Frost & Sullivan: Transit Smart Cards to Grow in Europe and Megacities

The increasing popularity of travelling has encouraged the large community of travelers to embrace technologies such as smart-card technology that will simplify their travel needs. read more

24 Hour Fitness Works Out with MorphoTrak Finger Geometry

24 Hour Fitness, a U.S. fitness chain and a health club, announced a new convenient, secure and environmentally-friendly cardless check-in option for members. 24 Hour Fitness has partnered withMorphoTrak, a provider of biometric technology to offer cardless check-in for its members at all 420 clubs by the end of 2010.  read more

Quantum Secure Identity Management Secures US University

Quantum Secure, a provider of enterprise software to manage and streamline security identities, compliance and events across disparate physical security systems, announced that its higher-education software suite has been chosen by Roger Williams University to automate key physical security policies, simplifying the on- and off-boarding of identities and improving the overall level of security at the university.  read more

Schlage and ScreenCheck Form Technology Partnership

Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies, a provider of security and safety solutions and manufacturer of Schlagecontactless smart credentials and readers, and ScreenCheck, a developer of smart card software solutions, have entered into a partnership which will let customers design, encode, print and manage their card population through ScreenCheck’s online software. The partnership will offer customers to expand options for card personalization and printing. ScreenCheck will also have access to Schlage’s portfolio of credentials to provide to their customer base.  read more

Salient Systems VMS Integrates with S2 Security Management System

Salient Systems and S2 Security announced the integration of Salient’s VMS with the S2 IP-based physical security management system. Through the integration of these systems, Salient and S2 streamline video management and create a complete physical security system that includes video surveillance, access control and alarm monitoring.  read more

Garda Security Solutions Safeguard Canadian Embassy in Haiti

Garda World Security, a physical security, cash logistics, and global risk consulting firms, announced that the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada has selected its global risk advisory group to provide protective services for the Canadian Embassy in Haiti.  read more

System Integrator Acquires Service Provider A&A Fire and Security

A&A, a service provider that offers integrated protection solutions for life safety, security, and health care communication systems, was acquired by CEC of Hiawatha, Iowa. CEC is a systems and technology integrator.  read more