By Mike Marett
There are two "S"s critical to the construction industry: safety and security. Protecting workers from harm is obviously of primary concern, but protecting assets on the jobsite against theft is also on the top of one's mind.
By Debbie Bolles
Tracking more than 300,000 admissions, outpatient visits and emergency room visits—not to mention an unknown number of vendor and family member visits per year at Swedish Covenant Hospital—proved a challenge from a security standpoint for this seven-building campus.
By Fredrik Nilsson
Although a small city, Longmont, Colo., has always stood out from the crowd. In 2006, Longmont was named one of the Top 100 Best Places to Live in the United States by Money Magazine. The goal of the magazine survey, according to Longmont’s Web site, was to find small livable cities that had the best possible blend of good jobs, low crime, quality schools, open space, reasonable home prices and activities.
By Joel Hagberg
It’s been clear for a long time now that user names and passwords are simply not enough to ensure secure authentication in enterprise applications.
By Roni Zehavi
Defined as occurrences that have or might have a negative impact on the continuity of routine operations, incidents may occur in any organization, public facility or business entity.
By Megan Weadock
Integration isn’t just another industry buzzword. It’s an entire movement that can be seen all around us in plenty of ways.
By Gadi Piran
The biggest trends in the security industry today reflect those of business in general.
By Ralph C Jensen
There’s more than meets the eye to any integrator who is tasked with full building automation. I got a firsthand look at this growing market niche when I attended the Honeywell Building Solutions users’ track in Scottsdale, Ariz., in June. Nearly 200 users were in attendance discussing automation and control systems. Paul Bardon, general manager for the Americas, said Honeywell lists $12.5 billion in global sales, which includes building solutions, security and life safety.