Facility Security

Swedish Supermarket Chain Battles Theft With IP Video

August 28, 2008

Swedish Supermarket Chain Battles Theft With IP Video

With the newest technology in surveillance, the value-priced European supermarket chain Netto is winning the retail battle against robberies, theft and shrinkage in its Swedish stores. The solution is network cameras with IP video management software from Milestone Systems.


RAPIDGate Program Improves Security At U.S. Naval Base Coronado

August 15, 2008

RAPIDGate Program Improves Security At U.S. Naval Base Coronado

U.S. Naval Base Coronado has implemented a new gate access program called the RAPIDGate Program (an acronym which stands for “Registered And Previously ID’d”), for the thousands of vendors, suppliers, service providers and contractors who routinely access the base.


Megapixel Cameras Improve Monitoring At College World Series

August 14, 2008

Every June, close to 300,000 fans make their way to Omaha, Nebraska for one of the high points of college sports -- The College World Series. The top 8 teams in Division 1 Men’s collegiate baseball can command more than 23,000 fans at game time, filling Omaha's Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium to maximum capacity. Since 2007, safety and security of the games has been managed using megapixel camera technology from Arecont Vision.


Safe and Secure TV

August 12, 2008

Click here to view the latest collaboration between Security Products and the Safe and Secure TV Channel.


Canadian Retailer Deploys Network Cameras To Reduce Shrink

August 8, 2008

Axis Communications recently announced that Ardene, Canada’s premier fashion accessory retailer, is implementing its network cameras to reduce shrink in 350 stores across the country.


Madrid Hospital Improves Employee Safety, Security With Real-Time Location System

August 4, 2008

Ekahau Inc., a provider of Wi-Fi-based Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS), recently announced that the 12 de Octubre Hospital in Madrid, Spain, has installed a Wi-Fi-based location tracking solution that is designed to improve security and safety of its emergency room employees.


Seeing Through Rose-colored Passes

By Debbie Bolles · August 2008

Expiring visitor ID program helps Swedish Covenant Hospital keep patients safe

Seeing Through Rose-colored Passes

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.


Tools Designed for Securing Tools

By Mike Marett · August 2008

An inside look at how DEWALT used machine-to-machine technology to tackle the $1 billion problem of jobsite theft

Tools Designed for Securing Tools

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.


Brazil Bank Deploys High-Resolution Cameras To Protect Branches Across The Country

July 30, 2008

GVI Security Solutions Inc, a provider of video security surveillance solutions featuring the complete Samsung Electronics line of products, has received a new order to provide 4,000 high-resolution color cameras to protect the branches of Caixa Econômica Federal in Brazil.


Perimeter Intrusion Detection System Helps Foil Copper Theft

July 21, 2008

An attempt to steal valuable copper tubing from a Los Angeles-area oil refinery was thwarted when the robbers set off an alarm on a FiberPatrol perimeter intrusion detection system recently installed by Optellios Inc., in partnership with Security Services & Technologies.


New Products

Outdoor Protection

Area Lighting System

The 9450 remote area lighting system is a rapid-deploying emergency area light that is self-contained inside a Pelican 1510 Protector™ case. Assembled in minutes, the device features a multiangle telescoping light tower that can reach up to 8 feet in the air. Its detachable bank of 16 1 watt LEDs can generate up to 1,280 lumens of light.

Outdoor Protection

Gate Control

The smartGATE™ is a finger-activated universal gate control pad designed to provide homeowners and small-business owners the ability to securely open and close residential and commercial gates. It can be programmed to recognize up to 20 different users. The gate is opened and closed with a swipe of the finger rather than through a PIN code. Available in both hard-wired and wireless versions, smartGATE works with any manufacturer’s gate opener.

Guard Booths

Guard Booth

The Titan custom-designed guard booth from B.I.G. Enterprises features painted galvanized steel, a stainless-steel wing wall and customized stainless-steel architectural HVAC louver. The booth can be customized for specific security needs including bullet resistance or to blend with existing architecture.

New Video

Safe and Secure TV

Click here to view the latest collaboration between Security Products and the Safe and Secure TV Channel.

Emergency Comm.

Case Study: MITOC

Regardless of the scope and scale, when disaster strikes, first responders need a rapid and effective way to collect and communicate information in the early moments.

Poll

With an estimated security budget of more than $300 million, is the Chinese government doing enough to protect the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing?