November 2006


Features

Modern Lockdown

By Trish Werner

CONSTRUCTED in 1962, the Warren County jail, located in Lake George, N.Y., was designed to operate -- in feature and function -- like all correctional facilities of that day and age, manually.


Cover Your Assets

By Bob McCarthy

THE cost of lost assets to companies has been demonstrated in many studies to be significant. The application of DVR technology has been proven to reduce this type of loss in a cost-effective manner.


A Nose for Security

By Hugh Greville

FOR the past 15 years, the global terrorist threat has manifested itself through many different targets and methods.


Stop! Thief

By Leo Cole

ADVANCEMENTS in removable media, online storage and file sharing have empowered end users to transmit, collect and access data from virtually any location both inside and outside the corporate network.


Forces of Nature

By Tom Niziolek

MARCO Island is one of Florida's crowning gulf communities. Known to many as the gateway to Everglades National Park, the coastal town's seasons are marked by the changing faces of its visitors.


A Shot in the Arm

By Robert Morse


Integration Ingenuity

By Tom Kemp

IN a typical IT environment, heterogeneity is the standard -- in server operating systems, in database platforms and in software applications running on those servers.


Security Goes Shopping

By Robert Siegel

LOSS prevention has become as important to retail profits as products, pricing and promotion. Retailers can preserve -- and often increase -- profits simply by investing in systems that reduce shoplifting and internal theft.


Departments

Ask The Expert

By Glenn Heywood

THE lights are bright and the noise, at times, is deafening. Money changes hands at breakneck speed, and the place is full of people, even at 2 a.m. on a weekday. That's life in a casino.


Industry Perspective

By Security Products Staff

IN today's converging market, digital devices are quickly beginning to make headway in the once overwhelmingly analog-only marketplace. As the industry begins to transition, many end users are looking for hybrid solutions that leverage the advantages of both platforms.


Homeland Security Insider

By Col. Timothy D. Ringgold

FEDERAL judges and court officials are scratching their heads over the increasing array of wireless communication devices, personal digital assistants, mobile phones, BlackBerrys and wireless laptop computers.


Editor's Note

By Ralph C Jensen

THERE will be no comprehensive immigration reform law passed this year in Congress. Lawmakers have fumbled the football in Washington, D.C., and that errant pigskin lies first and goal at the U.S.-Mexican goal line. Here's how the Senate plans to recover the fumble.


The Last Word

By Brent Dirks