Matrix to Enter Web-Based Security Market
DAYTON, Ohio — Matrix Systems, a provider of turnkey access control and security systems, has partnered with Brivo Systems to offer Web-based access control to businesses without on-site IT departments….
October 2007
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Prepared Response Boosts Safety Procedures for Idaho School District
MERIDIAN, Idaho — Prepared Response Inc. recently installed a new crisis management system at 50 school sites in the Meridian Joint School District to improve emergency preparedness and response capabilities….
TAC Awarded $14 Million in Energy Contracts
DALLAS — TAC, a provider of building automations operations, has signed more than $14 million in performance contracts nationwide with schools that are interested in reducing their ecological footprint TAC…
Minneapolis Students to Wear ID Badges
NEW HOPE, Minn. — Students of all grade levels in the Robbinsdale School District will be required to wear identification badges starting this fall in a move to increase school…
Violence in Pennsylvania Schools on the Decline
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The number of violent incidents at Pennsylvania schools declined during the 2005-06 school year, according to a report from the state Department of Education. The department’s annual…
Assessment Tool Identifies School Safety Weaknesses
VERNON HILLS, Ill. — CDW Government Inc. released a new security assessment tool for U.S. schools that will allow administrators to evaluate their district’s safety profile and learn how it…
Financial Aid Bill Under Consideration
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House and Senate are expected to vote soon on a proposed bill that could increase aid to college students by cutting federal incentives to banks that…
Alarm System Increases Fire Safety at N.J. College
MONTCLAIR, N.J. — Montclair State University completed the installation of a fire alarm system in the campus’s newest building, University Hall, using Notifier’s ONYX First-Vision fire detection technology. The seven-story…
New Physical Plant Streamlines Operations at University of North Carolina
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — The recently completed $5.5 million facilities management building at the University of North Carolina Asheville is expected to achieve significant energy savings each year for the school,…
College Tuition Increases Continue to Outpace Inflation
WASHINGTON — The 10 most expensive U.S. colleges averaged tuition increases of more than 50 percent or more than double the rate of inflation between 1999 and 2006, according to…