Campus Security
NC State University Upgrades Security with New Boon Edam Turnstiles
Boon Edam announced that NC State University in Raleigh, NC, has installed new turnstiles as part of a major renovation of their D. H. Hill Library. Founded in 1887 as a public, land-grant, research university and part of the University of North Carolina system, NC State is the largest university in the Carolinas. The university is home to two libraries: the D. H. Hill Jr. Library on the North Campus and the James B. Hunt Jr. Library on Centennial Campus.
Unisys and Inspire Health Alliance to Help America Get Back to School and the Workplace with Real-Time COVID-19 Testing
Unisys Corporation announced a relationship with Inspire Health Alliance to support Inspire?s offer of real-time COVID-19 registration, testing and access control that is both cost-effective and scalable to organizations of any size. The solution combines content from Inspire and Unisys for companies looking to bring their employees back to work, and students, faculty, and staff back to schools. The portable, point-of-care testing machines, along with licensed healthcare administrators, are capable of administering both COVID-19 antibody and antigen tests, with test results available in under 15 minutes.
New Panasonic i-PRO Secure Campus Program Provides K-12 Schools with Comprehensive Security Solutions and Support
Panasonic i-PRO Sensing Solutions Corporation of America announces the launch of i-PRO Secure Campus. The new program makes it easier for K-12 schools and school districts to discover, procure and implement the security solutions they need to help protect students, staff and visitors. Because every school?s needs and challenges are unique, i-PRO Secure Campus provides a range of easy entry points to help schools find the best individual solution.
Sentry Security Launches Human Temp Scanner for Schools
Sentry Security Solutions now offers Human Temperature Scanners. This product line is designed for quick and easy deployment at scale across school campuses, businesses, and other commercial applications. Campus and Workplace Protection during COVID 19 requires new technology like Sentry Live HT thermal imaging. The solution is currently being utilized for hospitals, corporate campuses, airports, retail stores, train stations, event centers, grocery chains, schools, universities and restaurants.
Andrew Pollack?s New School Safety Grant Organization Awards Coral Springs Police and Public Schools with Security Software
Parkland parent Andrew Pollack is launching School Safety Grant, a new organization that awards security technology solutions in school districts across America with the objective of saving response time and lives in an emergency. Administered by a grant selection committee composed of school shooting survivors from Columbine and Santa Fe, parents of students from Parkland and Sandy Hook, law enforcement officers, and career educators, the grant program aims to enhance school security.
HID Global Streamlines Student ID Issuance and Increases Security at the University of Connecticut
HID Global announced that the University of Connecticut (UConn) has selected its Seos smart cards and HID FARGO Connect secure issuance solution to optimize student services and strengthen security across its five-campus network. The HID FARGO Connect cloud-based platform enables UConn to decentralize ID issuance and eliminate student wait times, while Seos technology eliminates the vulnerabilities of its legacy system.
Hanwha Video Surveillance Cameras Safeguard Anaheim?s Expansive Public-School District
Hanwha Techwin America announced that Anaheim Union High School District, one of the largest school districts in California, has strengthened its security infrastructure with a district-wide solution that includes 1,250 Hanwha Techwin Q series cameras across 20 different locations. The Wisenet Q series 4MP cameras enable high-resolution monitoring with clear images, and the innovative hallway view feature maximizes the area of surveillance in narrow locations, such as school corridors.
Columbia College Chicago Student Center Chooses Boon Edam for Secure Entry
The new Student Center at Columbia College Chicago, located at 754 South Wabash Avenue in Chicago, opened its doors in the fall of 2019. This brand-new building offers five spectacular stories of spaces for students including music and film-screening rooms, dining options, a fitness center, a reflection room for meditation and prayer, and event spaces for meetings, performances, and receptions. The school has taken the initiative to improve overall security, with the intention of keeping an open feel to the campus.
Sielox Expands Integration with Allegion to Accommodate New Schlage NDE Wireless Lock for Improved K-12 Security
Sielox LLC has further expanded the integration of its leading access control and emergency notification solutions with Allegion US to include the new enhanced Schlage NDE wireless lock featuring an Interior Push Button which can easily lock a classroom door from the inside. Sielox is the first to complete the integration to include this new generation of Schlage NDE wireless locks, providing schools with enhanced security and greater control in emergency situations.
Allied Universal Helps Schools and Universities Prepare for the Upcoming Academic Year; Offering Highly Advanced Safety Protocols
As educational leaders continue the challenging conversation about what the new normal will look like for students across the nation, Allied Universal is helping school administrators and campus safety departments plan and prepare for students returning to school. Over last several months, Allied Universal?s K-12 and higher education experts have been sharing best practices, guidance and tools to help schools provide a safe and secure environment for all students and faculty.
French-Language College Improves Security with Aiphone IX Series 2 Video Intercoms
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Patriot One to Deliver Its PATSCAN Platform to Ohio School District
Patriot One Technologies announces receipt of a purchase order for its PATSCAN Multi-Sensor Covert Threat Detection Platform from Ginter Electrical of Ohio and Mt. Healthy City School District. The PATSCAN Multi-Sensor Covert Threat Detection Platform has been shipped to Ginter Electrical, where they will be joined by Patriot One engineers and Mt. Healthy City School District security and engineering teams to begin testing for deployment of the solution.
Allegion Expands Partnership with CBORD to Offer Perimeter Security Solution to Higher Education Campuses
Allegion announced a new integration that strengthens perimeter security across colleges and universities in the U.S. Allegion?s Von Duprin? Remote Undogging (RU) and Remote Monitoring (RM) options will now extend the impact of CBORD?s card software system for greater control of secondary doors over perimeter access. The integration improves perimeter security by providing
electronic override of mechanical dogging so lockdown can occur from the CBORD interface.
Armor At Hand and AASA Announce All-New Partnership to Boost School Safety Nationwide
AASA has formed a new partnership with Armor At Hand?, a company that manufacturers Smart Shields? connected to the internet and are capable of protecting users from handguns and high-powered rifles. The Shields serve as a first layer of protection in the event of an intrusion and serve as an alarm to alert those connected to the system a potential threat is occurring. Armor At Hand manufactures the world?s first lightweight, mobile Smart Shields with internet connectivity.
Security Technology Leader TrackTik Announces Partnership with Clery Center to Promote On-Campus Safety: Free Webinar Sept. 19
Montreal-based is pleased to announce its sponsorship of Clery Center?s National Campus Safety Awareness Month (NCSAM) 2019. NCSAM originated in 2008 following unanimous congressional support for increased public awareness on issues surrounding campus safety, culminating in September becoming the designated National Campus Safety Awareness Month.
Code Blue Back As National Campus Safety Awareness Month Sponsor
Code Blue Corporation once again will be returning as a sponsor for National Campus Safety Awareness Month this September. Clery Center will partner with colleges, universities and other organizations to provide professional development opportunities that address the background of certain campus safety areas and strategies. NCSAM was unanimously approved by Congress in 2008 to encourage a public conversation on important topics in violence prevention.
HALO IOT Smart Sensor and Vape Detector Wins Two 2019 Campus Safety BEST Awards
IPVideo Corporation was selected as a 2019 Campus Safety BEST Award winner in two categories: Emergency Communication Safety and Security Applications and Inspection and Detection Equipment for their HALO IOT Smart Sensor. The HALO IOT Smart Sensor has taken off this year in response to the nationwide youth vaping epidemic. It is the only product to detect vaping with Nicotine or Marijuana. HALOs have been installed in schools across the country.
ArmorMe Bulletproof Backpacks, Developed by Israeli Security Experts, Offer Increased Safety for Students
In the wake of more devastating mass shootings, in the United States and a school year soon starting, ArmorMe, the maker of bulletproof school backpacks reminds parents and college students that it is possible to increase one?s level of security. The backpacks were designed by Israeli security specialists and are made with level IIIA NIJ Protective Panels, the super-strong bulletproof material used in personal armor including combat helmets and bulletproof vests.
Rekor Announces Public Availability of its Solution for Threat Detection and Identification Within Schools
Rekor Systems announced the public availability of FIRSTSight?. FIRSTSight was used to monitor hundreds of schools in Florida, Montana, and Michigan during the 2018-2019 school year. FIRSTSight is more than just a monitoring solution. It incorporates 24/7 social media security monitoring powered by machine learning and a team of analysts backed by threat identification and prevention principles from the U.S. Secret Service.
ProdataKey Brings Cloud-Based Wireless Access Control to Arkansas? Corning High School
ProdataKey announced that Corning High School, in Corning, Arkansas, has increased its security and greatly enhanced its lockdown capabilities by installing the pdk io wireless access control system. Pdk io is a wireless, cloud-based solution that provides advantages such as around-the-clock accessibility, remote management, superior backup and redundancy, automated updates, and strong cyber security. The installation was undertaken by Blue Sky Technologies of Jonesboro, Arkansas.