Roundtable: Retrofitting major security systems
Source:securityinfowatch, Monday, April 20, 2009
An exclusive STE-SIW online discussion of how facility systems retrofits are budgeted, designed and handled
BY PAUL ROTHMAN, MANAGING EDITOR, SECURITY TECHNOLOGY EXECUTIVE MAGAZINE
As part of its feature story in the April issue on “Planning a Major Security Systems Retrofit” (April 2009, page 22), Security Technology Executive recently caught up with a few integrators and vendors to delve deeper into the retrofit issue.
The participants were:
Brandon Arcement, manager of Global Security Technology for Johnson Controls
Jim Hunter, senior director of national accounts for Siemens Building Technologies Inc.’s Security Solutions Business Unit
Tom Mechler, product marketing manager for Bosch Security Systems’ Intrusion business unit, which produces control panel, central station and sensor technology
Dan Moceri, chairman and chief executive officer for Convergint Technologies, a North American systems integrator
and, Jennifer Toscano, marketing manager for Schlage electronic security solutions at Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies.