November 2006
Features
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.
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.
By Hugh Greville
FOR the past 15 years, the global terrorist threat has manifested itself through many different targets and methods.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
Business Watch
By Jeffrey Ross
FORGED passports may be a cliché in movies, but making sure passports are authentic and presented by the real owner is serious business. Homeland security, the safety of air travel and, ultimately, lives are at stake.