of the Year award; John A. Murphy, CSAA president; and in the background, Steve Doyle, executive
Linear’s headquarters in Carlsbad, Calif. Linear, Carlsbad, Calif., a wholly owned subsidiary of Nortek Inc. has signed a merger agreement to acquire International Electronics Inc. (IEI), Canton, Mass. The agreement
Despite lobbying efforts and a petition to extend the AMPS Sunset date past Feb. 2008, the Federal Communications Commission has informally indicated that they will not grant an extension of
On April 16, 2007, a Virginia Tech University student opened fire on campus.In the aftermath of the Virginia Tech University campus shooting on Monday, April 16, 2007, security experts across
When tragedy strikes, many times it makes us think — it makes us reflect. Oftentimes we focus on how we could have avoided or prevented the situation, or how we