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RSA, The Security Division of EMC, and Hirsch Electronics, a leading provider of physical security management systems, recenty announced that they will be demonstrating the integration of their physical and logical access systems at the Smart Cards in Government Conference - to be held on April 10-13 in Washington, DC.The integration of the RSA Card Manager smart card management solution with Hirsch's Velocity physical access control system (PACS) will enable government agencies to enhance effic...

Capital Plaza in Moscow, RussiaCapital Plaza, a new modern multifunctional complex in the centre of Moscow offers an optimal environment for business development and commerce.  Located in a prestigious area in the heart of Russia's capital, the 49,000 square mile business centre boasts the most advanced systems of life support, communications, and security supplied by leading global manufacturers.  Included is a spacious underground three-level parking garage providing ample space to a...

Livestock Poultry Health Program upgrades security and productivity Brivo Systems, LLC, the leader in web applications for access control and security systems, announces that Clemson University's Livestock Poultry Health Programs in Columbia, SC, has installed Brivo's ACS WebService to ensure full access control of their facility.  The Livestock Poultry Health facility houses four agricultural departments and sees upwards of 200 staff and visitors a day.  ADT Security Systems of Colum...

Vancouver International Airport (YVR) is the fastest growing North American west coast gateway and the second busiest airport in Canada.  With the expectation of serving 16.9 million passengers in 2006 and handling 235,000 tonnes of cargo, Vancouver International Airport Authority is in the midst of a construction program that will see CDN$1.0-billion spent by 2010 on new and expanded facilities to help ensure the airport remains a "Premier Global Gateway". Currently at capacity,...

Singapore Airlines is reportedly one of the world's leading carriers with 16 million passengers per year flying its top-ranked gateway spanning five continents and 59 cities.  Widely known as a symbol of service excellence, Singapore Airlines is committed to providing customers with the best flying experience through an innovative product and service offering.First class security ...Safety and security is seen by Singapore Airlines as a top priority.  As a sign of this commitment and w...

Flexible solution aids transition to new space and makes day-to-day management effortlessBrivo Systems, the leader in Web applications for access control and security systems, today announced that 3H Technology uses Brivo's ACS WebService to secure the premises of their rapidly growing company.  The Brivo® econtrol Online Access Control™ system secures external and internal doors and manages access for more than 250 employees, sub-lease tenants, vendors, and visitors.  3H has...

To help ensure the security and safety of its patients and staff, the new Evelina Children's Hospital in London has installed SiPass Entro access control system from Siemens Building Technologies Security Products.The state-of-the-art children's hospital is part of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and has 140 inpatient beds, including a 20 bed pediatric intensive care unit for the sickest children, and three operating theatres.  In addition to the health and wellbein...

Ben Gurion International Airport improves security and expedites travel with Recognition Systems HandKey® Ben Gurion International Airport increases security, expedites travel with Ingersoll Rand's Recognition Systems HandKey® "Tighter security expedites air travel, and more efficient operations help make our airport one of the world's best." - Israel Ben Haim, Managing Director, Ben Gurion International Airport Summary Ben Gurion International Airport improves s...

Gallaudet University is the world’s only university offering exemplary educational programs to deaf and hard of hearing students at all learning levels.  Their programs span from serving infants and their parents and continue through middle and high school.  Bachelor degrees are offered and undergraduate students also have the option of designing their own majors through a self-directed study program.  Additionally, graduate programs and doctoral degrees are offered in a var...

City of Los Angeles public offices and employees are located in hundreds of buildings throughout the city including the Civic Center Complex -- which is comprised of Historic City Hall, City Hall East, City Hall South and the Los Angeles Mall -- as well as many other facilities across the greater Los Angeles area.  The city’s General Services Department (GSD) manages these facilities, equipment, supplies, security, communication,   maintenance and other support services for...

Murcia University in southeast Spain, founded in 1915, is the tenth-oldest university in the country. And while history and tradition are important characteristics that define the institution, the latest technology systems are required to support the approximately 30,000 students enrolled each year.  One such system is the fleet of buses that transports students around the university and between its two campuses. Challenge Murcia University’s bus fleet is owned and operated by Autocar...

The munitions group at Maryland’s Naval Surface Warfare Center was in an access control quandary.  A Sign-in/out log had proved impractical and electronics were too expensive or too dangerous due to the potential of explosion.  The unlikely solution came from a nearby cow pasture.Call it bovine intervention. That’s the best way to describe the solution ESTECH, an electronic security systems integrator located in Annandale, Va., selected to solve the access control quagmire...

AC2000 SE provides advanced security to Irish PortCEM Systems has supplied its AC2000 SE integrated security management system for installation at Port of Cork, Ireland.  The contract was awarded by ADT Fire & Security and will be supported by an advanced CCTV system and intercom network, part of a major contract ADT has signed with the Port of Cork to provide an advanced integrated security system.The AC2000 SE (Standard Edition) system has been safeguarding many high security faciliti...

Founded in 1926, Mercyhurst College, named one of the “Best Colleges” by U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review, is a leading liberal arts college.  Located in Erie, Pennsylvania, Mercyhurst’s 75-acre main campus has 50 buildings and supports over 3,500 students, faculty and staff.  In 1991, the college purchased a 100-year-old seminary for a second campus called Mercyhurst North East. At that site, nestled in the bluffs just west of the New York state...

Kraft Foods, is a global leader in branded foods and beverages, marketing many well known brands including cereals, snacks and beverages in more than 150 countries worldwide.  In April 2005, the company expanded its presence in the Egyptian market with the acquisition of local biscuit and snack-food maker “Family Nutrition”.  As part of this expansion Kraft invested resources in the Cairo factory including an upgrade in building security. As part of a complete security solu...

The Nike ExperienceYou are at the right place, but absent from view are glass-on-glass high-rises compacted together over the typical concrete and asphalt corporate terrain.  But then, this is anything but typical.  You are about to enter the hallowed halls of one of sport’s holiest sites.   You have arrived at Nike World Headquarters (WHQ).  The 185-acre campus sprawls out in front of you and the size and complexity is staggering. Everything would have to be custo...

Eastman Kodak Company is the world leader in helping people take, share, enhance, preserve, print and enjoy pictures - for memories, for information, for entertainment.  With sales of $13.3 billion in 2003, the company comprises several businesses: Health, supplying the healthcare industry with traditional and digital image capture and output products and services; Graphic Communications Group, offering on-demand color printing and networking publishing systems consisting of three wholly ow...

Arizona State University is one of the premier metropolitan public research universities in the U.S. Enrolling more than 57,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students on three campuses in metropolitan Phoenix, including the historic main campus in Tempe, ASU maintains a tradition of academic excellence in core disciplines, and has become an important global center for innovative interdisciplinary teaching and research.ChallengeSince 1997, ASU’s identification/access “Sun...

At last night's Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Awards Banquet, Hirsch Electronics Corporation took away the 2005 Global Excellence Award for Technology of the Year.  Hirsch is a leading solution provider and also the pioneer of the ScramblePad® technology.The company is both a manufacturer of access control systems and a developer of security management systems, and received the award for its continuing innovations and leadership in the high security access control & security m...

Sharp Healthcare is San Diego's most comprehensive health care delivery system, comprising more than 1,800 licensed beds and 2,500 physicians.  Its wide network of hospitals, medical groups, nursing facilities, and community health centers, offer a full range of integrated care to approximately 3 million area residents.The ChallengeTo provide faster and easier access to resources through biometrics, single sign-on, and context management, while helping ensure greater patient security and pr...

The US TWIC (Transportation Worker Identification Credential) Program achieved Initial Operating Capability (IOC) in November 2004 at four sites in the states of Pennsylvania, California and Florida, with biometrically enabled smart card credentials.This groundbreaking program is a first of its kind because it represents common credentialing across a very large, diverse group of people working at land, sea and airports throughout the United States.  Daon's flexible identity assurance platfo...

Hirsch Electronics, a leading access control and security management systems manufacturer, proudly announces the selection of its marketing vice president, Rob Zivney, to the Security Industry Association's (SIA) Board of Directors.  The association's Board of Directors is made up of industry professionals with a broad range of electronic security interests and is appointed by a special selection committee.Zivney comments, "Substantial growth in the electronics security industry makes...

Ingersoll Rand's HandKey hand readers were installed in the university's food-service area The University of Georgia has been a pioneer in adopting biometrics; it had been using two-dimensional hand geometry since 1972.  When it was time to replace the school's old hand readers in 1990, the administration evaluated various biometrics technologies, such as facial, hand, fingerprint, iris and signature devices. The university needed an access-control system that was fast, e...

Hirsch Electronics, a leading access control and security management systems manufacturer, has announced the successful implementation of the Hirsch Electronics Security Management System at Arizona's Maricopa County.  Presently, the system integrates more than fifty County agencies including nearly 100 buildings, 16,000 card holders, and 1,300 card readers/alarm points, with expansion underway at several additional sites."We are very pleased with the performance of the Hirsch system h...

Hirsch Electronics, a leading supplier of high security access control and security management systems, has appointed John Coker to the newly created position of Director of North American Sales.  Mr. Coker will be responsible for directing the team of Hirsch Regional Managers, as well as assisting with the management and development of strategic end users, dealers and systems integrators.  The position reports to Vice President of Sales John Piccininni.Mr. Coker's career in the securi...

Hirsch Electronics, a leading manufacturer of high security access control systems, has announced the signing of a distribution agreement with ADT Security Services, Inc.  With the agreement, ADT becomes an authorized Hirsch reseller, with non-exclusive rights to purchase, market, resell, install and service Hirsch products, while Hirsch further enhances its customer reach, adding another top-tier channel partner.  Federal government agencies have long specified Hirsch systems for thei...