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Key control is a very strategic and integral element within a school’s security platform It used to be that the word “lockdown” was only ever used in reference to an emergency protocol to restrict movement in a prison environment. Today however, the term is in common usage in educational and other environments to describe measures taken under certain conditions of threat. In this article, Fernando Pires, VP of Sales and Marketing at Morse Watchmans, explain...

The Morse Watchmans KeyWatcher system keeps vehicles and equipment safe and secure The Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati serves the wastewater removal and treatment needs of Hamilton County, Ohio. The Sewer District uses a variety of vehicles and equipment, including vans, bulldozers, cranes, service trucks and cars. Operation of the equipment involves a total of 180 keys, used as needed by the district’s 150 or so employees. Keeping Up With Keys A...

Wyndham Hamilton Park has customized KeyWatcher with locker modules to hold its iPod Touch devices Located in Florham Park, NJ, and offering convenient access to Newark Liberty International Airport, Wyndham Hamilton Park hotel and conference center services guests in 219 rooms and 40 conference rooms. The hotel features more than 27,000 square feet of property and can support up to 400 people for conferences, events and special occasions. As with every hotel, ensuring the co...

The Morse Watchmans KeyWatcher key control system helps ensure the management and safekeeping of the keys When the name San Francisco is mentioned, most people think of the Golden Gate Bridge or perhaps the city’s famous cable cars. In the medical/educational community, the name San Francisco almost immediately brings to mind the University. Unique in its mission for focusing only on graduate school, hospitals and research, the University of California, San Francisco is...

The Morse Watchmans KeyWatcher Touch enables security management to easily notify a user via email This week at ISC West, Morse Watchmans is demonstrating a variety of offerings that highlight their industry leading key control technology. Used in applications ranging from schools to museums to casinos and from hospitals to correctional facilities, Morse Watchmans key control and management solutions help improve operational security by providing comprehensive safeguarding and...

In today's security market, nothing is really “Made in the USA” – or is it? Most components of security systems today are manufactured in places like China and Korea. Even products that are technically assembled (“made”) in the United States contain many components manufactured overseas. In the global marketplace, does it really matter? Is it fair to characterize goods manufactured overseas as somehow lower in quality? I was thinking about the variables of “M...

Keys are stored in a KeyWatcher cabinet and can be accessed by individuals who are authorized in the system For aviation enthusiasts, perhaps no place resonates more with flight history and culture than the Seattle area. Home to Boeing, the Museum of Flight and numerous other aviation attractions, the area is a treasure trove for visitors. One of the most popular sites is historic Paine Field, a unique airport located about 30 miles north of downtown Seattle. Paine Field is a...

The LCDC has a total of four KeyWatcher key cabinets, each of which is network connected to allow online monitoring, updating and reporting The Lubbock County Detention Center (LCDC) is one of the largest direct supervision county detention facilities in Texas with a current capacity of 1500 beds. Since its opening in 2010, the facility has utilized the Morse Watchmans key control system, along with other state of the art electronic security and access control systems, to incr...

The document presents useful information for deploying key control and asset management solutions Morse Watchmans, the leading supplier of key control and management systems, has published a whitepaper titled Best Practices Provide Best Value When Implementing Key Control and Asset Management Systems. The document, available on the Morse Watchmans website, presents useful information for deploying key control and asset management solutions, such as designing and customizin...

Morse Watchmans system is programmable to recognize specific keys and release them once the three required logins are complete Casinos are cash-based industries that rely on physical controls and strict documentation procedures in order to safeguard large amounts of cash and chips. One of the most critical areas of casino security where these controls come into play is key management. Physical keys are used for access to virtually all of the most sensitive and highly secur...

KeyWatcher key system is used by the casinos’ security departments to track keys needed throughout the facilities Casino managers, like managers in any other market, leave nothing to chance when it comes to the operation of the business. To protect the bottom line and guard against fraud, they rely on established practices and procedures and industry favored technology such as Morse Watchmans key control and management systems. At sister properties Casino Arizona and Ta...

The KeyWatcher key system is used in casinos for security departments to store and track keys Casino managers, like managers in any other market, leave nothing to chance when it comes to the operation of the business. To protect the bottom line and guard against fraud, they rely on established practices and procedures and industry favored technology such as Morse Watchmans key control and management systems. At sister properties Casino Arizona and Talking Stick Resort in Scot...

Morse to showcase the KeyWatcher Illuminated, KeyWatcher TrueTouch management software package at ASIS Morse Watchmans continues to build on its technology leadership in key control and management systems with an enhanced product line-up on display this week at ASIS. Featured enhancements to the KeyWatcher Touch include scheduled reports and automatic email notifications as well as key reservations. Morse Watchmans is also showcasing the KeyWatcher Illuminated, KeyWatcher True...

Morse Watchmans’ Mobile App enables authorised users to see a wide range of live information Morse Watchmans continues to build on its technology leadership in key control and management systems with an enhanced product line-up on display this week at ASIS. Featured enhancements to the KeyWatcher® Touch include scheduled reports and automatic email notifications as well as key reservations. Morse Watchmans is also showcasing the KeyWatcher® Illuminated, KeyWatche...

The KeyWatcher Key Control System controls access to the large number of keys used throughout the facility As the facility coordinator for New Mexico’s Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC), Randy Donahoe follows strict guidelines, policies and procedures to ensure that security and control of the facility are maintained. Among the many tools at his disposal, Mr. Donahoe counts the Morse Watchmans KeyWatcher® key control and management system as essen...

Desert Diamond Casinos & Entertainment have been using the Morse Watchmans key control systems since 2001 The Tohono O’odham Nation’s three Desert Diamond Casinos & Entertainment locations feature gaming amenities, technological advances and entertainment options unsurpassed in Arizona. For the Nation, reinvesting in their properties is key to ensuring that they remain competitive. Their investments also encompass back-of-house operations, including a pendi...

The KeyWatcher system offers an increased level of security and control by preventing unauthorized key access Key control systems from Morse Watchmans, the industry’s premier manufacturer of key control and asset management solutions, are in place at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport to maintain strict security procedures for the safekeeping and access of facility keys. Installed throughout the airport complex for use in all back of house operations (i.e. mechanic...

Morse Watchmans software compiles information from the system on key usage and can run activity reports Benoît Chaput has the job of overseeing the vehicles and technical gear used to operate SRC (Société Radio-Canada), the French language counterpart of the CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corp.) with headquarters in Montreal, Quebec. The network produces more than 4,000 hours of programming a year, including radio, TV and Internet content. Mr. Chaput works in a...

KeyWatcher from Morse Watchmans has been upgraded and enhanced with a more durable finish for extra protection Morse Watchmans’ product lineup at this year’s ISC West Show features the KeyWatcher® Touch system with touch screen convenience and an attractive new dark grey finish. Also on display are the KeyWatcher Illuminated, KeyWatcher TrueTouch management software package and a new mobile app as well as a variety of modules for custom configurations, includin...

The new mobile app will enable authorized users to interact remotely with  KeyWatcher® Touch Morse Watchmans’ new mobile app, launching here at ISC West, offers users an efficient way to manage control of keys while on the go. It enables authorized users to see a wide range of live information and to interact remotely with the KeyWatcher® Touch key control and asset management system. “New mobile innovations and technologies are changing the way we co...

Morse Watchman’s KeyWatcher Touch systems feature several innovative technologies Innovative design and network flexibility engineered into the Morse Watchmans product portfolio are driving integration of key control and asset management systems within the overall physical security systems platform. At ISC West, Morse Watchmans is highlighting that integrated functionality in a display that demonstrates the company’s technology leadership in delivering solutions th...

Building management uses Morse Watchmans' key control and management system to secure, control and track keys Keeping residents and the facility safe and secure is a serious undertaking at the Promenade Condominium. For the past 17 years, management has relied on Morse Watchmans’ KeyWatcher® key control and management systems to help achieve this goal. Located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, The Promenade Condominium is a residential high-rise luxury condominiu...

The KeyWatcher system used by On Bike Share electronically secures and releases keys for bicycles A new bike sharing program from On Bike Share at Wellesley College provides students access to bicycles when they need them, using keys controlled and stored by a KeyWatcher® key management system from Morse Watchmans.   The Wellesley College program demonstrates On Bike Share's approach to simplify bike sharing for university, corporate and commercial locations. The pr...

The site’s new design and fresh look offer expanded features and information for visitors Morse Watchmans, the industry’s leading provider of security management products that include state-of-the-art key management, guard tour and key ring systems, has recently completed a redesign of its website, www.morsewatchmans.com. The site’s new design and fresh look offer expanded features and information for visitors and a streamlined experience for technology partn...

Employees access the key control system by scanning their employee ID badge / access card The Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati uses a KeyWatcher® key control and management system by Morse Watchmans to safeguard the keys to the District's vans, bulldozers, cranes, service trucks and cars, and make the keys available to authorized employees whenever they are needed. Six 48-key KeyWatcher cabinets store about 180 keys used by the district's 150 employees to...

KeyWatcher Illuminated System addresses all security issues related to key management and control Morse Watchmans is featuring the innovative KeyWatcher Illuminated key control and asset management solution at ASIS 2012, highlighting the ability to ensure keys, credit cards and other valuable items are easily accessible to authorized users – and secure and accounted for when not in use. The industry-leading KeyWatcher Illuminated system addresses all security issues rel...

Morse Watchmans announces the addition of faster and more flexible email notification functionality to its powerful enterprise-level KeyWatcher® Touch key control and asset management system. Advanced features of KeyWatcher Touch also include the ability to integrate multiple locations, with common usage of databases and programming for a true enterprise-wide solution; KeyAnywhere which allows the return of any key to any KeyWatcher cabinet in the system; and KeyFind to quickly locate a...

ASIS 2012 showcases network flexibility of KeyWatcher Illuminated and KeyWatcher Touch systems Morse Watchmans' new booth at ASIS 2012 highlights the latest innovations in the company's line of key control and asset management systems. Reflected in the new booth design, layout of the corporate website and revised collateral materials, the company's new branding emphasises expanded technology and integration capabilities. The all-new ASIS 2012 exhibit will feature the KeyWatch...

Bob Brown, senior specialist for Continuous Improvement at the United facility with an open keywatcher Key control and management systems from Morse Watchmans are used in corporate and educational facilities, museums, hotels and more to safeguard and track the use of door keys. The breakthrough engineering of the Morse Watchmans system also lends itself to other innovative applications including that of the United Airlines Jet Rebuild and Test Facility in San Francisco.  ...

 Brookview Apartment implemented a KeyWatcher Illuminated key control and asset management system One of the most important aspects of managing multi-family rental properties is the prevention of problems before they occur. At the garden-style, gated Brookview Apartment community in Marlton, NJ, Property Manager Eric Schulz is able to reduce the complexity of this task with the help of a Morse Watchmans automated key control and asset management system.  The luxury...