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Danville Hospital, Hendricks Regional Health System

Collecting Insights and Metrics with Guard Tour Software

How Hendricks Regional Health's Security Team Went from 99% Paper to 95% Paperless

January 25, 2019

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When Steven Wagner joined Indiana-based Hendricks Regional Health, the department was run on 99-percent paper, with no electronic method of tracking security officers’ activity or sharing information across shifts except for a sporadically updated blog without a search function.

Florida-based Company Protects Government Buildings with Window Film

January 21, 2019

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With school bomb threats, terrorist attacks, and other violent acts reported worldwide, government officials are making improvements to the security of their facilities. In fact, fragment retention and blast mitigation strategies are high on the priority list.

Simplify Connected Campus Security

January 21, 2019

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Colleges and Universities take matters of campus security very seriously. Every campus has a significant number of blue light/emergency phones located around the school property. Some of these phone locations also include security cameras that allow the caller to be seen by someone at the response center. As new technology becomes available and security gets more scrutiny, many schools are updating their systems. This can include the installation of VoIP security phones as well as IP cameras.

George Mason University: Migrating to Smart “One Card” Student ID

January 21, 2019

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George Mason University needed to address today’s increasing security challenges, but also recognized that with any new technology deployment on campus, they had an opportunity to lay a foundation that would help the university meet the needs and the expectations of a very technology-savvy generation of students.

NOVA Upgrades to Networked Power

How a sprawling northern Virginia campus taps proactive analytics to monitor its access control solution.

January 21, 2019

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Leveraging a one-card campus-wide physical security and identification system, Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) students attend a sprawling array of campuses and centers traversing Alexandria and the surrounding areas of Virginia.

New Aloft Dubai Hotel Implements Advanced Surveillance System for Guest Protection

December 19, 2018

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When the prestigious Aloft Dubai South in the United Arab Emirates opened on October 15, 2018, guests, visitors and staff at the new hotel were already protected by an advanced video surveillance system with Arecont Vision Costar megapixel cameras.

New Jersey school seeks best-quality technology in cameras and VMS

December 17, 2018

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The educational community of Garfield Public Schools (GPS) in New Jersey believes that the ultimate goal of each school is to provide intellectual experiences within the context of a multicultural setting. This type of environment will enable each student to achieve their maximum potential.

Washington Community High School, Exterior

Upgrading Surveillance Makes for a Night-and-Day Change at Washington Community High School

October 18, 2018

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“We wanted a partner who would look out for us as a district,” says Ron Ehlers, WCHS Network Administrator. “We wanted to invest in a futureproof system that could grow along with us.”

Building to Scale: AMAG’S RISK360® Digitizes Major Real Estate Project

October 1, 2018

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One of the bigger real estate developments to take place in the northeast in the 21st century will eventually include 10 buildings and 10 million square feet of commercial office space and retail and residential real estate. As the development grows, so too does the need to create a digitized and centralized security system, incorporating the latest technology alongside well-trained personnel.

HID Global Creates an Integrated Mobile Experience and Enhances Security for Skanska

October 1, 2018

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HID Global® was selected by Skanska—one of the world’s leading project development and construction groups with operations in Europe and North America—to incorporate HID’s mobile solution for secure access to its new office complex in Warsaw.

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