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Following the close of the transaction, Milre is expected to operate within Allegion’s Asia Pacific region Allegion, plc, a leading global security products and solutions provider, has agreed, through its subsidiary Allegion Luxembourg Holding & Financing S.à r.l, to acquire Milre Systek Co., Ltd. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of this year. Milre is a leading security solutions manufacturer in South Korea, focused on producing high...

Mendoza will be responsible for managing day-to-day operations for commercial and residential sales activities Protection 1, the largest full-service business and home security company in the U.S., recently announced that it has named John Mendoza to the position of general manager for its Wichita branch. Mendoza will report to Regional Vice President Robert Kerr. ”John has been a valuable part of the Protection 1 family for the past 12 years and during that time he has...

According to Lorraine Thomas, MD, Metzger, the BSIA membership enables to keep abreast of private security industry developments Leading talent management and business search consultancy Metzger has joined the British Security Industry Association (BSIA) as an associate member. The move confirms Metzger’s increasing engagement with the private security industry and its commitment to providing the highest of standards to its clients. Metzger provides a full range of tale...

The national awards pay tribute to the outstanding work of security officers over the past 12 months Securitas has scooped another personal best at the 2015 British Security Industry Association (BSIA) Awards. The national awards pay tribute to the outstanding work of security officers over the past 12 months and Securitas was honoured with a record six accolades including two out of three honours in the 'Outstanding Act' category. For vigilance and integrity The first...

Internationally acclaimed crisis management expert Bruce Blythe will speak about understanding the violent mind AlliedBarton Security Services, the industry's premier provider of highly trained security personnel, will host a seminar on the Components of a Comprehensive Workplace Violence Preparedness Programme on Wednesday, August 19, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the Memorial Health Auditorium located at 4700 Waters Ave., Savannah. Expert guidance Bruce Blythe, an internatio...

The awards serve to recognise who represented the commitment of security companies Young apprentices Robbie Jackson and Christopher Hunt were recently presented with prestigious Apprentice Installer Awards by the British Security Industry Association  (BSIA). The apprentices were selected as award winners in recognition of their academic and practical success in the field of electronic security installations. Recognised the achievements of level two and level three...

Adams Rite supplied its innovative Sentinel M commercial multi-point locks Adams Rite, part of ASSA ABLOY Security Solutions, a UK division of ASSA ABLOY, the global leader in door opening solutions, has helped to provide solutions to a prestigious commercial property that required a higher level of security. Project Kestrel Aluminum Systems and Adams Rite supplied components to Fabrique Specialist Glazing Systems Ltd, who manufactured and installed bespoke doorsets that...

Specialist security provider, Allegion, has introduced its complete range of Briton mechanical locking solutions, which meet Grade 3 of EN 12209 regulation – the Briton 5600 Series. Building on the success of Briton 5400 and 5500, the range has been bolstered with two additional Briton locks that are suitable for both internal and external doors in public buildings, in both new build and retrofit commercial applications. Ideal for commercial buildings Briton 5600 Series features special...

The IVC Alarm Server could also be programmed to listen for and parse alarm messages Heightened security concerns at critical and remote municipal facilities have created a need for more secure access control to these locations. Traditional gate and access control systems are no longer sufficient. Users now want video confirmation and event recording at these facility access points. IVC’s software-based video surveillance systems provide tools for easy integration with a...

ProTrans has realised considerable benefits from integrating the Milestone open platform with ISONAS Pure IP ProTrans improves safety, security and productivity with integrated video and access control Solution “Because we have more than 250,000 square feet and handle so many valuable pieces and parts, we wanted both high definition cameras and synchronisation between the video and the access control. The systems integrator I worked with introduced us to Milestone and I...

The main floor entry reader is programmed to automatically open during normal business hours In 2007 a pair of clever entrepreneurs, Susan Evans and Jacob Sayles perceived a need for people like themselves; solo workers who don’t have a permanent office, but who miss the vibrancy and community of a populated work space. To cater to a growing population of Seattle’s nomadic workforce, Evans and Sayles decided to open one of Seattle’s first “coworking&rdq...

The new system allows administration of all facilities to be done remotely from a single site One Touch Direct, headquartered in Tampa, FL provides expert direct marketing program development and call center solutions in both the B2B and consumer market segments. The company provides. The One Touch Direct mission is to increase their clients’ revenue by acquiring new customers as well as increasing revenue from existing customers. The One Touch Direct focus on results is...

The current office space utilises 3 readers; one on each of the exterior doors in the front & back of the building In 2009 Jeff Park, a Chicago-based entrepreneur, needed to set up office space for a Korean-based pharmaceutical company’s US operations in Chicago. To fulfill this requirement for his own needs as Director of U. S. Operations for PharmaTech LLC, he leased space in a downtown office building in Chicago, IL. Ultimately, he expanded the offices to provide...

The ISONAS system has provided significantly better facility security and control Having grown up as a musician in what evolved into the vibrant Seattle music scene, Steven Bell started performing his own music at an early age. With a desire to obtain quality recordings of his music, he eventually began to develop recording studio capabilities in his garage. Word of his recording abilities spread in the local music community and Steven was approached by different groups asking...

Marks USA appoints Jeffrey Holbrook and Thomas Masterson as eastern and western regional sales managers Marks USA, a division of NAPCO Security Technologies, Inc., Amityville, NY, is pleased to announce the appointment of Jeffrey Holbrook and Thomas Masterson as Eastern and Western Regional Sales Managers, respectively, reporting to Marks VP Sales, Bill Sporre. Jeffrey Holbrook joins Marks USA as its Eastern Regional Sales Manager, having worked prior in the architectural doo...

NEC's NeoFace Watch solution enables automatic facial recognition through photos, CCTV images, recorded videos and webcams NEC Corporation recently announced its selection by the Receita Federal (Brazilian National Tax Collection Agency) to provide NeoFace Watch facial recognition technology for 14 international airports throughout Brazil, including the major hub of Governador Andre Franco Montoro International airport (Guarulhos airport) in Sao Paolo and Antonio Carlos Jo...

ISONAS system utilises low voltage Power over Ethernet (PoE) thus on-going operational costs of the system are lower Located 15 miles North of Seattle, 8 miles South of Everett, and 19 miles West of Bellevue, Lynnwood, WA is the financial capital for south Snohomish County. In 2010 the City of Lynwood embarked on an installation of ISONAS access control for a series of buildings spanning the city’s departments. “We began with a simple remote building install of 3...

ISONAS Security Systems’ PowerNet reader-controllers are managed on same servers that run video system Using a combination of fibre optics, hardwired and wireless technologies, i2c Technologies of Uniontown, OH recently acted as lead integrator and installer for a turnkey Internet Protocol (IO) security system for the city of Akron, OH. Located in northeastern Ohio, Akron has a population of 2,217,000 and represents a diverse community of 22 neighbourhoods over 53 squar...

Marwood now has the ISONAS hardware and Crystal Matrix software controlling 13 access points Marwood Metal Fabrication Limited is a multinational, automotive stamping and assembly company who operates on a one square mile campus consisting of four factories in the southern territory of Ontario, Canada. Henry Peters, the IT director at Marwood, began his search for an access control system in the summer of 2011. The system was recommended to him by long-time ISONAS integrator,...

The initial installation of 10 ISONAS PowerNet reader-controllers was accomplished at the central Dispatch Center Serving emergency notification needs of 13 jurisdictions throughout Garfield County, CO covering 2,958 square miles, the Emergency Communications Authority supports all types of citizen emergency 911 calls with dispatch facilities for law enforcement, fire suppression and emergency medical services. The primary goal of the ISONAS project was to provide appropriate...

ISONAS PowerNet Reader eliminates the use of a master key and increases overall security Concord, California is located 29 miles East of San Francisco and remains the largest city in Contra Costa County. The City of Concord covers an area of 31 square miles with 31 locations, plotted along 3 separate campuses. Up until 2009, each administrator had hard key access that allowed them into different buildings across the territory. After years of replacing lost keys and not having...

ISONAS enables Goodwill to integrate door security with the software of a variety of business systems Goodwill Industries of Denver is comprised of a network of 23 retail stores, 1 Deja Blue Boutique store, 3 Outlet Worlds, ECommerce, 16 stand-alone Donation Centres and 5 warehouse locations throughout metro Denver and northern Colorado. In 2011, Goodwill Denver helped over 21,000 individuals within the greater Denver area with its initiatives to better the community. These in...

The initial PowerNet installation went well and the City proceeded to expand the ISONAS system Known to the High Desert as “The City with Unlimited Possibilities”, Adelanto was founded in 1915 by E.H. Richardson, the inventor of what became the Hotpoint Electric Iron. He sold his patent, purchased land, and planned to develop one of the first master planned communities in Southern California. It was Richardson’s planning that laid the foundation for what is t...

As an IP-based system, management of access in Elk Grove is done through same ISONAS software system already at Chicago ServerCentral is a managed data centre solutions provider specialising in bandwidth-intensive collocation applications. With data centres strategically located worldwide, ServerCentral supports a diverse roster of clients, including content delivery companies, webhosting and application service providers, hardware vendors and enterprise-level clients. The Co...

Along with PowerNet, the system installed at community also includes ControlByNet’s iFlashback remote IP video surveillance Located in Gwinnett County, Georgia, the community of Flowers Crossing is situated in the town of Lawrenceville, approximately 30 miles northeast of Atlanta. This large suburban community contains almost 550 homes with multiple recreational facilities, including swimming pools, playgrounds, tennis courts, a community clubhouse, and many beautifully...

Through the reporting capabilities of ISONAS software system, administration knows who has entered campus facilities and when Founded in 1976, the Calvary Road Christian School offers a complete, Christian education for children from 3 year old preschool age through 8th grade. CRCS is a ministry of Calvary Road Baptist Church and shares the Church facilities on six and one half acres in Virginia just 20 minutes from our nation’s capital. The school facilities include mor...

The installation of ISONAS system in 2007 took only one day for the physical installation of the 4 exterior doors From its very beginning in 1955, the members of the First Baptist Church in Beaverton Oregon have been committed to reaching out to others in fellowship and service in the name of God. Today that devotion to service to others takes the form of multiple ministries aimed at interactions based on Christian principals not only with fellow members of the congregation,...

The higher security area gives peace of mind to clients such as Government agencies and large corporations Since 1986 Mountain States Imaging has provided document management solutions to organisations of all types, from its facilities in Centennial, Colorado. MSI has the ability to digitise massive amounts of information in a short period of time, and then to not only logically organise the information, but to make it easily accessible for future reference or retrieval. Secu...

ISONAS system secures access to Vocational Educa-Center and Early Childhood Education building The Dickinson-Iron Intermediate School District (DIISD), located in the Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is an administrative unit consisting of 6 separate districts with a total of 16 schools. The DIISD operates on a consolidated services or “consortium” basis for many of its cross district requirements. One such consortium is the District’s Technology department,...

Maxxess eFusion software has more than 50 fully integrated third-party manufacturer’s products incorporated Maxxess, a global corporation specialising in the access control sector and recognised for its extensive integration capabilities, recently developed and implemented for Banner Health, one of the largest nonprofit hospital systems in the country, a comprehensive security solution to protect areas containing radioactive sources. Fulfilling RSP and NNSA requirements...