Posts Tagged ‘Communication’

• Universities Team with IT to Increase Safety on Campus

  • October 14th, 2011
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  • Tags: access control systems, ark, ARK Systems, arksysinc.com, assessment, Campus Safety, campus security, campuses, cnation, collaborate, Communication, contractor, coordinating strategic initiatives, crucial security, design, emergency management officials, emergency notification systems, emergency responders, emergencymgmt.com, experience, expert across board, Facebook, improve campus security, improvement systems, incident management, installation testing, it employees, it organizations, it personnel, it security physical security, it staff, partnership, physical security, police, rare, regional, regional resilence, response, service, team virginia tech, Technology, Twitter, united states, universities, Universities Team with IT to Increase Safety on Campus, vice president, Video surveillance

  After the shootings on the Virginia Tech campus in 2007, the school’s Office of the Vice President for Information Technology had one question: can IT organizations help campus police increase security? The simple answer is a resounding YES. However, there… Read More

• Wireless Intrusion Systems

  • September 16th, 2011
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  As recently as five years ago, many believed wireless systems were not suited for commercial application, but that sentiment has changed as of late. Because of its labor-friendly installation requirements, wireless intrusion technology has become increasingly popular in the commercial… Read More

• Mass Notification Know How

  • July 22nd, 2011
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  • Tags: Advancements, Applications, ARK Systems, audible notification, capability, commercial facilities, Communication, ECS, Effective, effectiveness, Emergency, emergency communications systems, emergency messages, emergency situations, Fire Alarm, fire alarm systems, Immediate, live-voice emergency messages, Mass Notification, mass notification systems, MNS, Notifications, Notify, Real-tine information, security, security field, Technology, Threats, UFC, Unified Facilities Criteria, visual notification, ways to improve communication

  The security field is always looking for ways to improve communication, especially in terms of mass notification systems (MNS). The Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) defines mass notification as “the capability to provide real-time information to all building occupants or personnel… Read More

• DHS Outlines Its New Emergency Communications Plan

  • April 1st, 2011
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  • Tags: 9/11, ARK Systems, Chris Essid, city, Communication, cooperative efforts, county, Date communication Maryland, department, DHS Outlines Its New Emergency Communications Plan, Emergency, emergency communication, emergency cummincation, Emergency protocol, EMS, EMT, fire department, first responders, IWCE, IWCE 2011, Las Vegas, Maryland, mass notification emergency communication, National emergency, national emergency communication, National Emergency Communications Plan, Office of Emergency Communications, operate, Plan, police, police department, process, proposal, protocol, state, terrorist attack, tradeshow

  At the IWCE 2011 tradeshow in Las Vegas, DHS Director of the Office of Emergency Communications (OEC) Chris Essid estimated that 3 million people in the U.S. could be considered first responders. But what good is such an elaborate emergency… Read More