Campus Security
3xLOGIC Strengthens Focus on School Safety Market
3xLOGIC announced upcoming conference plans including the National School Safety Conference and the Campus Safety Conference, both in July. The 3xLOGIC education session, ?What Next? Improving Safety and Incident Response with Gunshot Detection and Mass Notification Integrated Solutions?, has been selected for the Campus Safety Education Program. Gunshot detection is maturing into an effective tool to greatly aid first responders. The challenge in these situations after a gunshot has been de-tected is, what comes next? Bill Hobbs, 3xLOGIC vice president of global sales, will outline how integrating mass notification, video, access control, intrusion, and other systems with gunshot detection can create a complete solution ? one that provides first responders and others with the critical, real-time intelligence they need to help locate and mitigate the threat from an active shooter.
Seagate Chooses Genetec to Secure its Global Campuses
Genetec announced that Seagate Technology has deployed Genetec Security Center to secure their global campuses and regional offices. Genetec unified security platform includes Security Center, Genetec Omnicast IP video management system (VMS) to manage more than 1,150 cameras, Genetec Synergis IP access control system (ACS) to manage more than 22,000 card holders, Sipelia to manage communications between intercoms and security operation, and Seagate?s own high-efficiency, high-performance Exos X 5U84 mass capacity storage system.
VisionHub is the Core Security Management system at the University of Vermont
Qognify has announced that VisionHub is being trusted and relied upon by six departments at the University of Vermont – one of the oldest universities in the U.S. The VMS+ is fully integrated and operational across the University?s on-campus install base of 459 video channels (predominantly AXIS IP cameras) and CBORD?s CS Access system. It has been instrumental in helping to reduce unnecessary on-site attendance, as part of the University?s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Use ESSER Funds for Touch-free Access
Pandemic restrictions may be easing, but the desire to keep K-12 students, staff, and campus visitors safe and secure remains a top priority. Dormakaba designs modern access solutions to make the physical structure of k-12 school buildings and campuses healthier and more secure without disrupting learning. Many access control products available on many local, state and national cooperative contracts can qualify for the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief or the Governor?s Emergency Education Relief funds
California Charter Schools Roll-Out Blockchain Protection Measures Against COVID-19 Spread
Public California Charter Schools are taking innovative steps to reduce COVID-19 risks by using Team.Care Network, a workforce engagement solution developed by Solve.Care with a focus on well-being and COVID-19 risk, to help ensure the safety of students and their families, teachers and support staff. The Collaborative Charter Services Organization provides administrative support services to public charter schools across the State of California.
HID Global Boosts Campus Safety and Efficiency for American School of Guatemala
HID Global announced that the American School of Guatemala has selected its Seos credential technology to modernize its physical access system. The solution significantly improves campus security and traffic efficiency for students and parents and enables staff to easily issue and manage access credentials. The American School of Guatemala is a private K-12 college preparatory school in Guatemala City, Guatemala.
Kenosha Unified School District Selects ZeroEyes? AI Weapons Detection Platform
ZeroEyes has been selected by the Kenosha Unified School District (KUSD) of Wisconsin to help improve security on its campuses. ZeroEyes? proprietary solution will identify visible guns if present and send alerts to school administrators and security personnel within three to five seconds, helping to stop violent threats before they occur. KUSD is the third-largest school district in Wisconsin. with over 21,000 students and 4,200 employees.
ZeroEyes Selected by South Side Area School District for Weapons Detection Solution
ZeroEyes? platform is purpose-built to detect visible weapons in real-time, identifying guns before any violent threats can occur. ZeroEyes? software integrates with an organization?s existing camera systems and video analytics to detect weapons in real-time. As soon as a visible weapon is detected, an alert with the image of the weapon goes to the ZeroEyes monitoring team. Once confirmed, an alert is sent to local emergency dispatch, onsite security staff, police and school administrators.
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.