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Glavin Security Specialists Offers New Products to their Clients

July 26, 2002, Chicago, IL – Chicagoland office buildings, condominium complexes and single family homes are delving into new technology, installing high security electronics that were formerly reserved for government agencies and Fortune 500 firms.

The post-September 11 focus on biometric security measures, along with the dropping costs, are pushing high-tech security (i.e. hardware that recognizes people by their hands) into the mainstream. Glavin Security Specialists, one of the leading locksmith and security companies in the Chicagoland area, is seeing more and more business and home owners who would normally go with a lock and key system, now go with electronics.

In order to keep up with this trend, Glavin has added new electronic hardware, such as hand recognition systems and videophones, to its already wide list of high security products.

“After 9/11, people were afraid, frantically looking for any PRODUCTS that had to do with security, MANY TIMES MAKING EMOTIONAL DECISIONS RATHER THAN RATIONAL,” says Tom Glavin, owner of Glavin Security Specialists. “Now, nine months later these same people are proactively looking for security products AND at the same time, they’re finding that electronic hardware is affordable and meets their security needs with even more options and services.”

Hand Recognition Systems

Systems that recognize people by their unique hand shape and size add a heightened level of security to facilities that see a large amount of people coming and going through the same door. In addition, they are becoming the punch clock of the 21st Century, eliminating the cost of paperwork, as well as the hassle of carrying cards and keys.

After testing several different brands, Glavin Security Specialists decided the HandReader, by Recognition Systems, is the best option for their customers. With HandReader, building managers can program individual employee codes that restrict entrance to only certain areas of the building at specific times of the day or week. If an employee is abruptly terminated, this person’s code can be changed immediately to prevent access.

Video Entry Security Systems

Homeowners and renters are also finding that electronics are a cost-effective way of home security, helping to eliminate the threat of a forced home invasion.

Glavin carries Aiphone, a videophone that is the next generation of intercoms. There are two parts to the hardware including a tiny video camera, which is installed in a doorbell; as well as a phone and monitor, which may be placed inside the home hung on the wall. This system allows a homeowner or renter to actually see and speak to whomever is at the door, whether they live on the first or tenth floor, before giving he or she access into their home.

Glavin Security Specialists is one of Chicago’s leading security and locksmith companies in the Chicagoland area. Family owned and operated since 1953, their customers include Northwestern Memorial Hospital, the John Hancock Center, LaSalle Bank and the Daley Center, just to name a few. Glavin Security Specialists is located at 1010 W. Jackson Blvd. in Chicago. For further information on their company and services, please call (312) 850-6700 or visit their website at www.glavinlock.com.