Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Case Studies:
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Premier German Retailer Karstadt Successfully Deploys In-Store, Item-Level RFID For Complete Visibility Of Apparel Goods And Better Store Operations -RFID Solutions Online 12/10/2007 republished with permission: www.rfidsolutionsonline.com Karstadt, one of Germany’s top retailers with 86 department stores and 32 sporting goods stores, has successfully and cost-effectively deployed item-level RFID in its apparel stock management system. Learn how the leading German retailer utilized this highly simplified, scalable approach to significantly reduce capital and operating expenses and improved overall store efficiencies, while enhancing its customers' shopping experiences through improved availablility and management of its goods.
Survey Estimates Shoplifting Costs Retailers Billions - Reprinted from Security Beat e-mail newsletter December 2007, used with permission fromhttp://www.securitysolutions.com Results of the annual nationwide study of retailers concerning retail theft, asset protection and security. ADT-sponsored report, conducted by the University of Florida, finds retailers lose billions to theft.
Airport Security -HS Daily Wire 2/25/2008 Airport security is about more than lighters and scissors--it is about offering efficient and effective answers to this daunting challenge. Learn the two essential ingredients of such answers in this HS Daily Wire article on Airport Security: http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=5606
Five Reasons Every Business Should Audit Security Once a Year Many rapidly evolving factors can affect the overall effectiveness of a security solution, which implies that companies should perform a comprehensive review of their security programs at least once a year. A comprehensive risk and threat assessment can uncover areas of vulnerability that can be remedied, and practices that can be improved.
Six Reasons Why Multinationals Globalize Security Practices As multinationals globalize their security practices, they face a world fragmented with different regulations, cultures and standards. Still, the reasons to do so are compelling, as this three-page article by ADT’s Director of Global Sales Chris Thomas points out. A globalized approach brings greater consistency and simplicity, not to mention improved safety, security and business efficiencies.
Eight Trends That Will Shape Security in 2008 2008 will see accelerating changes in the security technology landscape. In this four-page article, ADT Product Management Director Nick Samanich describes eight key trends that will drive those changes. Among them are the convergence (collision?) of physical and logical security, IP-based video surveillance and access control, data analytics, and globalization, plus several more.
O2 Arena, London As the first destination of its kind in the UK, The O2 — London’s state-of-the-art music and entertainment destination — can hold up to 23,000 people. Find out how ADT provides first class security for the facility through the implementation of continuous surveillance and fire detection systems tailored specifically for this unique venue.
American Water With more than 22 million customers, American Water is the leading privately held water service company in the U.S. Learn about their state-of-the-art security solution developed by ADT that features an on-site management system. Data from these systems is housed in a central command center, allowing immediate access to company-wide information in an emergency situation.
City and Port of Richmond Select ADT The city and Port of Richmond, California select ADT to design and install public security camera systems to help deter crime and to bolster homeland security Find out more about this $4 Million project that will include 116 wireless video surveillance cameras in high crime areas and around the port.
ADT Prevents Retail Loss Through Functionality and Style Celebrating its 75th anniversary in Singapore this year, TANGS has become synonymous with only the best and most exclusive fashion, accessories and homeware retailers in the industry, and has through the years grown to include niche and speciality boutiques across the republic and in Malaysia as well. Find out why ADT’s proven track record made it the systems of choice when TANGS opened its flagship Malaysian store, TANGS Pavilion, in the bustling capital of Kuala Lumpur in September of 2007.
Virgin Mega Stores Virgin Megastores offer customers over 180,000 CDs, DVDs, videos and games as well as books, digital hardware, clothing and even musical instruments — easily-transportable, high-value goods that are also highly theft-prone. Read how ADT’s Smart EAS helps ‘close the loop’ between the entrance/exit of the store, the staff’s response to alarm situations, and control of information by senior management and loss prevention teams.
Citizen's Bank ADT was presented with legacy (and often incompatible) security systems inherited through Citizen’s growth and acquisitions. Find out more about how ADT developed a client-managed security command center, in addition to standardizing incompatible alarm panels and installing a new network access control system.
Video Auditing for Specialty Retailers As a retailer, reducing shrinkage from shoplifting, employee theft, vendor fraud and administrative errors is a constant struggle. Find out more about ADT’s Select Vision® — a video auditing program that can help serve as a deterrent, increase compliance and identify events in a more cost-effective and manageable way.
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Case Studies:
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Tesco Supermarket With over 1,200 stores throughout the UK and the largest on-line supermarket in the world, Tesco Supermarket is a leading international retailer. Their success is built on offering customers great choice and excellent value. Read this case study to learn how ADT has helped increase Tesco’s supply chain efficiency with RFID, ensuring each store receives the right products for their customers at the right time.
RFID and UHF: A Prescription for RFID Success in the Pharmaceutical Industry This white paper provides educational information on UHF RFID technology and examines the suitability of UHF RFID for item level applications in the pharmaceutical industry. It contains collaborative information from six companies including ADT, Alien, Impinj, Intel, Symbol and Xterprise.
RFID: Inventory Management and Asset Visibility RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) is emerging as one of the most valuable tools for tracking, counting and locating goods anywhere from the point-of-manufacture to the point-of-sale and beyond. ADT offers a full range of products and services needed to execute turnkey RFID-based solutions, including readers, tags and integration software as discussed in this paper.
Washington Dulles International Airport This case study details how ADT performed design, installation and maintenance of all Washington Dulles International Airport security systems including access control, video surveillance, digital recording and perimeter security.
Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport Find out more about how ADT designed, installed, and maintained a major video surveillance expansion in the Atlanta airport.
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Learn more about how ADT provided the design, installation and maintenance of access control, video surveillance, digital recording and perimeter security of the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, DC.
Salt Lake City International Airport Read about how ADT designed and installed a new access control system at the Salt Lake City International Airport.
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Read how the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) selected ADT to provide integrated intrusion detection, access control and fire alarm systems in a majority of the underground stations to boost security in the aftermath of 9/11.
7 Key Considerations for Selecting an Alert Notification Service When you need to broadcast emergency or routine information to large groups or dispersed individuals, an alert notification service can help save lives and save your organization valuable time. With the number of services available on the market, each varying in scale, functionality, cost and customer service, it can be a challenge to select the one to meet your needs. This paper outlines considerations for selecting an alert notification service that can help you meet your specific needs now and in the future.
2008: The Year of IP IP – or Internet Protocol – technology is probably the hot issue in the security industry today. By using the power of the Internet and Intranet, IP-based cameras can take video surveillance to a new level. Learn why more and more mainstream companies appear to be making the move to IP.
Video Analytics Beginning to Deliver on Promises Analytic software uses algorithms that help identify security vulnerabilities and detect behaviors (and actions) that can lead to security events. This whitepaper describes the evolution of analytics over the past few years and how they can be applied in a variety of ways to proactively improve security solutions, business processes and productivity.
Remote Video Auditing RVA takes live or recorded video to new levels of functionality. Read about how these new management systems are helping companies become more efficient, reduce risk and produce ROIs on existing investments.
Innovative Video Technology In today’s economy, security has just as much to do with the bottom line as it does with protecting facilities. Read this white paper to find out about incorporating Digital Video to improve performance and learn how using intelligent video applications can help increase ROI and reduce operating risks while improving business functions and security.
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) White Papers:
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ThingMagicGeneration 2: A Users Guide The future of RFID technology can have a big impact on your bottom line. This guide shows how the decisions your company makes now can future-proof your RFID solution, making migrations easier and less costly.
Item-Level RFID Tracking Learn which applications benefit from item-level RFID tracking, the current benefits being realized, what obstacles remain for item-level RFID tracking, and what the future holds for these deployments in this independent report.
Item-Level RFID: An Application Market On The Rise Find out the value propositions of using RFID tagging at the item level, which industries will most benefit from its implementation and have already began pilot programs, and which markets will be adopting RFID item-level tracking in the near future.
RFID Gen2 Get more information on how Gen2 is related to ISO-based standards and find answers to the question of whether or not it addresses interoperability issues. You’ll also learn about the basis of standards-based solutions and how Gen2 impacts your RFID deployment.
RFID Meets Promotions Management Read this report to find out what the value propositions of RFID-based promotions management are, why companies are struggling with promotions execution, which companies currently use RFID-based promotions management solutions, and how retailers, suppliers and consumers can all benefit.
The Co-existence of EAS and RFID Technologies in Retail Environments: An Independent Perspective. While levels of interest in and awareness of radio frequency identification (RFID) solutions are at their highest, it is clear that RFID technology will not replace bar codes or electronic article surveillance (EAS) technology in the foreseeable future. Find out more about how these technologies should be viewed as a complementary — RFID offers inventory visibility while EAS provides item security.
7 Critical Success Factors in RFID Deployments (Or, How to Avoid Implementation Pitfalls & Realize Faster Returns on RFID Investments) The time will soon come when the supply chain as we know it will no longer be clumsy and cumbersome and “perfect visibility” will emerge across almost every industry — right down to the item level. This white paper offers a brief yet informed overview of what RFID is, what challenges it still faces in providing that perfect visibility and most importantly, what steps are required for its successful deployment.
A recent survey of parents shows that half are so concerned with the security at their child’s school that they were willing to pay for additional security there. Parents want schools to take more control over protecting children. Our discussion will discuss survey findings and innovative technologies that can help address both parent and administrative personnel school safety concerns.
Key points of discussion:
Provide tips to share with parents and the community to help keep schools and children safer.
Provide security planning best practices.
Offer suggestions to enhance cooperation between schools, parents and community.
Introduce innovative technologies that can provide a foundation for a strong school security plan, and discuss how to evaluate them for your school to get the most benefit.
Explore funding options for obtaining security technologies and implementing safety plans.
ADT's featured speaker is Pat Fiel, former executive director of school security for the Washington, D.C. Public School System and currently serves as Public Safety Advisor for ADT. This webinar is ideal for individuals tasked with assessing risks and controlling access to facilities and data, in order to help create a safer, more productive environment for students, staff and visitors.
HR & Security: Merging Data and Visitor Management to Enhance Safety - April 29, 2008 at 3:00 p.m. ET
While visitor management is one of the most basic steps to take in helping to secure a facility, it's often seen as a daunting task. The speakers will provide information on taking those first steps toward helping control access to your facility so you can help create a safer, more productive environment for students, staff and visitors.
Key points of discussion:
How to build awareness of the risks around improper control of access to your facility
Assessing your current visitor management process
Understanding how visitor management fits into a more holistic safety plan
Where data comes from for background screening, how the data is aggregated and measures for keeping it accurate
ADT's featured speaker is Pat Fiel, former executive director of school security for the Washington, D.C. Public School System and currently serves as Public Safety Advisor for ADT. This webinar is ideal for individuals tasked with assessing risks and controlling access to facilities and data, in order to help create a safer, more productive environment for students, staff and visitors.
Managing Crisis Communications with Mass Notification Systems - March 26, 2008 at 2:00 PM ET
If a major situation occurred today, are you prepared?
Adopting, implementing and practicing emergency preparedness plans is an important part of helping to create a safer community. Our discussion during this webinar will help participants evaluate safety risks and highlight crisis communication strategies throughout their enterprise, community, or campus environment.
Some of the areas this presentation will focus on include:
Building awareness of risks and how to begin applying preparation measures.
Understanding who to involve in an emergency communications strategy.
Learning about the latest technologies that can help make communication during an emergency more effective.
Real-world examples of solution implementations
Featured speakers will be ADT's Pat Fiel and Mark Nelson. Pat Fiel is the former executive director of school security for the Washington, D.C. Public School System and currently serves as Public Safety Advisor for ADT. Mark Nelson is business development manager for ADT's Federal Systems organization. The speakers will review ways electronic solutions and communications can work in tandem to help keep employees, the public, law enforcement, and others informed before, during, and after an emergency. This webinar is ideal for individuals tasked with assessing risks and implementing crisis communication plans.
CVS Caremark - Using Store Business Intelligence to Drive Store Profitability
CVS has adopted a full store business intelligence approach to shrink reduction and operational profit improvement. Using the suite of solutions from Retail Expert, Inc. offered by ADT, CVS has built a store business intelligence platform that encompasses the entire store process. Their success has not only reduced shrink and the factors that drive inventory loss, but has given store operations the actionable intelligence they need to improve performance and drive profits.
Join us as Larry Foster, Director of Loss Prevention Forensic Analytics, and his team show you how they use Sales Reducing Activities (SRA) to ensure they get the actionable intelligence necessary to realize the greatest possible impact on profits. They will share how these key performance indicators allow them to define and measure return on investment and gain Executive support. Larry will discuss some of the important tools offered within the solution- such as trending and graphing- that allows them to document and analyze their results.
CVS Caremark is the nation's premier integrated pharmacy services provider, combining one of the nation's leading pharmaceutical services companies with the country’s largest pharmacy chain. The company fills or manages more than one billion prescriptions per year through its more than 6,200 stores.
For additional resources that can help you learn how to better protect and drive the profitability of your stores, visit www.retailexpert.com.
Learn from the experts what we need to do to secure our schools. Topics include budgeting for security, working with law enforcement, dealing with domestic problems, using video surveillance, mass notification systems and procedures, school lockdowns and electronic access control, and collegiate / university level challenges.
Panelists include Guy M. Grace, Director of Security and Emergency Planning, Littleton Public Schools; Patrick Fiel, former School Security Chief for Washington, D.C., Public Schools and current Public Safety Advisor of ADT Security Services; Alex Johnson, Director of Solution Services, Verint Systems; and Ed Sims, Systems Sales Manager, Compass Technologies.
