Posts Tagged ‘equipment’

7 dos and don’ts to maximize a hospital’s RFID return on investment

Thursday, March 8th, 2012

Yedidia Blonde is, a Product Manager at Vizbee RFID Solutions. Vizbee offers RFID applications for multiple industries, including a patient and hospital asset tracking application for healthcare institutions. Here’s what Yedidia had to say about the do’s and dont’s of RFID in hospitals: Radio frequency identification is a very powerful tool for hospital management. With… Read more >>

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Police video surveillance cameras around town to be upgraded

Wednesday, February 8th, 2012

Comings and goings of Palm Beachers and others will come under greater scrutiny with the Police Department’s plan to upgrade its video surveillance system. Public Safety Director Kirk Blouin said the new cameras are technologically superior to those now in place and will enhance the department’s ability to investigate and solve crimes. Some may view… Read more >>

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Police roll out video surveillance truck called The Peacemaker to help catch criminals on tape

Wednesday, February 8th, 2012

Instead of using stealth undercover surveillance trucks to catch criminals, Florida police have taken the more brazen route and dispatched a renovated armored bank truck problem neighborhoods of Fort Lauderdale in hopes of scaring the would-be thieves and felons. The truck, which has been dubbed ‘The Peacemaker’, even has the boldfaced message ‘Warning: you are… Read more >>

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Gophers get rewarded for riding their bike

Monday, November 7th, 2011

The University of Minnesota has launched a pilot reward program, leveraging RFID technology to encourage more students to ride their bike, according to the Minnesota Daily. The campus started by installing some 20 RFID checkpoints along major bicycle corridors around campus. In order to earn points, students can register to receive an RFID tag which… Read more >>

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Global physical security market to continue to grow by nearly 4 percent

Monday, October 17th, 2011

Memoori Research’s new report on the global physical security market – “The Physical Security Business in 2011” – contains critical intelligence for all those managing, operating and investing in physical security companies around the world. The total value of physical security world production at factory gate prices is $19.17 billion. Of this video surveillance products… Read more >>

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Over two thirds of hospitals and healthcare service providers suffered privacy breaches last year

Friday, October 14th, 2011

A new report, entitled “Veriphyr’s 2011 Survey of Patient Privacy Breaches”, summarizes the findings of a Veriphyr survey on Protected Health Information (PHI) privacy breaches of compliance and privacy officers at mid to large sized hospitals and healthcare service providers. According to the findings, more than 70 percent of the organizations in the study have… Read more >>

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Improving airport security effectiveness – key solutions

Monday, August 15th, 2011

Dealing with rising airport security threats demand more innovative solutions With the rise in large security threats since the commencement of this century, security of airports has become paramount. Looking into this issue Ashley Smith, BSIA (British Security industry Association) Civil Aviation Security Section Chairman, explains how a mix of properly interfaced security systems working… Read more >>

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