Smartair is the educated choice

Mul-T-Lock UK's innovative Smartair units have been fitted to external doors at The Green School by local locksmiths PW Secure-It, to upgrade the school's security from a mechanical locking system to an access control solution.
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Accessible technology with Max Cliq from ASSA

ASSA has launched Max CLIQ - a simple and intelligent electromechanical locking system. Combining advanced CLIQ technology with high quality ASSA dp cylinders, ASSA Max CLIQ is an accessible key control system designed to enable small businesses and homeowners to benefit from high security, electromechanical locking solutions, without the associated costs and complexity.
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Kwikset defends Smartkey patents

Kwikset successfully defends Smartkey patents and comes to an amicable agreement with Schlage. Schlage agrees to cease making and selling all SecureKey products.
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63 car models, 5 leading European markets - one comprehensive report

SBD asks: can you afford to ignore the increasing security fitment in Europe?

To give you a clear understanding of why fitment levels are increasing in France, Germany, Italy and Spain compared to the UK, SBD have released a brand new report titled 'Increasing Security in Left Hand Drive Europe.'
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Queensland security review to see locksmiths' fingerprints taken

By Sid Maher

Queensland, Australia, is demanding that all its locksmiths submit themselves for fingerprinting as part of a nationwide crackdown on the security industry.

The move, which will cost $100 an application, has raised eyebrows with locksmiths, who argue they have been caught in a net meant to apply to nightclub bouncers and doormen.

Is life in the Cloud inherently insecure?

by Gareth Williams

Three out of four businesses think so, rating security in the Cloud as their biggest challenge. It is fair to say that sharing resources from a vast, undifferentiated pool of servers and switches carries its own real risks; it is the path to the Cloud that businesses need to address first. Any Cloud, however secure, that relies on the public internet to connect it is exposing its data to unnecessary risk.

Street fingerprinting

Police are now armed with a device that can scan fingerprints so they can correctly identify suspects who lie about their details.

In what sounds like something out of George Orwell's dystopia 1984, suspects can now be finger printed in the street thanks to the new hand-held gadget.

The mobile identification service scans a print, then checks it by trawling through a national database for the details.

Locking wheelie bins to thwart scavengers

Los Angeles: officials are considering making trash containers with built-in locks available to more residents as a tool to thwart scavengers.

The Costa Mesa Sanitary District distributed the bins to residents earlier this month as part of a pilot program. Now, because of demand, the district's board of directors will weigh a request for $10,000 to supply residents with more of the scavenger-proof bins.

Current BSI Kitemark should test locks for snapping says Police Chief

Sir Norman Bettison, the Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police, has admitted that lock snapping should be covered by BSI standards.
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Competition! Win an EPG2 from UAP Tradelocks at the MLA Expo

How quick can you pick? We want to see who can pick the lock in our door in the fastest time using an EPG2. The competition will be taking place on our stand (195/200) at various times over the weekend including: Friday 10-11am and 1-2pm, Saturday 10-11am and 12-1pm and Sunday 10-11am.

The winner will be announced on Sunday at 12pm who will receive a second generation Electric Pick Gun (EPG2). 
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Getting your strategy right in the UK Security industry

265 companies in the UK Security industry are following a strategy that has led them into a blind alley and they must change quickly or risk disappearing altogether. That's according to a new study assessing the strategic, financial and commercial performance of the top 960 companies in the market.
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Capita Group bolted on with alpro

Solenoid electric bolts from Alpro Architectural Hardware are being used as part of a PAC integrated access control system at the Sheffield headquarters of Capita Group, the UK's leading outsourcing company.
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New Souber products at Telford

Souber Tools will be introducing two great new additions to their range at this week's MLA Expo in Telford.
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Octagonal design cable locks from Henry Squire

The Mako cable locks with integrated lock and chains are pitched at urban cyclists and includes seven high security lock and chain sets with Sold Secure bronze and silver ratings. They all feature an advance five-pin tumbler lock mechanism and octagonal design. The Mako range is compatible with a universal carry bracket for commuting.
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Inquiry after keys taken out of Wakefield prison

An investigation has begun after a set of keys used in a high security prison were taken home by a member of staff.

Police review Olympics security

UK police are reviewing security plans for next summer's Olympic Games, including staffing levels and intelligence gathering, in the wake of recent riots here.

iPOLiS goes MOBILE with new iPhone and Android Apps

Samsung has developed an application which enables live video from its iPOLiS network camera range to be remotely viewed on the iPhone and Android smartphones such as the Samsung Galaxy S smartphone.

The free iPOLiS MOBILE app, which can be downloaded from iTunes and Android market, allows users to control the pan, tilt and zoom functions of the latest Samsung network cameras on their sites via an easy-to-use interface. Set-up can be completed in less than a minute after which users are able to view streamed video from their selected camera via a wireless or 3G network.
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Keeping watch for trouble at mill

For centuries windmills have been landmarks on the Kent landscape with once over 400 operating throughout the county. Kent County Council owns and is responsible for the preservation and maintenance of eight remaining mills that are an important historically significant feature of the Kent countryside.
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NOS Consultations: Close Protection and Port Security Operations

The Standards Development team at Skills for Security has been working with representatives from the worlds of Close Protection and Port Security to review the National Occupational Standards (NOS) for these sectors.
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Hickleys acquire M B Locks

Hickleys have announced the acquisition of the market leading Auto Locksmith training company M B Locks.
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Unipart Security hosts successful installer day

The first of the Unipart Security series of 'Installer Days' was held on 28th July at the company's facilities in Oxford.
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MLA Expo outflanking 2009 show

With just two months to go until one the most anticipated locksmithing exhibitions of the year, organisers behind MLA Expo '11 are delighted to announce a substantial increase in the number of enquiries and sold exhibition space based on figures from the previous event.
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Security Excellence Awards 2011 finalists announced

The results are in - finalists of the highly coveted Security Excellence Awards 2011 have been announced by organisers UBM Live. Often referred to as the 'Oscars of the security profession,' the Security Excellence Awards are produced in association with Security Management Today Online and info4security.com, to highlight the very best people, projects and processes the UK's security sector has to offer.
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Supreme Court rules that police guidelines are unlawful

In a recent Supreme Court case, GC & C v the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, two individuals challenged the police's retention of their DNA samples and fingerprints.
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