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Cooper unveiled as export development co-ordinator
Simon Cooper has been appointed as the security industry’s first cross-sector Export Development Co-Ordinator.
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Archive TitlesSMT draws record response for 'A Contract of Substance'
'A Contract of Substance' – the industry-led initiative aimed at setting the benchmark for manned guarding in the UK – has galvanised the readers of Security Management Today.
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Get yourself connected
Like the fax and the mobile telephone, card-based access control gained acceptance in the 1980s – and has since become an everyday staple of corporate life. Robert Chapman charts the technology's evolution, and explains the likely impact of recent innovations on its future development.
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Archive TitlesUMIST chooses a Conway idea
CCTVCAMERA HOUSINGS FROM Conway Security Products will shortly be installed at UMIST (The University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology) by Lancashire-based Advanced Security Systems as part of a major surveillance upgrade across the north and south campuses.Products in Conway's EH series of housings boast an unobtrusive design which, ...
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Community charge
Westminster is all for them. Local police federations are, by and large, against them. Private security companies are breaking social bread with them. Whatever your take is on the subject of community wardens, they're seemingly here to stay. What purpose are they really designed to serve, though? Who are these ...
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Archive TitlesOpen and shut case
Designing an electronic access control system from scratch – or re-designing an existing installation – is a difficult task to say the least. What factors does the security manager need to take into account? What are the most appropriate systems for your site(s), and how might you integrate them with ...
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Lenel takes special care over Pharmacia’s security upgrade
Access controlDigital CCTVPhoto IDPerimeter protectionWhen the time came for pharmaceuticals research concern Pharmacia to upgrade security systems at its Milton Keynes hq, facilities manager Catherine Halstead recognised that the previous card-based access system was obsolete. Faults occurred on a regular basis, while the system didn’t provide total protection.Following several system ...
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BSIA chief urges contractors to take heed of Working Time laws
BSIA chief executive David Dickinson has again urged member companies in the manned security sector to grasp the implications of impending changes to the Working Time regulations.
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A tale of two breasts
If your company's World Wide Web filtering software can't tell the difference between a porn site and one offering chicken recipes then it's definitely time for a change. Geoff Haggart evaluates the reasons why end users should think about installing database-driven EIM software for increased security and improved productivity.
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Blue chip firms must be proactive
A study by consultant The Meta Group reveals that blue chip organisations are making security investments in reaction to breaches, rather than being proactive
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Archive TitlesPhoto-Scan's back in PTZ town
A network of 25 dedicated overt PTZ colour cameras supplied by Photo-Scan Systems has had a marked effect on public order offences and vandalism in Shrewsbury town centre
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Raise awareness... reduce the risk
Did you know that one in every 500 employees is involved in some form of computer-related abuse in the workplace? So who should you be investigating? Who is wasting your Internet resources? Is someone hacking your passwords? How many employees are committing fraud in the office, and what's your liability?
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Archive TitlesRoyal approval for BSIA winners
This year's BSIA Security Officer and Chairman's Awards were presented at London's Grosvenor House in the presence of HRH The Princess Royal
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Appointments
Security Management Today keeps you up-to-date with all the latest people moves in the security sector
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Archive TitlesFirst Security guards AGM for British Petroleum
Leading contractor First Security (Guards) recently provided manned SECURITY SERVICES to British Petroleum (BP) plc for its Annual General Meeting, held this year at London's celebrated Royal Festival Hall. Working in close co-operation with Steve Partridge, BP's head of security, First's sales manager Neil Ames devised a manned security policy ...
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Veness urges security managers to guard against complacency in wake of latest Al Qaeda threats
Revealing current levels of concern over terrorism issues, the large numbers of security professionals attending two dedicated conferences on the topic at this year's IFSEC Exhibition showed the high level of interest among end users in developing counter- terrorist strategies in conjunction with the police and local ...
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Archive TitlesAll aboard the ARC
Group 4 is well known throughout the UK as a guarding company, and the provider of prisoner escort and courtroom services. Now, though, the security giant has thrown its might behind a monitoring systems division that boasts the fastest-growing Alarm Receiving Centre (ARC) in the UK. Brian Sims travels to ...
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Archive Titles£3.2 million Manchester CCTV scheme sets UK benchmark
Potential criminals in Manchester city centre are now being monitored by up to 1,000 cameras operated from a Control Room that's said to be "the most advanced in the country".
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Minority stake
ISL, supplier of video smoke detection equipment has taken a minority stake in Visual Protection Ltd, which recently developed a unique movement detection technology due to be launched next year. It joins Sentec, a Cambridge-based technology developer, as a shareholder in the business, poised to develop new markets for the ...
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Growth strategy
Protec Plc is planning to quadruple its turnover to £100 million within three years by re-organising its four businesses under a group umbrella enabling it to combine resources and take advantage of cross-selling opportunities. The four companies have been rebranded as SDA Protec, SDA Protec International, Falcon Protec and SSS ...