Take Control of Securing and Locating Portable Assets

What do you get when a thief-turned-security-expert is set loose on the show floor at International Security Conference (ISC) East to hunt down some the industry’s most compelling devices? In the case of ex-burglar Jon Douglas Rainey, star of Discovery Channel’s reality TV series “It Takes a Thief,” the result is 25 security products
worthy to be anointed “Show Stealers!” notoriety.

Security Sales & Integration and Reed Exhibitions, organizers of ISC East, partnered to produce the novel “Show Stealers!” program at this year’s event, held Sept. 11-12 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City.

The program offered ISC East exhibitors the opportunity to bring to light their latest products among the offerings of more than 400 suppliers. Every exhibitor at the conference was entitled to be selected for one of the top 25 “Show Stealers!” trophies.
Products in several technology categories were closely evaluated and discussed by Rainey and SSI editors. The judging crew canvassed all 80,000 square feet of the exhibit floor in search of the industry’s best wares from among the program’s many entrants.
Rainey brought to bare his insider knowledge about security in his product evaluations; in each of the “It Takes a Thief” episodes, he stages a break-in then reveals to the occupants that he’s done it and offers tips to improve the premise’s security.

“This was no simple assignment,” says Rainey, who attracted copious attention on the show floor from fans of the reality series. “So many of the manufacturers impressed
me with the security equipment they have engineered. Having to narrow the list down to 25 was not an easy job.”

The “Show Stealers!” showcase that unfolds on the subsequent pages is certainly not intended to be a comprehensive list. Indeed, many products reviewed by Rainey
and SSI were notable in their own right. What follows, however, are 25 products that are innovatively designed for securing homes, places of business and our public spaces.

Wireless Alarm System Utilizes GPS to Protect Mobile Assets
MobileLock by Baltimore-based DEWALT is a GPS-based wireless alarm system designed to protect high value mobile assets.The device, about the size of a deck of cards, is mounted in a hidden area on any mobile asset. Multiple sensors are built in, such as vibration, temperature, door contact and tamper. An internal siren can be activated in an alarm event as a deterrent or remain silent for stealth notification and locating. Users can be notified via text message, E-mail, automated phone call or elect to have a dealer send the message to a central monitoring station through Contact ID or SIA.

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