Newswise — Yesterday's gunfire at the Northern Illinois University has left the country badly shaken. Tragically, this incident and others like it illustrate the profound need for heightened security in large public spaces such as malls, corporate campuses, schools, and health care facilities.
For those covering this news, we offer John X. Adiletta, Chief Executive Officer of Somerset International Group, Inc. A security technology holding company formed in 2004, Somerset addresses the increased demand for new products and services to protect the general population and institutions such as hospitals, corporations, schools, and government agencies against emergency situations, terrorism, fire, and crime.
Mr. Adiletta is available to discuss:"¢ What steps can we take to improve security in public spaces?"¢ How do we balance the need for security with privacy concerns?"¢ What are the financial ramifications—for consumers and institutions, both—for increased security in hospitals, malls, college and corporate campuses, and other public space?"¢ How do Personal Alarm Locators (PAL) work?
Safety measures such as text message alert systems, and GPS-enabled devices of various stripes are available in most of these environments. However, while these valued safety measures have been implemented for good reason, all have shortcomings that leave students, patients, employees, and shoppers vulnerable to violent assault. Simple, easily implemented measures may provide additional layers of campus-wide security.
CAMPUS SECURE, from Secure System, a division of Somerset International Group, Inc. (SOSI.OB, http://www.somersetinternational.com), provides a small keychain fob with a panic button to every user. When the button is pressed, a proprietary locations system instantly gives security officials the identity and the location of the device's owner and help is immediately dispatched.
CAMPUS SECURE has already been successfully implemented at the University of Bridgeport, in Connecticut. Consequently, in 2003 the school was honored with the prestigious Jeanne Clery Award in recognition of its effective use of cutting-edge technologies to greatly improve campus safety.
We encourage you to visit http://www.securesysteminc.com and http://www.somersetinternational.com to learn more about improving safety.
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