Companies Develop Robots to Protect Commercial Facilities I don’t know about you but I grew up hearing about the future of robots and their integration into our society. From the world of the Jetsons on television to the stories of hobbyists building robots in their garages, it seemed to be a foregone conclusion that robots […]
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Will 2018 Be the Year of Biometric Access Control?
Biometric Access Control May Grow in 2018 For years, we have seen futuristic movies in which fingers, eyes, and palms are scanned to grant access to high-security facilities with the use of biometric detection devices. In the real world, biometric device usage in facility access control applications has been growing but slowly. The growth of […]
Mobile Access a Top Trend for 2018
HID Global Issues Report for Top 5 Access Control Trends for 2018 Several weeks ago, HID Global, a leading manufacturer of access control technology and credentials, issued a report on their top five access control trends for 2018. Security Sales and Integration magazine published an online story that outlines those five access control trends. One […]
Manage Your Security from the Cloud
The Benefits of Maxpro Cloud In a recent blog post, I outlined the reasons why using cloud services would provide benefits to our end users. In this post, I will talk about some of the specific benefits provided by a cloud security service we provide, Maxpro Cloud. Maxpro Cloud is a hosted cloud-based platform that […]
Why We Like the Cloud for Security
Cloud-Based Services Offer Proven Results Everywhere we look, we hear about companies offering cloud-based technology services. Quite simply, a cloud-based service (public cloud-based service) is one that doesn’t require a company to have software running on a server on the company’s premise. The cloud has come to the security industry too. In fact, we have […]
Copper Thieves Strike Again in Atlanta Area
Verified Video Security Provides Notification of Crimes in Progress The copper thieves are at it again–striking this time at a church in Jonesboro (near Atlanta). It always amazes me how often churches are the victims of crime but they seem to be easy targets. In this case, copper wiring and copper pipes were ripped from […]
Access Control with Video Integration
How Video Integration Augments An Access Control System One of the features of some access control systems that many users are not aware of is the ability to integrate a video surveillance system with the access control system. Access control systems are used to verify that a card or fob presented at a card reader […]
Smartphone Apps for Your Security System
New Apps Give More Control Lately, it seems that there has been an incredible proliferation of smartphones and tablet computers. Everywhere I go, I see more and more people using them. With my new Android phone in hand and my iPad by my side, I have found that the power contained in these mobile devices is pretty […]
What Are the Most Important Features of an Access Control System?
Here’s What You Should Consider If you are considering the installation of an access control system to protect your facility, you will find that there are many different types of systems available. You will find everything from manual keypads that control regular locks all the way up to card readers connected to database-driven systems run from […]
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Total Connect Allows Remote Security Monitoring We are quickly entering a world of smart devices that can stay in touch with us remotely. This gives us the ability to monitor and manage our environment on a real-time basis. Since many of us are now carrying small computers with us in the form of smartphones, the […]