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 Partnership between SALTO Systems and Group 4 Technology will provide more versatility for customersSALTO Systems announces that its SALTO off-line access control readers now integrate with Group 4 Technology's Symmetry Security Management System (SMS). SALTO Systems are world leaders in access control solutions. SALTO provides organizations with a solution for all their security and building control functions, enabling users to integrate all their physical security needs th...

SIA urges U.S. government to help develop voluntary standards for electronic security equipmentThe U.S. government should help to develop voluntary standards for electronic security equipment, the Security Industry Association (SIA) urged in a Sept. 8 letter to two senior advisors to President Obama.The National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 directed federal agencies to use voluntary consensus standards developed by private sector organizations where legal and practicable...

 OneSign appliance boosts user satisfaction and productivity Imprivata®, Inc the employee access management company, today announced that Westinghouse Rail Systems, a world leader in advanced signaling and integrated control systems for railways, has implemented Imprivata OneSign® to provide employees across five major UK sites and 11 global satellite sites with improved access to a range of business-critical applications via strong authentication management, finger biometrics and s...

Synergis has the ability to integrate with Windows Active Directory Genetec announced recently that the West Edmonton Mall (WEM), in Alberta, Canada, has selected and installed Synergis for a major access control system upgrade. With the completion of the initial phase of the upgrade, the security staff at WEM use Synergis to protect over 70 doors in North America's largest shopping and entertainment centre, with plans to continue expanding the system in the near future.Previous to implemen...

 HandPunch can deliver a payback in fewer than 9 monthsIngersoll Rand Security Technologies announced today that, according to Nucleus Research (Boston) in a just-published Report/White Paper commissioned by Schlage biometrics group: "Using biometrics to automate collection of time and attendance data can reduce buddy punching (one employee clocking in or out for another), manual data review and correction time, and payroll error. The Schlage HandPunch provides additional benefits over...

  HID's booth (Booth # 11052) shows a complete suite of products, resources and partnershipsHID Global, the trusted leader in providing solutions for the delivery of secure identity, will demonstrate a broad variety of solutions at the ISC West International Security Conference and Exposition. Under the theme "A World of New Possibilities," HID's booth (Booth # 11052) shows a complete suite of products, resources and partnerships that enable end-users to conveniently implemen...

  Baran Access Solutions, subsidiary of Baran Advanced Technologies Ltd., will leverage the Piezo technology in its product line  New and old have come together with the launch of Baran Access Solutions, a reorganization of the familiar Barantec family of products that will now concentrate on access control solutions, including Everswitch single-door keypads and controllers, contactless smart card readers, proximity readers and magstripe readers. As part of the...

 Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies, AASA and RETA Security released the results of the 2008 National School Safety StudyIngersoll Rand Security Technologies, in conjunction with AASA and RETA Security, recently released the results of the 2008 National School Safety Study, which assesses the status of security in the nation's K-12 public schools, based on a survey of school leaders nationwide. The information within the Study is especially timely as the United States starts implemen...

  ISC Brazil expecting more than 100 exhibitors, 5,000 visitorsElectronic security companies looking to expand internationally will have one of their best opportunities of the year March 17-19 at the ISC Brazil trade show in Sao Paulo.With nearly 200 million people and a $2 trillion economy, Brazil has one of the world's highest potentials for growth, and the nation's electronic security market is projected to expand by more than 16 percent over the next five years. ISC...

 Honeywell signs distribution agreement with COMPUTERLINKS which increases availability of IP access control and surveillance productsHoneywell recently announced that it has signed an agreement with COMPUTERLINKS for the distribution of Honeywell Internet Protocol (IP) access control, electronic surveillance and security monitoring systems in the UK and Ireland. The agreement allows COMPUTERLINKS value added resellers (VARs) to provide British and Irish businesses of all sizes wi...

  Global Systems Integrators recommended Bosch Security Systems browser-based Access Easy Controller Like many businesses in major metropolitan areas, telx - a provider of Meet Me Room and Core Interconnection Facility solutions - leases space in a multi-tenant building that is home to more than 30 technology and enterprise companies.  This arrangement poses a security concern for telx, as it must protect customers' mission-critical Internet and telecommunications systems tha...

Hirsch Electronics, a leading manufacturer of access control and identity management solutions, recently confirmed its Verification Station's biometric technology passed the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) rigorous testing and was placed on the TSA's "Biometrics for Access Control" Qualified Products List (QPL).According to the TSA's website, ‘Airport operators are encouraged to use the qualified products list to improve upon their existing access control syst...

ASSA ABLOY, the global leader in door opening solutions, has signed an agreement to acquire SimonsVoss Technologies AG.In the future, SimonsVoss will be organized within ASSA ABLOY's ‘Global Technologies Division' as a separate business unit and under the leadership of its current and well-established management team.Fully committed to this endeavour, the Executive Committee of SimonsVoss Technologies AG very much welcomes this step, which will enduringly foster the company, above all in t...

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...