Reasearch Links Technology With Decline In Crime After decades of soaring statistics, crime in the U.S. has plunged. According to a new report from the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law1, in the last quarter century crime on both a national and city level dropped dramatically and remain near historic […]

Many multi-residential buildings these days are looking to upgrade their old analog wired intercom systems to something more modern. There are many new interesting features for intercoms out in the market, and many manufacturers that offer them. However, there is one manufacturer that shines above the rest in terms of versatility and compatibility. ABB Welcome® […]

As the weather warms up, residents and business owners open new windows of opportunity for burglars. Detective Jack Meeks, the spokesman for the New York City Crime Prevention Bureau, warns that the most common entry points for thieves in the city are windows or fire escapes. This risk increases in the spring and summer months.

When it comes relocating, the process of moving is hard enough. Whether leasing a new apartment or purchasing a new brownstone, there are hundreds of little details to be taken care along the way. But before you know it, life will get back to normal. And when it does, you want the transition to the […]

Case study originally published by Brivo as Fitness Center Management Company Simplifies Multi-Site Operations And Improves Customer Experience With Brivo The Challenge “We manage seven gyms in seven different buildings. With our old solution we had to access servers remotely via VPN in seven different systems to make sure everything was working properly. I had […]

A New Way Of Thinking In traditional access systems, buildings were forced to install entire closets of equipment, cables, internet modem, and a multitude of card readers to complete a functional system. Latch changes all of this by designing a cloud-based stand-alone proximity reader with a built-in camera, Latch R. This new way of thinking […]

When you are making a move there is a lot to keep in mind. You have to stockpile finances to deal with all kinds of deposits, fees and general expenses. You also have to deal with a lot of logistics issues and paperwork to make the entire move possible.

If you live in New York City you probably have plenty of reasons to be concerned about security. Keeping your home, family and possessions safe can be difficult, and the door to your house is one of your best lines of defense. Alarm systems, surveillance cameras and similar solutions can all pay major dividends, but having a good door can go a long way toward protecting your home.

Written by By MICHELLE HIGGINS | The New York Times New York Discovers Keyless Entry Systems In the next few months, residents at a handful of buildings in the city will be able to walk up to their apartment doors and go inside without fumbling for keys. And if the dog walker or cleaning service […]

Security and regulatory compliance needs create a business environment in which organizations have to carefully control who has access to different types of information. While the focus of such discussions is often on the IT side of data protection, many companies maintain paper records, in-house IT infrastructure and other physical assets that have to be […]

NYPD CRIME STOPPERS ALERT Published originally on: NYPD Crime Stoppers. Security monitoring of a Brooklyn apartment recently caught this burglary suspect on surveillance video, leaving the building through the front door. The suspect gained entry to the apartment by climbing the fire escape outside the Brooklyn building on Lincoln Road. Choosing a window that was not […]

Think back for a moment about the janitor at your school when you were growing up. If your school was anything like mine, that person had a lot of keys. So many keys that you probably wondered how they could remember what everything went to. Sometimes people just can’t keep track of that.