Archive: May 2004
Motion detector installed in train yard causes stir
May 27, 2004Jeffrey Sanders
May 27, 2004
PHILADELPHIAÂ - A commercial motion detector found in a rail car storage yard in Philadelphia, was not the making of a terrorist plot, according to the FBI and Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. Rather, a full-time SEPTA employee, who also works part time for an unnamed security company, installed the device in order to be alerted when his supervisors approached.
A SEPTA employee found the device in a rail yard near the 30th Street Station, on Track #11 in Powelton...
OCAA looks to turn divots into dividends
May 27, 2004SSN Staff
May 27, 2004
MARINA DEL REY, Calif. - The Orange County Alarm Association will host its annual golf tournament on Wednesday, June 16, at the Westridge Golf Club in La Habra. The proceeds of the event will benefit the California Alarm Association Youth Scholarship program for children of law enforcement and fire service personnel. The event will also fund OCAA outreach programs, including events that promote interactions between police and fire departments and the alarm industry.
The scholarship...
Verint, IBM deliver network video system at airport
May 27, 2004SSN Staff
May 27, 2004
MELVILLE, N.Y. - Verint Systems and IBM have come together to deliver a network video security system to the Kansas City International Airport as part of a project to improve security at the facility.
As a result of the partnership, Verint will provide analytical software while IBM offers technology that enables video, video management software and networking technology to integrate.
Kansas City International Airport is one of the largest airports in the country. It served 10 million...
Largest U.S. guard company pursues Barton Protective
May 27, 2004Chelsie Woods
May 27, 2004
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. - Continuing on its path to build the largest guard service company in the United States, Allied Security announced plans to buy Barton Protective Services, a company with $300 million in annual revenue.
Plans call for both Allied Security and Barton Protective to retain their respective names. Together, the businesses serve 2,150 customers located in Class-A office buildings, corporate complexes and regional shopping malls.
If Allied succeeds in its acquisition...
Honeywell secures school contract for messaging system
May 27, 2004SSN Staff
May 27, 2004
MINNEAPOLIS - Honeywell Building Solutions has won a contract to provide a web-based emergency and everyday messaging system to Wayne County Public Schools in North Carolina, one of the largest school systems in the area.
The project calls for the installation of Honeywell’s Instant Alert system, which delivers messages via a telephone, mobile phone, email, PDA or pager. It will be used to send alerts to parents and guardians of the 19,000 students that attend the 31 schools...
IASG acquires business from Alliant for $14.5M in cash
May 27, 2004Jeffrey Sanders
May 27, 2004
ALBANY, N.Y. - Integrated Alarm Services Group, an operator of several central stations and security installation businesses, acquired out of bankruptcy the alarm contract portfolio and other key assets of Alliant Protection Services, a Glendale, Calif.-based security alarm company for $14.5 million in cash.
In January, Alliant filed for Chapter 11 protection at Central District of California, through its Los Angeles division. Thomas K. Rankin and Sherman Brawner founded the company...
Protection One’s credit due date extended
May 20, 2004SSN Staff
May 20, 2004
TOPEKA, Kan. - Protection One, a commercial and residential security provider, has announced that it has reached an agreement with the Quadrangle Group to extend two standstill agreements in regards to the company’s debt status.
The original contracts required the company’s senior lenders and majority stockholders to refrain from exercising certain rights they may be entitled to.
The terms of the extension require Quadrangle to refrain from any debt collection until the...
Walmart’s RFID requirement spurs new products and services
May 20, 2004SSN Staff
May 20, 2004
BOCA RATON, Fla. - ADT Security Services, a division of Tyco Fire & Security, has introduced a new line of products and services aimed at Walmart’s radio frequency identification deadline of January 2005. The retailer’s top 100 suppliers must place RFID tags on all cases and pallets entering the retailer’s facilities by the beginning of the year.
ADT’s Sensormatic SensorID RFID Launch package features hardware, software and services. Designed for consumer...
NFPA moves forward with 730, despite objections
May 20, 2004SSN Staff
May 20, 2004
QUINCY, Mass. - Although this year’s National Fire Protection Association’s annual meeting is just gearing up, many members and industry professionals are looking to next year’s conference when NFPA 730 returns to the table.
Whether the guideline, which attempts to set a minimum amount of security in various locales such as hospitals, museums and office buildings, passes is anyone’s guess.
Many professionals who would be affected by the proposal’s...
Diversified Security Solutions subsidiary lands $300K contract
May 20, 2004SSN Staff
May 20, 2004
SADDLE BROOK, N.J. - Diversified Security Solutions, a provider of integrated security systems and services, announced that its integration subsidiary landed an installation contract valued at $300,000. Henry Bros. Electronics will install and integrate a physical access control system for Information Systems Support, a Gaithersburg, Md.-based information technology, communications and logistics management company.
HRE deploy the Lenel OnGuard system that supports iris recognition applications...