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Continental Access Appoints Jim Olson As Midwest Regional Sales Manager

Continental Access announces the new hire of Jim Olson as our Midwest Regional Sales Manager. He will be representing the states of Arkansas, Minnesota, Kansas, Wisconsin Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska and the Dakotas.

We welcome Jim, his 18+ years of experience in the tech industry and the wealth of knowledge he brings to our business. Having started his career in the mid 1980's at Unisys, Jim learned a great deal from the various roles he served in engineering, tech support and sales management. In 1990, he began a career at ITI/NCS and was involved in inside/outside tech support and dealer training. Over the years, Jim expanded his areas of expertise and began applying his skills to the sales arena. This eventually led him to join Ultrak in 2000 as Regional Sales Manager where he sold access control and video for seven states. When Honeywell acquired Ultrak in 2002, Jim stayed on board and flourished as a Regional Sales Manager achieving sales. He was also inducted into Honeywell's President Club in 2005 and presented with Honeywell's Top Achievement award in 2007.

If you would like to contact Jim Olson with any Continental sales questions or product information, he can be reached on his cell phone at (631) 793-3818, office phone 1-800-645-9330 ext.379 or you can e-mail him at jolson@cicaccess.com.

Continental Access Appoints George Karsten As Western Regional Sales Manager

Continental Access announces the new hire of George Karsten as our Western Regional Sales Manager servicing Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington & Canada. George started his career in the security industry during the 1970's as a Project Engineer where he designed Access Control, CCTV and Fire Systems to name a few.

Prior to joining the Continental Access family, George worked as a Solution Architect for Federal Projects and was responsible for putting in place technology and installation solutions. He enjoyed long careers at The Keyser Group, Systems Solutions Company, Lenel, Checkpoint Systems, NAVCO, PSA, Casi-Rusco and Edicon Systems.

If you would like to contact George Karsten with any Continental sales questions or product information, he can be reached on his cell phone at (818) 519-4196, office phone 1-800-645-9330 ext.366 or you can e-mail him at gkarsten@cicaccess.com

Products

Access Control Solutions For The Health Care Industry

Download Alarm Lock's new Health Care Brochure today to learn about our low cost, easy to install lock offerings to the medical community. Our variety of sophisticated Grade 1 BHMA certified standalone access control locks are feature rich with audit trail, multi-users and auto lock/unlock capabilities. They are manufactured with the common goal of protecting hospital staff, patients, medical records, medication storage areas, expensive equipment and restricted areas.

Our Trilogy locks are HIPAA compliant which safeguard important patient data with date/time stamped audit trail. Engineered to keep impeccable tabs on who entered what door by date, time and name, our locks are easily installed in less than an hour. Hospitals and doctor's offices continually turn to our Trilogy locks because they retrofit to any lockset, eliminate the need for keys, complex user training and the arduous task of running wires. Our DL/PDL3000 locks are commonly used in medical facilities because they offer advanced security solutions at less than half the price of a wired system. Each lock is self-contained, battery operated and comes with 40,000 event audit trail and up to 2000 user PIN or HID Prox cards. Facility Managers can simply add, delete or disable individual or group user codes in seconds from the convenience of their keypad.

To download our new Health Care Brochure, go to www.alarmlock.com and click on the tab titled "support" on the top of the page. Scroll down to the "Marketing Materials" heading and click on the subheading titled "Alarm Lock's Health Care Brochure".

Setting The Standard For Reliability:
Napco's Custom Alpha/Symbol Gemini Keypads

Napco's GEM Series keypads come in a variety of aesthetically pleasing models and offer end-users the security solutions they deserve. Our popular Gemini intrusion systems continue to be installed in millions of businesses, institutions and homes around the world. Our commitment to providing consumers innovative dependable security products leads me to share with you our GEMK1CA and GEMRP1CAe2 keypads.

Our high performing custom alphanumeric keypads with EZ programming meet all the security requirements business owners and home owners are gravitating towards. Both keypads come with a deluxe 32-character backlit, menu-driven, dual line display and a built-in 4 Zone expansion module. Wireless transmitter signal display keeps you informed at all times that your keypad(s) are in constant contact with the central station.

To learn more about our reliable Gemini security solutions, call 1-800-645-9445 or visit www.napcosecurity.com.

Corporate Corner

VT Architectural Wood Doors Meet CARB Phase 1 Regulations

(Holstein, IA, January 1, 2009) The first phase of The California Air Resources Board (CARB) Airborne Toxic Control Measure (ATCM) to Reduce Formaldehyde Emissions from Composite Wood Products, Section 93120 took effect January 1, 2009. This regulation requires all composite woods and finished products containing composite wood being sold in California meet formaldehyde emission standards.

Phase I requires all particleboard formaldehyde emission levels to be less than 0.18 part per million (ppm). This phase also requires MDF formaldehyde emission levels to be less than 0.21 ppm.

VT Industries Inc. has been in contact with their composite wood suppliers about this matter and are currently manufacturing doors using composite wood products that meet the CARB Phase 1 regulation. This includes all flush, stile & rail and profiled doors product offerings.

VT Architectural Wood Doors constructed with particleboard or medium density fiberboard (MDF) will read “CA 93120-1” on the label, providing proof of conformance to California’s formaldehyde standard. Invoices and shipping documents also contain the compliance statement “CA 93120 phase 1 compliant for formaldehyde”. These statements comply with the labeling requirements specified in the CARB emission regulation.

The second phase of the ATCM becomes effective January 1, 2011. Phase II requires all particleboard formaldehyde emission levels to be less than 0.09 part per million (ppm) and MDF formaldehyde emission levels to be less than 0.21 ppm.
While this regulation currently only affects products for sale in California, distributors and retailers in other states should be aware of these standards, as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is considering a national formaldehyde standard this year. More information on the CARB ATCM for formaldehyde is available at www.arb.ca.gov/toxics/compwood/compwood.htm, where the entire regulation is available for download.

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Recker & Co. LLC was tapped to build a $160,000 front entry door set for a $30 million residence in suburban Indianapolis. The doors and transom window, made of steel and mahogany measure 12 feet wide by 24 feet high. The two mahogany doors themselves are 4 inches thick with steel inside; each measures 13 feet by 5½ feet, reported the Dayton Daily News. Full Story

Biometric Access Company, a developer of biometric-based access control systems, will unveil a new physical access control system called SecureTouch SmartLock. Full Story

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