by Liz Karson | Oct 11, 2018 | Counter Terrorism
The Connaught Telegraph published a blog article earlier this year entitled “Fighting Terrorism With Security Bollards”. The article heralds the use of perimeter security barriers in a fashion similar to the way we at ECI have been doing since starting our own blog....
by Liz Karson | Oct 4, 2018 | Wedge Vehicle Barriers
ECI had an interesting application recently ideally suited for installation of HySecurity® WedgeSmart™ Wedge Barrier Arm Operators (as shown above) in a unique fashion. Automobiles were being stolen off of a remote storage facility located in Chicagoland. Owners had...
by Liz Karson | Oct 2, 2018 | Control System Integrators
As entry control system integrators I found last year’s article from SDM Magazine quite interesting. It was entitled: “Perimeter Security Becomes a Main Focus.” Karyn Hodgson, the author, makes some observations we both agree with and have also witnessed. We...
by Liz Karson | Sep 27, 2018 | Vehicle Access Control
As written prior, ECI recently completed a large parking access revenue and control system (PARCS) for the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). The above picture is for another one of the parking lot locations. Parking at this lot is limited only to those holding...
by Liz Karson | Sep 20, 2018 | Automatic Barrier Gates
ECI was recently called upon to add barrier gates at Triton College in River Grove, IL. The barrier gates were needed to control unauthorized access and egress along a horseshoe road traversing around the college’s multi-purpose and football field. The challenge...
by Liz Karson | Sep 18, 2018 | Vehicle Access Control
Late last week Breitbart news in London reported that a suspect tried to attack a group of people with a white Peugeot vehicle in Nimes, France. No one was killed but two pedestrians were injured, neither seriously. The counter terrorism barriers or bollards installed...
by Liz Karson | Sep 13, 2018 | Counter Terrorism
Debate is presently taking place in the United Kingdom surrounding the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill 2017-19. This bill is in response a speech given by Queen Elizabeth on June 21, 2017. In it the Queen requested a review of the UK’s...
by Liz Karson | Sep 4, 2018 | Automatic Barrier Gates
This past March we wrote two articles about our solution to a challenge at the Oak Brook Club in Oak Brook, IL. We initially wrote a blog article entitled “Oak Brook Club Alerts Residents of Mail at Barrier Gates”. Later that month we wrote “Resident Mail Alert...
by Liz Karson | Aug 28, 2018 | Perimeter Security Vehicle Protection
The seven guidelines in designing a perimeter security system for cars and trucks from this older article still hold true. It was published in 2011 on Campus Safety Magazine – Hospital/School/University. The title is “Your Crash Course on Creating a Vehicular...
by Liz Karson | Aug 23, 2018 | Security Bollards
I viewed the video of last week’s vehicle attack at the House of Parliament outside the Palace of Westminster (England). The Telegraph News In London, England reported it last week in an article: “Westminster ‘terror attack’: Driver arrested after...
