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New Announcements from ACCESS CONTROL & SECURITY SYSTEMS
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Access Control Problems??
Does your access control system freeze up or report false alarms? Is it
hard to use or becoming obsolete? Does your supplier bill you to death
in the years after purchase? Then...Upgrade to Hirsch, manufacturer of
reliable, obsolescent-resistant, high security systems for more than 25
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News
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Study Finds
Nonprofits Not Prepared For Disasters
The Washington region's network of nonprofit groups is
ill-prepared to respond to a natural disaster or terrorist attack, with
a capacity to deal with just 5 percent of the likely need for food and
shelter and with no comprehensive communication system to coordinate
efforts, according to a recently released emergency preparedness plan.
Considered by its authors to be one of the first regional efforts to
spell out a role for nonprofit organizations, the plan is a broad
blueprint to fill gaps in the disaster readiness of the area's 4,000
human service groups. It calls on relief organizations to expand their
mass care capacities, develop methods to care for pets, better manage
volunteers and strengthen mental health services.
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ID Theft Still
Concern Amid Economic Slowdown
As the Red Flag deadline draws near for financial
institutions to develop identity theft protection programs, the results
of a new consumer survey conducted by Harris Interactive for Secure
Identity Systems found that more than half of bank customers worried
about the current state of their bank are concerned that their money and
identity are not safe.
According to the survey, bank customers with concerns regarding
financial institutions are more worried about identity theft than other
banking issues, such as bank fees or financial reimbursement if their
bank fails.
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for the rest of the article
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The Importance
Of Emergency Response Official ID Security
Events such as the Sept. 11 attacks and Hurricane
Katrina have shown that it is essential that U.S. emergency response
official (EROs) have secure identification credentials, that they be
electronically verifiable and trusted across multiple jurisdictions.
Smart card identity credentials based on Federal Information Processing
Standard 201 (FIPS 201) meet these requirements, and take advantage of
the enhanced ID infrastructure federal, state and commercial
organizations have already put in place, the Smart Card Alliance
Identity Council said in a white paper.
The white paper, Emergency Response Official Credentials: An Approach to
Attain Trust in Credentials across Multiple Jurisdictions for Disaster
Response and Recovery, identifies best practices and defines use cases
for ERO credentials based on the FIPS 201 standard, and outlines how
these credentials can meet identity goals of trust, privacy,
interoperability and usability.
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School Bus
Safety Partnership Starts Trend
With the demand of security solutions that go beyond
serving as replacements for legacy VCR systems, managers of school
surveillance systems are seeking new technology.
To proactively address traffic safety issues, driver risk management and
discouragement of school bus vandalism, theft and assault, ICOP Digital
Inc., has released a school bus security camera system to be shown in
the Sprint Business Solutions exhibit at the National Association for
Pupil Transportation's (NAPT) 34th Annual Conference and Trade Show.
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Secure Your Facilities with CyberLock
Videx manufactures CyberLock electronic cylinders designed to convert
mechanical locks into full-functioning access control systems. A record
of every entry and attempted access is stored in both the cylinder and
key. One key can be used to access CyberLocks installed in doors,
cabinets, containers, and padlocks throughout an entire facility.
www.videx.com/lock17
Videx, Inc.
1105 NE Circle Blvd.
Corvallis, OR 97330
541-758-0521,
Fax: 541-752-5285
sales@videx.com
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Business Beat
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- Panasonic Security Systems has changed
the name of its security division to Panasonic System Solutions
Company.
- HID Global, a provider of secure identity solutions, will now
include logical access control products and solutions for converged
security environments.
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Sony. Megapixel cameras that aren’t afraid of the dark.
Some megapixel cameras are remarkably scared of the dark. Because their
high resolution comes at the cost of poor low light performance. To
compensate, some rely on slow shutter speeds—which produce severe
motion blur. Sony did better, carefully balancing megapixel resolution
with the super sensitivity of our ExwavePRO and Light Funneling.
Discover Sony megapixel cameras. Because crime never sleeps.
sony.com/security
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People in the News
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- Vicon Industries, Hauppauge, N.Y., a
designer and producer of video surveillance systems, has appointed Gene
Conley as its new territory manager for Louisiana and Texas.
- Communication Networks of Danbury, Conn., doing business as
ComNet, a manufacturer of fiber optic transmission and networking
equipment, has hired John Nave to be the company’s technical support
manager.
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Events
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Oct. 27-30
61st Annual International Air Safety Seminar (IASS) 2008
Theme: “A Collective Approach to Aviation Safety”
Honolulu, HI
Organizers: Flight Safety Foundation, International Federation of
Airworthiness and the International Air Transport Association
www.flightsafety.org
Oct. 29
SIA Tri-Association Awards Dinner
The Lighthouse, Pier Sixty; New York City, NY
Organizer: Security Industry Association (SIA), National Fire and
Burglar Alarm Association (NBFAA), Central Station Alarm Association
(CSAA)
Information: Contact Leigh A. McGuire at 703-647-8493 or e-mail lmcguire@siaonline.org
www.siaonline.org/events/sponsored.cfm#awards
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