Campus Security
Sonitrol and 3xLOGIC Partner to Provide Junior Achievement of South Florida a Security System Upgrade
3xLOGIC announced the completion of a highly-anticipated security system upgrade for Junior Achievement of South Florida at the organization’s JA World Huizenga Center at the Lillian S. Wells Pavilion (JA World). JA World is located on the Broward College North Campus in Coconut Creek, Florida. With over 60,000 square feet of learning areas, rentable meetings rooms, and the Huizenga Catering Kitchen, JA World is the largest Junior Achievement facility in the world.
Aiphone eBook Helps Administrators Protect Campuses
Aiphone released “Best Practices for Keeping Students Safe: A Guide to Campus Security”, an eBook providing public and private K-12, college and university campus administrators with proven best practices for protecting an entire campus population. The free 31-page eBook looks at current technologies, policies and procedures required to handle a variety of security challenges. It includes interactive checklists to prepare for new security projects and for choosing a security integrator.
New Technology Helps Everyone In Mass Shooting Situations
Hedge Tactical Solutions was founded by Kevin Grundstrom, a safety and security expert who trains organizations in tactical response. He started developing this new technology after the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, with a team of law enforcement, military and other tactical experts. Imagine if when a mass shooting occurred, if everyone inside the building and the police officers responding knew exactly where the shooter was at all times?
News Coverage Puts Safe-Latch In The Spotlight
Safe-Latch, the safety solution that helps lock down classrooms instantly, continues to make news for its innovation and simplicity in helping to secure classrooms and protect students and teachers. Wisconsin CBS affiliate WDJT recently produced a Special Report on school security, featuring Safe-Latch as a company designing products to keep kids safe at school. The CBS story is one of several news features showcasing Safe-Latch this year.
Teleste Enables Digital Innovations Together With Prince Of Songkla University In Thailand
In line with Thailand government’s plan to develop the nation into a digital economy, Teleste Corporation will facilitate the development of digital Smart Campus video applications in Thailand, together with Prince of Songkla University and a local system integrator Point IT Consulting. The parties have established an MoU aiming at the creation of new innovative digital services through the installation of technologies such as video management, video image analytics, situational awareness and Internet of Things.
3xLOGIC And Sonitrol Lexington/Bates Security Improve Video Surveillance Capabilities For KSBA
3xLOGIC, Inc. announced that the Kentucky School Boards Association (KSBA) is delighted with their recently-upgraded 3xLOGIC video surveillance system, installed and monitored by Sonitrol of Lexington. The Kentucky School Boards Association was established in 1936 and represents 863 school board members from across the state to provide training, services, and collegiality to aid in the effort of providing the best education possible for public school students across Kentucky.
3xLOGIC And Sonitrol Great Lakes Team Up With Flint Boys And Girls Club To Improve Safety And Security
3xLOGIC announced that the Flint (MI) Boys and Girls Club now enjoys significantly improved safety and security with its newly-installed 16-camera video surveillance system. Tauzzari Robinson, Chief Executive Officer of Flint Boys and Girls Club, spent his early career working at clubs in Chicago, “Oftentimes, these were rough neighborhoods, so the importance of safety is strongly ingrained in me.” The previous video surveillance system at the Club was adequate, but it was getting old and staff wondered if they were missing out on newer, better technology.
Fourth-Edition Guidelines Expanded To Address Growing Security Challenges Facing Today’s Schools
The Partner Alliance for Safer Schools (PASS) has released the fourth edition of its Safety and Security Guidelines for K-12 Schools, which provides school administrators, school boards and public safety and security professionals with guidelines for implementing a layered and tiered approach to securing and enhancing the safety of school environments. The fourth edition of the guidelines is completely revised under a simplified structure and greatly expanded to now cover best practices on a district-wide level.
Maxxess Ambit Rocks The Great Southern California ShakeOut
Maxxess recently partnered with the Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD) to deploy a powerful new security and operations solution that leverages the power of smart mobile devices to maintain comprehensive communications and emergency management operations. Maxxess Ambit™, which provides private, two-way, managed messaging and intel on a more personal and intuitive level, received its first wide-scale test during the SAUSD’s annual earthquake preparedness drill called the Great Southern California ShakeOut.
Surveon Increases In Security For Campus
Campus environments experience many challenges when it comes to securing their students and faculty. As traditional CCTV solutions were no longer able to meet the needs for long hour storage with high-quality images, authorities started looking for advanced surveillance solutions. Surveon provides campus solutions with complete product lines, enabling campus to provide students and faculty a safe learning environment.
Princeton Identity Deploys Biometric Conex To Campuses And Facilities Ensuring Quick And Accurate Clearance
Princeton Identity announced the deployment of its Biometric Conex, designed to assist customers with quick and accurate personnel authentication for campuses and facilities. The Conex is a 20-foot long standard shipping container outfitted with on-the-move facial, iris and fingerprint biometric capture technology, which can be operational in less than 24 hours. The first two containers will be shipped in October to government facilities.
Guy Grace To Be Recognized For Work Promoting Implementation Of Innovative Security Solutions
SIA has named Guy M. Grace, Jr., as the 2018 recipient of the SIA Insightful Practitioner Award, an honor recognizing excellence in promoting the implementation of innovative security solutions. Grace, who chairs the Partner Alliance for Safer Schools (PASS), serves as director of security and emergency planning for Littleton Public Schools (LPS) in the Denver suburb of Littleton, Colorado. The award will be presented to Grace during SIA Honors Night on Wednesday, Nov. 14, in New York City.
Sielox Demonstrates Integration With Allegion To Provide Wireless Control And Monitoring For K-12 Applications At GSX 2018
Sielox LLC and Allegion have partnered to provide a unique and powerful solution designed to increase perimeter security at K-12 schools. Utilizing the Sielox Pinnacle™ Access Control Platform and 1700 Intelligent Controllers, K-12 schools can seamlessly integrate the Remote Undogging (RU) and Remote Monitoring (RM) options available with Allegion’s Von Duprin® and Schlage® wireless locks from a centralized location, reducing overall costs for additional network cabling while increasing overall situational awareness and security with comprehensive lockdown capabilities.
Sielox CLASS Delivers Unique Value Proposition For Schools And Campuses
Sielox LLC is featuring its award-winning Sielox CLASS™ (Crisis Lockdown Alert Status System) Emergency Notification and Response Solution here at GSX 2018 in booth #3914. CLASS dramatically improves emergency notification and response capabilities, saving time and potentially saving lives. Initially designed for the education market, CLASS is also proving to be a highly effective resource for corporate campuses, hospitals and large facilities across a range of markets to manage all hazards, including threatening situations, inclement weather and more.
K-12 Market Deployments Of Sielox Access And Emergency Notification Solutions Continue To Accelerate
Sielox LLC entered unchartered waters when company management made the decision to take its innovative approach to access control for commercial and industrial applications and apply it towards the development of a new and more efficient means of emergency notification and protection for the K-12 market. The result of this important work was the release of its groundbreaking CLASS™ (Crisis Lockdown Alert Status System) product in 2014.
Convergint Technologies Integrates Pass Standards To Help Schools Increase Security Nationwide
Convergint Technologies announced the integration of PASS safety standards for K-12 schools served by the worldwide systems integrator’s STEP Up program. The STEP Up program —standing for secure, train, educate and protect— launched June 8 as part of Convergint’s annual social responsibility day. Via STEP Up, Convergint provides security upgrades to underserved K-12 schools across the country.
Police Leverages Technology And University Alliance To Treat Virtual Roll Call Briefing
Pinecrest police officers now receive roll call briefing information via a web-based application – an initiative that uses technology to better relate to the incoming workforce and increase efficiency. Technology has touched most police procedures, but one that has not changed much in 40 years is the roll call briefing. Police Chief Samuel Ceballos, Jr. presented the virtual roll call idea to the Florida International University School of Computing and Information Sciences senior class. He proposed they develop the digital solution for their Capstone Project, and they accepted the challenge.
Going Beyond Security: Video In Today’s Classrooms
While video is critical to the security of K-12 schools and universities to help detect threats and investigate incidents, it is increasingly becoming a critical tool beyond protecting students, faculty, staff and assets. Going further than simply gathering footage, educational facilities are beginning to see the value in adding intelligent video software, such as analytics, to their arsenal. This results in an innovative approach to not only security, but also operations within a school.
School Security The Focus Of ASIS International 2018 Security Cares Program
ASIS International announced the educational line-up for this year’s free Security Cares community security education program, which will be held during Global Security Exchange (GSX), Sept. 23-27 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. In the first year of its rebrand following a 63-year history as the ASIS Annual Seminar and Exhibits, GSX, the security industry’s flagship event, is expected to attract 550 exhibitors and more than 20,000 operational and cyber security professionals for the world’s most comprehensive security event.
Poll Finds That Parents Want Bulletproof Equipment, Trained Professionals in Schools
Nearly three in four (74%) parents are concerned about possible shootings at their children’s school this year, according to a nationwide survey of 1,000 U.S. parents of students in grades K-12 by Wakefield Research for Hardwire. The research revealed that most parents want safer schools by way of bulletproof protective equipment (95%) and trained security professionals (89%); in fact, nearly 1 in 5 parents have already purchased bulletproof backpacks, clipboards or other gear for their kids, with the number jumping to 25% for Millennial parents.