The Access Personal Edition is a modular software program for small to medium businesses from Bosch Security Systems, Inc., of Fairport, New York. Using the Access Modular Controller hardware platform, it supports up to 2,000 users, 64 readers, and 16 workstations. The platform allows users to scale up to a more advanced system without new hardware. The solution includes a data management system for personnel information, access profiles, scheduling, and visitor management, and up to 64 controllers that can make access control decisions even when offline. If a server system fails, data can be saved by the hardware and synchronized with the server once it is back online. Antipassback capabilities and automatic card cancellation give administrators the ability to protect against unauthorized use of cards. Optional PIN identification is available for users who do not want cards or who want another layer of security in addition to cards.

Sanyo Security Systems of Chatsworth, California, has added two new cameras to its line of autofocus zoom cameras. Available for use with NTSC and PAL color standards, the VCC-ZM600 and VCC-XZ600 offer day and night functionality with a motorized 30X optical or 16X electronic zoom lens. Both cameras feature high sensitivity in low-light conditions. The VCC-XZ6900 has the added benefit of weatherproof housing for exterior applications.

HID Global Corporation of Irvine, California, has added two new readers to its line of multiCLASS readers. The GSA-approved product line now includes the RPK40, a keypad reader for dual-factor authentication that combines contactless card presentation with a PIN for additional security. The second new reader is the RP15, for easily upgrading the widely used MiniProx to a reader that offers high-performance smart card capabilities. The readers combine 125 kHz proximity and 13.56 MHz contactless smart card and reader technologies into a single reader to provide support for users upgrading from the most popular proximity cards to the most popular contactless smart cards. These readers provide a migration path for large installed bases of HID, Indala, and AWID customers.

The new WJ-RT416V Digital Video Recorder from Panasonic Security Systems of Secaucus, New Jersey, features a built-in DVD burner for easy archiving and transfer of recorded data. The recorder offers high performance and cost efficiency with real-time MPEG-4 recording of 16 cameras using eight built-in dual-core encoder digital signal processors to deliver 480 images per second at full-field resolution with 704 x 240 pixels. The unit offers storage capacity of up to 2.5 terabytes. It also provides up-the-coax pan-tilt-zoom camera support and is IP-ready with the included NetClient software.

Houston-based ASI Group has released a new version of World Watch, its database of real-time information for countries and cities around the world. Version 6.0 includes a database that allows users to search events by date, country, category, and key words. Users can build and print their own briefs based on the topics they choose from the system, and, through an alliance with Air Routing International, users also can access general airport and weather information. The content has been reorganized to offer more-critical information up front, with refined analysis capabilities and a user-friendly format. Available information includes country and city profiles, threat-level ratings, travel and cultural data, business information and demographics, local restrictions and regulations, transportation concerns, and medical facts.