by Lance Roberts | Mar 4, 2016 | Biometrics, Security, Technology News
MasterCard on Monday announced facial recognition and fingerprint technology that essentially would allow customers to take selfies to help authenticate their identity when engaged in mobile shopping. The rollout, which is planned for this summer in the U.S.,...
by Lance Roberts | Feb 26, 2016 | Central Monitoring
Central Monitoring Checklists Create Consistency For Customers Judy Randle, president of Central Monitoring, gave alarm dealers advice on creating consistency through checklists and manuals at last year’s Honeywell CONNECT, in the session “Run your business like a...
by Lance Roberts | Feb 19, 2016 | Biometrics, Security, Technology News
The future of Biometrics Most respondents to Security Systems News’ latest poll said they install biometrics solutions at least occasionally, and some readers raised concerns about the technology’s cost, false acceptance rate, and security of biometric data. Biometric...
by Lance Roberts | Feb 12, 2016 | Central Monitoring, Home Security, Network Security
Home alarm monitoring is one of the most essential services of your home security setup. After all, even if you have the best home alarm system that catches every burglar, this won’t do you much good if no one responds in your time of need. This article discusses...
by Lance Roberts | Feb 5, 2016 | Security
EMV Compliant Several convenience store operators admitted they were not EMV compliant during the National Association of Convenience Stores convention in Las Vegas, and said they wouldn’t be anytime soon. Which is hard to understand seeing that the U.S....
by Lance Roberts | Jan 29, 2016 | Audio Notification, Fire Alarms
Institutions looking to upgrade their fire alarm systems should be certain their old and new equipment can communicate with each other. New solutions should also include an mass notification so campus officials can convey important public safety information to...
by Lance Roberts | Jan 21, 2016 | Security Cameras
Security Camera Reviews Afraid of what might be lurking in or outside your home when you’re away? Fear for your family’s safety when you’re all home for the night? Installing security cameras around your property can do wonders to ease your mind, giving you the...
by Lance Roberts | Jan 14, 2016 | Holiday
In January of 1983 the then President Ronald Reagan, signed into law the national Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday. The holiday is a celebration of Dr. King’s immeasurable contribution to the United States, and to mankind. Martin Luther King Jr. The Man Martin...
by Lance Roberts | Jan 8, 2016 | Technology News
Backup Software Hard drives fail. Files become corrupted. Viruses hit. Laptops get dropped or stolen. And occasionally you just want to see an earlier version of a file you’re working on. If you’d rather keep, not lose, your photos, music, videos,...
by Lance Roberts | Jan 5, 2016 | Technology News
Predicting successful new technologies is a risky business – for every iPad or lightbulb, there’s also a portable travel hammock or an Apple Newton. With that caveat in mind, we’ve collected together a list of the technologies that we think will make...
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