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Security Products and Systems

 
The ‘Other’ Campus Security
February 2004
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  • Your Business

Ask Bob Lashaway at Montana State University about his greatest security concern on the Bozeman campus and he’ll tell you that it may be faculty and student negligence.

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E-Rate Equals Affordable Communications
February 2004
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  • Your Business

E-Rate is a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) program aimed at the telecommunications and technology industry. It is actually administered by the Schools and Libraries Division of the Universal Service Administration (www.sl.universalservice.org).

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Distance Education
by
Jennifer Leah Stong-Michas
| February 2004
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  • Systems

The education market has gone through many changes over the years. Advances in technology seem to have provided the biggest differences. Just think about it: computers are more commonplace than ever and many kids don’t even know what a typewriter is.

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Back to Basics Makes Sense
by
Richard P. Bingham
| February 2004
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  • Your Business

At a recent Technology Committee meeting for a local school district, there was considerable discussion about the lack of responsiveness in getting electrical infrastructure issues fixed.

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Sooner or Later
by
Timothy R. Hughes
| February 2004
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  • Your Business

The threat of litigation on construction projects is real and constant. In the construction industry in general and electrical contracting in particular, litigation is always a possibility on every project.

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Quiet Hours and Smart Security
February 2004
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  • Your Business

Northwestern University is among the most respected schools in the country when it comes to academics. So it made sense that state-of-the-art access control and security would be part of its campus. And while the security system project at Northwestern University’s new Benjamin W.

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Deterring the Mob Mentality
by
Sarah Rothman
| February 2004
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  • Systems

The State College (Pennsylvania) Borough Council was looking for answers. During the summers of 1998 and 2000, students from Penn State took part in large-scale riots.

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Rosendin Delivers on Specification
by
Darlene Bremer
| February 2004
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  • Your Business

When the California Department of Education decided to build a new, state-of-the-art headquarters building in Sacramento, it issued a Request For Proposals (RFP), complete with an initial design.

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Security Forecast
February 2004
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  • Systems

Perhaps Homeland Security Defense initiatives haven’t been the windfall the security industry expected, but this market and other related low-voltage segments continue to grow. After Sept. 11, the phones wouldn’t stop ringing for many manufacturers.

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Cabling on a Shoestring
by
Deborah L. O'Mara
| February 2004
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  • Systems

It doesn’t always take cutting-edge technology to launch new applications, although that certainly has been the case for the most part in low-voltage in recent years.

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Layer Security with Sensors and Detectors
by
Deborah L. O'Mara
| January 2004
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  • Systems

Critical surveillance calls for a variety of detectors and sensors, and there are some heavy hitters to get the job done.

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The Patriot Act Comes Calling
December 2003
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  • Your Business

The terrorist acts of Sept. 11, 2001 created changes in our lives and businesses in ways in which most of us never dreamed possible. One of the most immediate changes in the way in which many do business was the passage of the Patriot Act. The U.S.A.

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Bank Robbers Beware
December 2003
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  • Systems

Each September, Northfield, Minn., celebrates the foiling of the legendary James-Younger gang’s 1876 raid on the First National Bank.

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Financial Security Focuses on CCTV
December 2003
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  • Systems

Remember the V-8 advertisement where the guy slapped his head when he realized he had missed his chance to have his favorite drink? Having a “V-8 Moment” about security systems as the crooks escape a bank robbery is bad news all around.

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High-Tech Trumps Hijinks
by
Claire Swedberg
| December 2003
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  • Systems

As long as there have been banks, there have been bank robbers. But in the past decade, keeping up with criminal threats to the banking industry is becoming more high tech as security demands change.

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Behind the Scenes
December 2003
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  • Systems

There’s a well-known joke about money. You might see it as a sign posted in a bar or restaurant: “In God We Trust. Everybody else pays cash.” The first part of that phrase, as we all know, is printed on every U.S. greenback and stamped on every nickel, dime, quarter and penny.

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Tangent Cable Systems: Prior Experience Gives Tangent the Edge
by
Darlene Bremer
| December 2003
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  • Systems

In 2001, PFPC Inc., a leading provider of processing, technology and business solutions to the global investment industry and a member of the PNC Financial Services Group Inc., decided to expand its operations by adding a four-story, 116,000-square-foot worldwide headquarters building to its existi

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Downtime Leads to Lost Revenue
by
Richard P. Bingham
| December 2003
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  • Your Business

One of the most power-quality aware industries is the financial market, as it is one of the most dependent on the uninterruptible operation of computer and communications technology equipment for their business to generate “positive money.” It is not surprising that many of the members of the 7x24

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‘Mistakes’ and the Law
by
Gerard W. Ittig
| December 2003
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  • Your Business

We all make mistakes. Often, there are no ramifications and the error in judgment can be resolved with an excuse or apology. In contract law, mistakes have a deeper meaning, and the results can be harsh. The law characterizes mistakes and places them into categories.

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The Many Faces of Fire Protection
by
Thomas P. Hammerberg
| December 2003
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  • Systems

There are many types of financial institutions and numerous possible ways to protect these facilities against the threat of fire. There are banks and credit unions, as well as data centers that process the transactions and credit card purchases with large computer room facilities.

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