<MARCH 2007>

COVER STORY Smart Cards: Dumb & Dangerous Ways to Use Them Understanding the misuse of Smart Cards Serial Number is critical for users of the technology to ensure that access control security is maximized. By Michael L. David    SECURITY FOCUS Security Spending: Whos Buying & Whos Paying? How much has the United States been spending on the ground transportation security? By Scott Greiper and Mark Sauter    Tracking the Benefits of GPS in Security The use of GPS to track remote assets was around before 9/11 and ironically is still used in much the same way as it was then.  By John L. Philips    TECH SPOTLIGHT Video Surveillance: Winning Now and in the Future  Whatever the state of the system youre inherited, keeping an eye toward open architecture will serve you well now and in the future. By Robert Siegel    COMPANY SPOTLIGHT AES Corp., Connecting the Dots Wirelessly AES Corp. is the leader in wireless mesh alarm communications for the fire and security industry.   PEOPLE & BUSINESS DOUG WRIGHT Doug Wright, President of Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies Asia-Pacific, talks about the latest developments of the company and its strategies for the Asia-Pacific market. By Jeanny Lim   MARGIE GOBLER Margie Gobler, CEO of Safety Technology International, Inc., speaks about the companys history and vision. By Sunny Kim   CASE STUDIES The Art of Security Reynolda House Museum of American Art enjoys ease of installation and reconfiguration with a new wireless IP video security solution.   WHOS IN POWER Brivo, Innovator of IP-based Security Solutions Brivo Systems is a provider of Internet-based access control systems and is among the pioneers in bringing the often conservative security industry in the era of IP-based solutions.    NEWS SPECIAL Airlines Embraces Cargo Screening | 2007 Technology Trends | Smart Home Put to Live-in Test | Germanys First Healthcare Smart Card | Commercial Tsunami Buoy | Thailand Gets Security Auditing Training   MARKET UPDATE US to Strengthen Infrastructure Security | ZigBee to Find Traction in Commercial Building Automation in 2008 | Brazilian Smart Card Market, Whats Behind the Growth | Homeland Security Trends, Where Is the Money Going?   TECH IN ACTION Monitoring at High Altitude | Security Lands on the Airport Runway | Making School a Safer Place   SECURITY IN BRIEF Security solutions from Honeywell on display at Security Show 2007 | Top priority for IT security | Biometric authentication security portal   SPECIAL PRODUCT Cards / Card Readers   RECENT RELEASES SecureCard | Video Stabilizer | WJ-RT416 | Velocity version 3.0   PRODUCT SHOWCASE Powerful, inexpensive IP surveillance software | Unique inline Liquid threat detection system | Wireless PIR motion detector | Effective, configurable elevator controller | Gigabit 12 x 4 SX-TX aggregator   SECURITY BUYERS GUIDE