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IN THIS ISSUE
News
     Mayor Bloomberg Sees Necessity In Surveillance
     Online Training Program For PSNA Certification Launches
     BNSF Enhances Citizens For Rail Security Program
     Report Says Change To Continue For Wireless Public Safety Networks
Business Beat
 
People in the News
 
Events
 
New Announcements from ACCESS CONTROL & SECURITY SYSTEMS
 
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News
Mayor Bloomberg Sees Necessity In Surveillance
Residents of big cities like New York and London must accept that they are under constant watch by video cameras, says New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

Bloomberg, holding talks with his London counterpart Ken Livingstone, says such measures as London's "ring of steel" -- a network of closed-circuit cameras that monitors the city center -- were a necessary protection in a dangerous world, reports The Associated Press.

"In this day and age, if you think that cameras aren't watching you all the time, you are very naive," Bloomberg says.

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Online Training Program For PSNA Certification Launches
The first in a series of five new courses for security and IT professionals engaged in IP networking and security integration that leads to certification as a Physical Security Network Associate (PSNA) are now available online. The launch of the PSNA Certification Online Training program was announced by Connie Moorhead, president of The CMOOR Group, a developer of security industry online training and educational programs.

"These are the only online courses that offer dedicated training to support IP networking and convergence models," Moorhead says. "There is an incredible need for this information now and especially as the industry integrates this technology over the next ten years."

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BNSF Enhances Citizens For Rail Security Program
Railroads transport much of the food, building materials, coal for electricity and consumer products that are utilized each day, and breaches in railroad security can threaten the national, state and local economies. As part of heightened security awareness, Americans are being asked to be the eyes and ears for law enforcement officers.

To help improve security, BNSF Railway Company has expanded its Citizens for Rail Security program by launching two videos aimed at community groups and law enforcement agencies.

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Report Says Change To Continue For Wireless Public Safety Networks
Public safety networks in the United States are undergoing a significant transformation proving beneficial to the wide range of radio manufacturers serving the industry, according to a new report from Visant Strategies.

Public safety agencies are now embracing technological changes and achieving early adopter status in respect to a number of disruptive technologies including SDR, peer-to-peer meshes and public wireless LANs, the study finds.

"There will be great change and today the industry has proceeded about midway down a fairly clear evolutionary path culminating in digital, fully interoperable, standards-based radios supporting flexible ad hoc architectures, frequency and protocol agility and high-speed data," says study author Dan Sweeney.

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Business Beat

  • Security With Advanced Technology, Westminster, Colo., a provider of high-tech security products, has chosen BlueWave Security, Austin, Texas, a provider of Wi-Fi technology components, to be the provider of Ethernet lock controllers for its facility management solution, CommandGrid.

  • Axis Communications, Sweden, an IT company, has chosen Eptascape, Sunnyvale, Calif., a developer in MPEG-7 video analytics technology, to use its object-based video embedded technology for an Axis video server.

  • Quantum Secure Inc., San Jose, Calif., a developer of physical and IT security identity convergence, has expanded its partner network to include Oracle, Redwood Shores, Calif., ActivIdentity, Fremont, Calif., Johnson Controls, Milwaukee, Wis., and Tech Systems, Duluth, Ga.

  • Send Word Now, New York, a provider of on-demand alerting and response services, has partnered with Business Network of Emergency Resources Inc., New York, a not-for-profit corporation, to establish practical, effective emergency and crisis management solutions for businesses.


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People in the News

  • Proximex, Sunnyvale, Calif., developer in the physical security market, has hired Jack Smith as chief executive officer for the company.

  • Dan Husfeldt has been named director of North America indirect channel sales for Datacard Group, Minnetonka, Minn., supplier of secure ID and card personalization solutions.

  • Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America's Imaging Products Division, Irvine, Calif., has appointed Jan H. Boldt, CPP, as national sales manager, security products.

  • First Advantage Corp., St. Petersburg, Fla., a risk mitigation and business solutions provider, has promoted Andrew Macdonald to senior vice president of corporate development.


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Events


Oct. 10-11
Enterprise Architecture: How to Get Started
UVA/Virginia Tech Northern Virginia Center; Falls Church, VA
Organizer: Digital Government Institute
Information: E-mail info@digitalgovernment.com or call 703-752-6243
www.digitalgovernment.com


Oct. 12-16
PSA 2007 Convention
Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre; Vancouver, British Columbia
Organizer: PSA Security Network
Information: Call (303) 252-8607 or e-mail info@psasecurity.com
www.psasecurity.com

Oct. 12-17
CSAA Annual Meeting
Fairmont Orchid Motel; Kohala Coast, Hawaii
Organizer: Central Station Alarm Association
Information: E-mail communications@csaaul.org
www.csaaul.org

Oct. 15-20
DHI 32nd Annual Conference and Exposition
Gaylord Opryland Hotel; Nashville, Tenn.
Organizer: Door and Hardware Institute
www.dhi.org

Oct. 16 & 17
IQinVision Partner Training Program
Netherlands
Organizer: IQinVision U
Information: E-mail Dawn Miller or call 1-877-850-0805 x.239
http://www.iqeye.com/IQUcertification.html

Oct. 16-18
Security Canada Central
Toronto, Ontario
Sponsor: Canadian Security Association
Information: Call (905)513-0622 or e-mail staff@canasa.org
www.canasa.org


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