Aiphone in the News

HENDERSON, Texas — School districts across East Texas are preparing for the start of a new year by investing in additional security measures including Aiphone Video Intercoms.  Visitors will now...

School security continues to be a pressing issue in all parts of the United States. Administrators at several schools within the Granite School District in Salt Lake City, UT. spent...

Organizations of all types have made it a priority to better track who is coming and going inside their facilities and on their property. Organizations are now benefiting from technology-based...

One overlooked area on campus is the classroom or lecture hall. For some universities, these spaces can seat hundreds of students, with larger lecture halls set up with an amphitheater-style design. On college campuses, it is important to ensure that teaching staff have access to security tools and can easily communicate with the appropriate people in the event of an emergency.

The tragedies surrounding school shootings continue to reinforce the message that stringent security measures need to be in place to keep those in educational settings safe. Over the past few years, many school administrators have invested in better surveillance systems, access control credentials and even gunshot detection technology to protect students, teachers and staff.

Aiphone of Redmond, Wash., a longstanding manufacturer of intercom and emergency communication systems, earlier this year launched a new suite of access control solutions. Customers were consistently asking the company to recommend an access control solution that would integrate or work well with its intercom systems, explains Brad Kamcheff, Aiphone’s marketing manager. “It’s an exciting time in the access control market thanks to numerous technological advances and new use opportunities. For example, the rise of mobile apps is helping to drive the adoption of mobile access control management, literally putting access control into more people’s hands,” he says. “We’re also seeing greater demand for enterprise level solutions and capabilities but without the big cost.”

Aiphone‘s new IX Series kit is a preprogrammed box set complete with a video intercom system that is ready to install right out of the box. The recently-introduced IXS-HBDV includes...

The access control industry has demand, supply and urgency as the world confronts relentless security threats. Homeowners, businesses, and governments do not know how safe they are, even as they seek the best available information. Welcome to our annual state-of-the-industry report for access control systems.

While surveillance systems can monitor a parking lot and are often used to identify people with bad intentions, to confirm parking lot slip-and-falls, and other events, these systems do not provide a way for people in a parking lot to actively reach out for help. Ensuring proper security is in place is especially important in campus environments, where there is a high concentration of vehicles and people, combined with numerous surface parking lots and parking structures that need to be actively monitored.

The PSA Network (PSA), the world’s largest consortium of professional systems integrators, announces the PSA Partner Program (P3) members for 2023. These strategic partnerships empower PSA integrators to enhance their services...

The cannabis industry needs to monitor every aspect of the business in order to provide a safe and secure environment for customers and employees. Video intercom systems enhance security and...

Commercial and residential multidwelling buildings represent vast opportunities for security solutions sales and service. Here’s what you need to know and do.