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  SALTO's technology access control systemswill be present at IFSEC South Africa 2010 SALTO Systems, the leading global provider of advanced technology access control solutions, will be introducing its latest product innovations at IFSEC South Africa Securex. The range will be on show in Hall 2 Stand D10 from 31 August to 2September 2010. "Increasing our sales into the fast developing South African security market is of key strategic importance to SALTO, so exh...

Together, the two companies will deploy and support integrated security solutions for a host of customersQuantum Secure, the leading provider of enterprise software to manage and streamline security identities, compliance and events across disparate physical security systems, announced a formal partnership with Convergint Technologies, a leading North American systems integrator.Based in Schaumburg, IL, Convergint Technologies is a service-based company that designs, installs, and maintains buil...

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The reusable Lexan sheet panels offer significantly better impact strength than plywood or other protective materialsAfter five long years, many Gulf Coast residents are still struggling to get back on their feet following the pounding devastation of Hurricane Katrina and are concerned about what Mother Nature may dish out this hurricane season. To help, SABIC Innovative Plastics - working with Habitat for Humanity and the Hancock Housing Resource Centre - is donating a thousand protective panel...

Smaller size of the security lockers delivers added flexibility in design configurationsDelivering new capabilities for securing, tracking and controlling valuable items, Morse Watchmans introduced the new SmartKey locker module, displayed at ISC West 2010, as an addition to its successful line of SmartKey locker solutions for storing valuable objects. The SmartKey locker module is designed with a smaller footprint - half the depth of the standard locker - and can be used in any of the modular K...

The KeyWatcher security solution's unique orientation lends flexibility to installation optionsThinking "inside" the box, Morse Watchmans unveiled a new six-module horizontal KeyWatcher system, also to be showcased at ISC West 2010. The unique orientation (horizontal vs. vertical) of the standard six module system allows users more flexibility in mounting options, such as under cabinets or on counter tops."Since its inception, the Morse Watchmans KeyWatcher systems have set the st...

Morse Watchmansn is the security industry's premier manufacturer of key control solutionsMorse Watchmans, the security industry's premier manufacturer of key control solutions, announced new upgraded features to their industry-leading KeyWatcher line of key management solutions. The new features, ranging from re-organized menus to optimized database capabilities, are implemented in KeyWatcher cabinets on display at the Morse Watchmans' booth at ISC West."These new features, in combination w...

Upgraded features and new designs highlight innovative access control line-up additions from Morse WatchmansMorse Watchmans, the security industry's premier manufacturer of key control solutions, will exhibit its leading key management, asset control and guard tour solutions at ISC West. Also on display will be the newest additions to the product line-up including a six-module horizontal cabinet, a locker module half the depth of the standard locker and several functionality upgrades for the Key...

Biometric data was defined in the bill to include everything from DNA to retinal scans to facial features to fingerprintsNew Hampshire lawmakers sided overwhelmingly with the Security Industry Association (SIA) on a crucial biometrics issue.Following an education and advocacy push by SIA, legislators rejected by a 267-39 vote HB 1409, which would have prohibited any government agency or private entity in the state from using biometrics as part of identification cards - except for employee i...

Administrator Johnson's presentation will be invaluable to the many security professionals in attendanceNew General Services Administration (GSA) Administrator Martha Johnson is scheduled to deliver a keynote address at the Security Industry Association (SIA) Government Summit in June.The GSA manages the Multiple Award Schedules (MAS) Program and is responsible for overseeing the allocation of billions of dollars in economic stimulus funds, making it an important federal agen...

The reception is an annual networking event held by the SIA at ISC West in Las VegasDiebold, Incorporated has signed on as the top-level "Hall of Fame" sponsor of next month's Security Industry Association (SIA) Customer Appreciation Reception.The reception is an annual networking event held by SIA at ISC West in Las Vegas. This year's gathering is scheduled for March 23 at ESPN Zone.Diebold is a long-time member of SIA, and V. John Stroia, the company's vice president for government s...

 SCM Microsystems and Bluehill ID AG combine their respective access and identification businessesSCM Microsystems, Inc., a leading provider of solutions for secure access, secure identity and secure exchange, and Bluehill ID AG, a leading provider of automatic identification and RFID technologies, products, services and solutions, have announced that the transaction to combine their respective businesses has closed. Under the terms of the Business Combination Agreement, SCM made...

 The new website represents SALTO's specialist approach to electronic locking technologySALTO Systems has launched a new website designed to provide anyone involved in the specification of security and access control solutions with up to date information on the technology and capabilities of the company's range of wireless electronic locks.The vibrant new site, http://www.wirelesslocks.net/ is made up of four components: the introduction, wireless, how it works and a summary. In just over f...

 SKIDATA's target markets for controlled access have significantly diversified over the yearsSALTO Systems has recently signed a license agreement with SKIDATA AG, for the implementation of their FLEXSPACE RFID technology into SALTO RFID access control products.The development phase of this agreement is now complete, and SALTO is proud to announce that the implementation has been certified by SKIDATA. FLEXSPACE compatible SALTO products are now available.Moreover, thanks to SALTO's "fu...

Innotech Cabling Solutions, Inc. signed as infinias' representative throughout Canadainfinias®, LLC recently announced the signing of Innotech Cabling Solutions, Inc. as their manufacturer's representative throughout Canada.Innotech Cabling Solutions is a division of ICSI, a corporation with its head office based in the province of Ontario, Canada and with offices in Eastern, Central, and Western Canada. Their primary business is a manufacturer's agent, supplying products that are...

Wesleyan University has selected the KeyWatcher from Morse Watchmans for control and management of keysWesleyan University has selected the KeyWatcher from Morse Watchmans for control and management of keys on their campus in Middletown, Connecticut. The initial deployment in the school's Public Safety department enabled the staff to maintain better control of master keys and the keys used for high value areas such as the President's office and the Art Gallery. The system, an upgrade from a manu...

 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...

  Mr. Charles Cousins joins Genetec as Managing Director-Asia Pacific and will head the Singapore office Genetec announced recently that the company is opening a sales office in Singapore as part of its ongoing growth strategy. The Asia Pacific (APAC) market needs physical security and public safety solutions that are flexible and innovative, and the timing is perfect to start promoting Genetec's solutions more aggressively in this market. Mr. Charles Cousins joins Genetec...

 Morse Watchman's Keywatcher tracks and communicates status of keys at SEPTAThe Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) has deployed the KeyWatcher Key Control System from Morse Watchmans to keep track of hundreds of keys used at its various bus garages, maintenance shops, an operations control centre and a money-counting facility in and around Philadelphia. KeyWatcher cabinets installed in the multiple facilities automatically record the access history of each key, inclu...

 Espanola General Hospital in Ontario, Canada has selected SALTO to upgrade its security management Located in Northern Ontario, Espanola General Hospital is a modern health care facility ,which provides a broad array of health care and medical programs and services to the local population catchment area of around 12,000 residents. These include primary, preventive and therapeutic care, acute care, long-term care and assisted living, as well as management of senior's housing, all on one sit...

 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...

 Salto and Nedap aim to promote integrated access control solutions NEDAP and SALTO present a unique off-the-shelf integration between NEDAP AEOS and SALTO off line readers. The integration provides customers with a seamless single management platform for their entire access control needs, increasing cost effectiveness and flexibility. With this integration, NEDAP extends the advanced access control capabilities of AEOS to off line, unwired doors.  After a period of intensive coll...

  The Club at The Saujana selects SALTO Systems for securityThe latest XS4 electronic stand alone locks, contact less update on card wall readers and SVN Virtual Network technology from SALTO Systems are aiding security at Malaysia's top luxury resort complex, The Club at The Saujana. Set among 160 acres of lush tropical gardens and nestled among the rolling hills of a palm plantation yet just a 35 minute drive from Kuala Lumpur airport, The Club at The Saujana is the latest addition t...

  SALTO Systems provide advanced access control solutions to DCU Sports CentreA new access control system based on products from SALTO Systems and installed by Doorware Ltd is playing a key role in securing sports facilities at Dublin City University.Situated on an 85-acre campus three miles north of the city centre and just a 15-minute drive from Dublin airport, Dublin City University (DCU) is a young university.  It offers over 80 programmes, divided between undergraduate and po...

  SALTO Systems has supplied a smart access control solution for the new Student Life Center at the University of Hawaii at Hilo (UH Hilo)Home to almost 3,800 students, The University of Hawaii at Hilo is a state university established in 1947 as a branch campus of the University of Hawaii at Manoa.  The school officially became a four-year baccalaureate institution to be known as UH Hilo in 1970.  UH Hilo's mission is to establish itself as a comprehensive university with an...

  Ingersoll Rand takes off at Heathrow Airport, UKIngersoll Rand Security Technologies has supplied bomb blast resistant doors and Martin Roberts steel doorsets throughout Heathrow Airport's new Terminal 5.  The building was designed by the Richard Rogers Partnership at a cost of £4.3billion.Due to tens of millions of passengers using the facility each year, it was vital that this iconic building would be as accessible as possible.  It also had to be highly secure from...

  Fortress Inerlocks eGard ensure cells are safe for operators and meet all safety requirements ATM Automation has chosen Fortress Interlocks to safeguard workers at its Robotics manufacturing plant in Blaby, Leicestershire and on ATM robot cells at all customer sites where they are designed to ensure cells are safe for operators and meet all safety legislation. Fortress' eGard interlocks protect a robot cell.  When an operator wants to gain access he must turn and remove the...

   iCLASS Cards can now be utilised for such diverse applications HID Global, the trusted leader in providing solutions for the delivery of secure identity, recently announced that it is expanding its position within the access control space to include logical access control products and solutions for converge security environments.  By collaborating with IT industry leaders, the company offers an extensive portfolio of logical access offerings to meet market req...