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New Announcements from ACCESS CONTROL & SECURITY SYSTEMS
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Hirsch Electronics announces Velocity 3.0.
The award-winning Velocity Security Management System integrates access
control, video, alarms, badging, smart cards, biometrics, Role-Based
Access Control (RBAC), partitioning, identity management, FIPS 201 and
more. The system is IT-centric, highly secure, and scaleable to even the
largest organizations. Visit www.WeSecureBuildings.com
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News
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Lawmaker Seeks
Change In California RFID Laws
Attempting to prevent a potential clash between
privacy rights and the latest technological advances, a Palo Alto
lawmaker is trying to dissuade the California government, schools and
private businesses from tracking people through the use of radio
frequency identification technology such as electronic cards and
implanted devices.
A legislative package of four measures by Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo
Alto, was introduced in an Assembly committee on June 18, according to
the San Jose Mercury News. The measures would prohibit an employer from
implanting tiny ID chips in workers, block RFID technology from being
embedded in driver's licenses, prohibit schools from issuing ID cards to
track student attendance and make it a misdemeanor to skim
identification cards - a method by which identity thieves secretly read
the cards of unsuspecting people and clone new versions.
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Acquisition
Pushes Cisco Further Into Surveillance
Terrorists, vandals and other villains skulking in the
shadows should take note of Cisco Systems' recent acquisition of
BroadWare Technologies, financial community observers have pointed out.
The BroadWare deal, while small in dollars, highlights the rising demand
for companies that make video surveillance gear. Driving that trend is
the confluence of Homeland security concerns in the U.S. and the spread
of sophisticated security networks based on Internet technologies.
In 2006, for example, following the lead of London and other cities
around the world that use high-tech tools to monitor vital
infrastructure, New York's Metropolitan Transit Authority signed a $212
million contract with Lockheed Martin for the defense contractor to
develop a video surveillance system to monitor the city's subways,
bridges and tunnels. Other cities, such as Cleveland, Dallas and Akron,
Ohio, plan similar projects.
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Security Flaws
Found On Campuses Across Nation
The University of Washington devised a plan six years
ago to protect students and faculty after a struggling medical resident
shot to death his mentor, then killed himself.
A new safety team would be alerted to all threats. It would move
potential victims to a new dorm or office, assign them police protection
or take steps such as changing their phone numbers.
In March, when university employee Rebecca Griego told supervisors and
campus police that her former boyfriend had threatened her in two recent
calls to her office, no one told the safety team.
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Release Of
Health Records Spins Privacy Debate
Privacy groups are sounding alarms as the nation's
largest insurance companies finalize plans to allow millions more
customers to post their health records on the Internet.
Insurers such as Aetna Inc., Hartford, Conn., say Web-based tools help
patients and physicians keep track of medical information while
potentially holding down spiraling medical costs.
About 100 million insurance customers in the U.S. have access to
Web-based tools, but companies don't have an estimate of how widely they
are used. Insurers hope to at least double the technology's reach by the
end of next year, reports the Associated Press.
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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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- Bosch Security Systems Inc., Fairport,
N.Y., announces that its North American warranty and non-warranty
repairs will be centralized in Lincoln, Neb.
- TOA Electronics Inc., South San Francisco, manufacturer of
commercial audio and security products, has appointed
Burhans-Burhans, Chicago, to its Security Sales Representative
team.
- Viscount Systems Inc., British Columbia, announces it will be
introducing its Green Building MESH Compliance at the Buildings
New York Tradeshow from Jun 27-28.
- FCI, France, a manufacturer of connectors, has acquired
Smartag, Singapore, an RFID tag manufacturer.
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Lenel, a UTC Fire & Security company, is a leading provider of software
and integrated systems for commercial security markets. Lenel's flagship
OnGuard security platform provides an open, seamlessly integrated
solution encompassing access control, alarm monitoring, identity
management, smart cards, biometrics, intrusion detection, digital video
management, intelligent video and IT convergence. www.lenel.com
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People in the News
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- Hirsch Electronics, Santa Ana, Calif.,
announces the appointment of two new members to its Board of Directors.
They are Ayman S. Ashour and Douglas J. Morgan.
- Arteco, St. Louis, supplier of intelligent video solution
products, announces the hiring of Chip Rhodes as its Southeastern
Regional Sales Manager.
- Joseph R. Szymczak, PMP has been appointed vice president and
executive director, Intelligence Market for American Systems,
Chantilly, Va.
- Denis Hebert has been appointed to the Strategic Advisory Board of
Quantum Secure Inc., San Jose, Calif., a developer of
policy-based enterprise security solutions.
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Events
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June 20-21
Security Canada Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta
Sponsor: Canadian Security Association
Information: Call (905) 513-0622 or e-mail staff@canasa.org
www.canasa.org
June 21-27
International Cargo Security Council (ICSC) Annual Conference and
Exhibition
Sheraton Hotel and Marina; San Diego
Information: Call (202) 962-0190 or e-mail admin@cargosecurity.com
www.cargosecurity.com
June 23-27
2007 National Sheriff?s Association Annual Conference and Exhibition
Salt Lake City, Utah
Organizer: National Sheriff?s Association
www.sheriffs.org
June 24-26
Blueprint for Supply Chain Security Annual Conference
Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina; San Diego
Organizer: International Cargo Security Council (ICSC)
Information: Call Vicki Contavespi at (571) 438-5766, or e-mail vicki@mightyscribe.com
www.cargosecurity.com
June 24-27
ASSE Professional Development and Exposition Safety 2007
Orlando, Fla.
Organizer: The American Society of Safety Engineers
Information: Call (847) 699-2929 or e-mail customerservice@asse.org
www.asse.org
June 25-27
ASTM Committee E54 on Homeland Security Applications
Waterside Convention Center; Norfolk, Va.
Organizer: ASTM International
Information: Contact Tim Brooke at (610) 832-9729 or tbrooke@astm.org
www.astm.org
June 26-29
IACLEA Conference 2007
Green Valley Ranch; Las Vegas
Organizer: International Association of Campus Law Enforcement
Administrators
Information: E-mail phayes@iaclea.org
www.iaclea.org
June 26-27
Video Content Analysis Conference
London
Organizer: IMS Conferences
Information: Call Brittany Reese at (512) 302-1977 or e-mail her at brittany.reese@imsresearch-usa.com
www.imsconferences.com/VCA07
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