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Home » Authors » Bill Zalud
Bill Zalud

Bill Zalud

Bill was the editor emeritus of Security Magazine, and he can be reached at (773) 929-6859.

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Real-time Video Monitoring In Education

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Bill Zalud
July 1, 2004
Two day/night cameras monitor the playground area in a Council Bluffs school.From a school district in Iowa to a church school in southern Florida, administrators, security executives and local law
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After Four Decades, It’s Onward

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Bill Zalud
July 1, 2004
After serving Security magazine during two decades of its 40 years, I have learned a few things. One is to deeply respect the people who provide private security. Another is
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The 1990s: Enterprise Security, Video & the Web

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Bill Zalud
July 1, 2004
Security buyers transition from black-and-white to color but cost also plays a role in the changeover.Following the giddy 1980s, security executives settled down to cost-effective systems, enterprise solutions and more
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The 1960s: Access, Beatles & Crime Converge

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Bill Zalud
July 1, 2004
Access control for 1960s facilities mostly centered on use of security guards. In the first issue of Security magazine, November 1964, the William J. Burns International Detective Agency urged readers
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The 1970s: Badges, Ruscards & Analyzing Data

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Bill Zalud
July 1, 2004
Photo identification marries with electronic access controls in the Ruscard from Rusco Electronic Systems.In the early 1970s, photo identification was a part of some electronic access control systems while others
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School Watch

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Bill Zalud
July 1, 2004
The use of a video server and networking security images are both important to Warren Williams, assistant superintendent for information and technology services at the Grossmont School District in San
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Intelligent Reception

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Bill Zalud
June 1, 2004
Peter Ochinko, security director for the Memorial Healthcare System , stands in front of the new Fast-Pass system at the main entrance of Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital, one of numerous
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Watching Utilities

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Bill Zalud
May 1, 2004
From the beginning, security at the Grand Coulee Dam was always important. That was when the dam, situated on the Columbia River in Central Washington state, first was commissioned. Fighting
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Getting the Word Out

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Bill Zalud
May 1, 2004
Security radio equipment failures and dead spots that have been identified among New York City’s 260 public high schools could pose a potentially dangerous security risk if not corrected. With
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Picture It Secure

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Bill Zalud
May 1, 2004
State-of-art security: Bill Gilsdorf, chief of gallery security; Steve Equils, chief of security operations; and Museum Director Dr. Lawrence Wheeler share pride in their new security system. In the background:
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