Archive: May 2009
Was airport security really okay?
May 29, 2009Martha Entwistle
Maybe you've seen the story about the woman who faked her own kidnapping and grabbed her daughter and ran away to Florida, flying through the Philly airport by using the driver's license of her friend and coworker. Maybe you haven't. It's a tabloidy thing of no real consequence.
But then I saw this story - a good one, in my opinion - where the Philly Inquirer wonders aloud whether this calls into question the validity of airport security.
The TSA says, "nope. Not at all."
I say, "well, not really,...
Stanley Convergent Security Solutions names Kopplin VP field ops
May 29, 2009SSN Staff
NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- Stanley Convergent Security Solutions, Inc. announced May 28 it has named Jim Kopplin as vice president field operations. He will assume responsibility for all Stanley Convergent Security Solutions field branch operations.
Kopplin has a significant amount security industry experience, having held numerous positions during his career, including: integration leader (Stanley CSS), regional vice president—central region (Stanley CSS & HSM), group sales manager (ADT), district...
Detection, RFID products win American Security Challenge
May 28, 2009L. Samuel Pfeifle
WASHINGTON—The American Security Challenge, an event intended to identify hot new technologies for homeland security applications, held its final-round event May 21 and announced the winners of the challenge. From six finalists, Hi-G-Tek, a maker of RFID tracking solutions, was awarded a $2 million prize from venture firm Chart Venture Partners, and MINDco, a maker of nuclear detection technology, was awarded $500,000. The awards are dependent on the companies and Chart reaching funding agreements...
GVI buys VMS technology
May 28, 2009L. Samuel Pfeifle
CARROLLTON, Texas—GVI Security Solutions increased its product suite this week with the purchase of technology and intellectual property from PacketNVR, a maker of video management software. Further, PacketNVR co-founder Tom Galvin, who has worked with GE Security and Verint in the past, will join GVI and help continue to develop the VMS product through GVI's wholly owned subsidiary GVI Video Management Solutions.
GVI chairman Steve Walin said a VMS provider was number one on the company's...
Smith & Wesson nets leads for dealer
May 28, 2009Martha Entwistle
MESA, Ariz.—After he got 100 leads for residential security systems at a recent gun show, Technical Systems co-owner Bill Riley is more convinced than ever that becoming a Smith & Wesson Security Services dealer was a wise decision.
“Quite a few people who signed up for estimates already had security systems. They had ADT, Brink's, Monitronics, and they said, 'I want to switch to Smith & Wesson. I want that sign on my lawn,'” Riley said.
Gun-maker Smith & Wesson announced it was...
ADS Security finds RMR driver in managed access control solution
May 28, 2009Daniel Gelinas
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—ADS Security announced May 22 it had expanded its product offerings with the addition of ADS SecureDoor managed access control to their portfolio of security solutions. ADS SecureDoor combines physical access control with licensed systems and software ADS remotely manages from its UL-listed, CSAA Five Diamond-certified central station, based here.
According to ADS vice president Tom Szell, the decision to launch a managed access control solution made sense for a couple reasons....
This Blog's on Fire (And Other Stuff)
Bart Didden & Supreme Court nominee Sotomayor
May 28, 2009Tess Nacelewicz
Here's a little six degrees of separation exercise for you on this Thursday morning: How are security personality Bart Didden and Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor connected?
I had this very thought this morning when I saw a big ole picture of Bart (who's president of USA Central Station Alarm Corp., former NBFAA president etc.) in the New York Times in a story about Sotomayor's judicial decision history.
(I really wish I could post the picture...but I can't yet... you know, it's the same old...
Burglaries, alarm systems sales up in Georgia
May 28, 2009Martha Entwistle
RINGGOLD, Ga.—In the first four months of 2009, Dependable Security Systems has sold 50 percent more alarm systems month-over-month compared to the previous four months, Dependable Security Systems operations manager Corey Cochran told Security Systems News on May 26.
What's the secret? Cochran, operations manager at Dependable, said it has more to do with an increase in crime than any new initiative he's started.
“All of a sudden [in January] things started to increase above and beyond...
SureView announces Immix/Digital Acoustics integration
May 28, 2009Daniel Gelinas
TAMPA, Fla.—SureView Systems, which provides a video-based automated alarm management software platform for central stations and other command centers, announced May 26 it had successfully completed the integration of Digital Acoustics two-way audio suite into Immix, the company's automation software platform. “It's being sold and it's actually in production at a number of different central stations as we speak,” said SureView executive vice president of sales Matt Krebs.
Immix...
Municipality requires alarm companies to administer permit process
May 28, 2009Daniel Gelinas
LEXINGTON, Ky.—Alarm companies doing business in Lexington-Fayette County have been pushing for change lately. Ordinance No. 56-2005 has been on the books for four years, but “has been ignored up to now due to it being so hard to manage,” said Clay Russell president of Richmond, Ky.-based Commonwealth Communications in an email interview. “Now the city lawyers say the police department must begin enforcement.”
According to KBFAA area director Jeremy Bates, of Sonitrol...