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New strategy as ACE reflects changing industry
The Association of Consulting Engineers is to change its name to the Association for Consulting and Engineering.
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2004 Bright Sparks announced
Inventa Partners and Qinetiq have scooped the first Bright Spark Award hosted jointly by BSj and BSRIA and given at the annual BSRIA Briefing 2004.
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Archive TitlesTogether we can
There’s a vision of the future wherein the security industry has defined career paths, and where the opportunities on offer become career choices. If that vision is to be realised, there’ll need to be heavier investment from the end user community – and greater collaboration among all stakeholders. Brian Sims ...
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Think tank
Grounds for possessionRegarding your recent series of articles on disability access, I have found that, when a disabled person dies, the tenancy is often passed on to the surviving spouse, who then ties up that home for a number of years. I think the right to pass on a tenancy ...
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Security Viewpoint
News and views from the British Security Industry Association. For further information visit the BSIA website, which can be found at http://www.bsia.co.uk, or call the BSIA Helpline on 01905 21464
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Archive TitlesWe are the Robots!
Sony’s BRC-300P is a three CCD, all-in-one robotic video camera that may be remotely controlled to obtain optimum images
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Merger mix-up
“M11 merger fever grows” is a catchy headline but what is apparently happening is not a merger at all (12 November, page 14).
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More landlords teaching staff self-defence
The number of housing associations offering self-defence lessons to their staff has grown by 50% in the past two years, according to one personal safety training company.
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Archive TitlesThe Lambeth walk
From tiny specialist RSLs to slick corporate giants, Lambeth has the lot. But is such variety the right path to a better service for tenants? Vikki Miller stepped out in the London borough to find out.
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It’s money for old rope!
Phishing is the term used to describe the latest in a seemingly long line of Internet-based scams. This time, the fraudsters are attempting to con money out of organisations (and their customers) by sending fake e-mails that masquerade as legitimate communications. How might IT and security managers tackle this potent ...
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It’s little short of mobile mayhem, Sir!
Sir – from the blackberry to the connect card, there’s currently a distinct lack of knowledge of mobile devices within traditional IT security departments, which means that any user support is often ‘backed off’ to the mobile network operator – a model that’s wholly inconsistent with traditional IT support.
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Archive TitlesWe want returns on our investment
Grant must deliver either profit or sustainability, says corporation
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How did you work that out?
Why is the idea that a percentage of social housing lettings should be reserved for employed people considered “social engineering” (26 November, page 16), while creating ghettos full of homeless people in receipt of state benefits is not?
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Smart solution protects HMV
Retail securityCard fraud preventionHMV – recently voted Retail Specialist Multiple of the Year and Best Music Retail Chain – has selected Trintech’s EMV certified Smart 5000 card system to facilitate the acceptance of Chip and PIN-enabled debit and credit cards.HMV has just finished the process of rolling-out approximately 2,000 Smart ...
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Public health Whitewash
The recent White Paper on Public health acknowledges that improvements in public health have been made possible through “rising standards of living, improved education, better nutrition and better housing for many”.
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Archive TitlesWatching over The Grange
Digital CCTVNeurodynamics’ Witness digital video recorders (DVRs) have been installed as part of a £92,000 upgrade to the CCTV facilities at The Grange Shopping Centre in Birkenhead, which boasts 120 retail outlets (its anchor stores being Marks & Spencer, Dixons, Littlewoods and Argos). The recorders offer 1.8 tera-bytes of hard ...
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Archive TitlesUK Government “must learn the lessons of Madrid” warns Mercer
Patrick Mercer – Shadow Minister for Homeland Security – has urged the Government to make greater use of emergency response resources when dealing with any national ‘state of alert’
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Archive TitlesYou’ve got hate mail
It’s great for news and Christmas shopping, but the internet also allows anyone with a grudge to bad-mouth you to a global audience. Martin Hilditch explains how social housing providers can escape the web of lies.
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Archive TitlesThe SMT Forum
Invited speakers at The SMT Forum debated the motion: ‘Should security management continue to remain as a separate discipline?’ In SMT’s concluding report from Securex, Brian Sims examines the Q+A session that followed the main presentations (published in last month’s edition of SMT), and reveals the result of our ‘straw ...