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Talking panels and keypads with Patrick Egan

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Leif Kothe
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12/18/2013
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As a senior in high school, Patrick Egan, owner of Lancaster, Pa.-based Select Security, worked at a bowling alley that was broken into one night.

State of the Industry: Looking ahead to 2014

Expanding access to FBI database, school security loom large for 2014
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Leif Kothe
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12/18/2013
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IRVING, Texas—The past year on Capitol Hill will be remembered for legislative inaction and partisan rifts so deep they culminated in a 16-day government shutdown.

Readers talk 2013 revenues

For many readers, 2013 was a marked improvement over recent years—and grounds for optimism in 2014
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Leif Kothe
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12/04/2013
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YARMOUTH, Maine—The security industry may not be recession-proof, but it does appear to be resilient, if the latest SSN News Poll is any indicator.

Hospital loading docks rival ERs for security concerns

Use cameras and know your delivery vendors, experts say
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Amy Canfield
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11/26/2013
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RALEIGH, N.C.—Loading docks are one of the most vulnerable security areas at hospitals, posing a threat to facilities large and small, says Lisa Pryse, president of the International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety.

Thermal cameras move into commercial use, in some instances

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Kenneth Z. Chutchian
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11/26/2013
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Andy Teich, CEO of FLIR Communications, likes to compare the evolution of thermal camera technology to GPS systems.

How I Use my System

David Smith, director of marketing and communications, COPS Monitoring
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Leif Kothe
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11/25/2013
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What kind of security system do you have?

SIA: DHS acquisitions process needs more ‘predictability’

CEO optimistic legislation will ‘pass the House in some form’
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Leif Kothe
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11/20/2013
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WASHINGTON—The Security Industry Association has drafted a bill that would provide security integrators who contract with the Department of Homeland Security a more comprehensive and long-term picture of what DHS agencies need, Don Erickson, CEO of SIA, told Security Systems News.

SSN readers united on PERS, but divided on how to implement it

Funding is an issue for launching PERS; 46 percent say they’d get into PERS if they had the capital
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Leif Kothe
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11/13/2013
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YARMOUTH, Maine—Readers view PERS as a good way to augment business, but are somewhat split on how best to incorporate PERS into their business, according to respondents to a recent SSN News Poll.

Physical security to fuel growth in RFID market

Public sector could drive demand for RFID tags for access control, public transit, shipping security applications
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Leif Kothe
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11/12/2013
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CAMBRIDGE, England—The global RFID market will be worth $23.4 billion in 2020, up from $6.98 billion in 2012, with physical security applications like access control playing a major role in the surge, according to a report from IDTechEx, a technology market research company based here.

Report: SAS market to hit $168.25B by 2020

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SSN Staff
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11/08/2013
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DALLAS—The market for situation awareness systems is expected to grow more than 10 percent, generating revenue of $168.25 billion by 2020, according to a new Marketsandmakets report released Nov. 7.

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SSN News Poll April 2014

ISC West, to be held the first week of April this year in Las Vegas, bills itself as the largest physical security show in North America, with more than 1,000 exhibitors, education programs on industry products, technologies and strategies, and networking and industry events. What's your take? Tell us how important this show is for you and your business.

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