Further reading:

• Security and cloud computing
  July 2014, Technews Publishing, Security Services & Risk Management, IT infrastructure in security
  Who hasn’t heard of cloud computing, but how secure is your cloud provider and your data, and who is responsible for your data once in the cloud?
  
• The incidentals of incident ­handling
  June 2014, Enterprise Solutions
  Situational awareness, or PSIM (Physical Security Information Management), is an approach that many rail operators are using to make the incident management process simpler, by taking this big data and transforming it into operational intelligence.
  
• Use gas, get it certified
  June 2014, Jasco Security Solutions (Multivid), Enterprise Solutions
  Fire detection and suppression for a data centre differs to the fire safety solutions usually installed at corporate or industrial sites. The major difference is that for data centres, you need to use gas, not water.
  
• Rooftop HVAC systems
  June 2014, Johnson Controls, Enterprise Solutions
  There are some definite advantages to rooftop Heating Ventilation Air-conditioning Cooling (HVAC) systems: they are smaller, easy to install, affordable and can scale to meet changing requirements.
  
• A range of solutions for retail
  June 2014, Elvey Security Technologies, Enterprise Solutions
  The event was different to normal trade shows as exhibitors were able to gain an understanding of the retailers' perceptions of the value security systems can deliver.
  
• Safe-guarding cash as it flows through the economy
  June 2014, G4S Cash Solutions SA, Training, Conferences & Events, Security Services & Risk Management
  From the time cash is withdrawn from an ATM and then used to pay for goods, to the banking of that cash by the retailer, the security industry is involved in every step of the cycle.
  
• Unjam the jammers
  June 2014, Training, Conferences & Events, Security Services & Risk Management
  VixNet specialises in supplying a proprietary, secure, bi-directional data communications network that can guarantee signal delivery using its own in-house designed radio transceivers.
  
• Removing the risk from cash
  June 2014, Cash Connect, Training, Conferences & Events, Security Services & Risk Management
  When asked about Cash Connect’s differentiator in the market where there are quite a few cash management offerings available, Phillips says the company’s unique proposition is 'We Take the Risk'.
  
• The molecular gastronomy of security
  June 2014, Enterprise Solutions
  Molecular gastronomy is “a sub-discipline of food science that seeks to investigate the physical and chemical transformations of ingredients that occur while cooking,” according to Wikipedia. Polonius takes a look at it from a security perspective.
  
• Bloodhound Technologies
  May 2014, Bloodhound Technologies, Enterprise Solutions
  Bloodhound Technologies has a specialised approach to new generation workforce management solutions, delivering an end-to-end solution including hardware, software, support and services. It has a legacy ...
  
• Residential estate security a mixture of people, processes and technology
  May 2014, Technews Publishing, Residential (Industry), Enterprise Solutions
  Hi-Tech Security Solutions hosted another Executive Breakfast in March, this time in Cape Town, focusing on residential estates. Sponsoring this event were Castle Access Control Systems, Centurion Systems, Comb Communications, Elvey Security Technologies, Powell Tronics and VixNet.
  
• A building on your smartphone
  May 2014, Technews Publishing, Enterprise Solutions
  Simplicity and auto-discover: coming to a BMS near you soon. Have you talked to your air conditioner lately? Hi-Tech Security Solutions asked a couple of BMS vendors for their thoughts on the current state of building management systems.