News

S&G Appoints New CEO

Sargent and Greenleaf Inc. (S&G), a global manufacturer of high-security locks and locking systems for safes, vaults and high-security cabinets, has appointed Mark LeMire as chief executive officer of the company. [Read More via SDM Magazine]

Allegion Code Reference Guide Updated!

The Allegion Code Reference Guide has been updated. New additions include the 2018 editions of the International Building Code (IBC), International Fire Code (IFC), and NFPA 101 and the 2019 edition of NFPA 80. A download link is available via Lori Greene’s website: iDigHardware.com
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Notes

Anixter recently announced a joint Mid-Atlantic roadshow with ASSA ABLOY. These roadshows will feature two classes, Basic Low-Voltage Electricity for Installers and Advanced System Design, taught by ASSA ABLOY factory trainer Rodger Schmidt. The following dates/locations have been announced:

• August 13th – Media, PA
• August 14th – Silver Spring, MD
• August 15th – Richmond, VA

For more information, contact Karen Williams at Anixter – (301) 931-4726.

Events

Tuesday, July 16th – Thursday, July 18th – Corbin Russwin, Norton, Sargent and Yale Product Installation and Servicing (ASSA ABLOY) (Garland, TX)
Saturday, July 20th – Jason/SE Lock and Key’s Saturday Morning Live Stream.
Saturday, July 20th – Tennessee Organization of Locksmiths (TOOL) Forensic Locksmithing Class (Memphis, TN)
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News

Locksmith’s Pick Guns Help Some Burglars Gain Quick Access to Area Homes

For potential burglars who don’t want to kick in a door, there’s another device that is being used locally. Although they are intended for locksmiths’ use, an online search shows a variety of pick guns available to the general public. In the hands of someone who knows how to use them, entry through a locked door can occur almost instantly. [Read More via News4 San Antonio]

Lockport Schools Banned From Using Facial Recognition

The State Education Department said that it is not allowing the Lockport City School District to use or test its facial recognition security system.
Last month, the New York school district which planned to unveil a facial recognition system, intended to stop intruders, had paused the installment due to security and student privacy concerns due to state officials concern about privacy and wanted to test it out before the technology was implemented in September. [Read More via Security Magazine]
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Notes

ALOA will host their first webinar in nearly 7 years this week. On Wednesday, July 10th, an Ethics webinar will take place starting at 6:00 PM CST. This webinar will earn you 1 CEU/AEU credit and pricing is $30 per person. To register, please contact Jim Hancock at education@aloa.org.
Speaking of webinars, we will host our second webinar in conjunction with WaynesLockShop.com this Thursday, July 11th. The topic of the webinar will be “Creating Pinning Charts for Small Format Interchangeable Cores (SFIC)” and it will start at 6:00 PM EST. This is a free webinar and a few spots still remain. To register, please contact us.

Events

Tuesday, July 9th – Thursday, July 11th – Electronic Opening Solutions (ASSA ABLOY) (Monroe, NC)
Wednesday, July 10th – ALOA Ethics Webinar
Thursday, July 11th – Creating Pinning Charts for Small Format Interchangeable Cores (SFIC) Webinar
Saturday, July 13th – Jason/SE Lock and Key’s Saturday Morning Live Stream.
Saturday, July 13th – 2019 Lancaster Lock Show (Morgantown, PA)
Sunday, July 14th – Penn-Ohio Locksmith Association (POLA) July Meeting (Canton, OH)
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Introduction

Our Slack chat was a great success but we needed something a bit more robust and conducive to our goals. We wanted an online community that allowed the sharing and archiving of lock related files (videos, PDFs, documents) in addition to chat features. Slack allowed us some of that but not all; we were at the behest of a provider and our capabilities were capped. With that said, I’d like to introduce https://lock.chat/.

Lock.Chat

Utilizing the free, open-source Rocket.Chat platform, we have created a new community at https://lock.chat/ using our own VPS. This puts us in complete control of what we can accomplish with this community. The community heart of the community are the channels, or areas of discussion. The channels are where we communicate and share information, pictures, files, and more.
Lock-related channels include:

• Locks
• Locksmithing
• Locksport
• Safes

We also have a few “off-topic” channels:

• Food
• Gardening
• Telephones

If you participated in the original LockReference.com Slack, your transition will be seamless because the two platforms are almost identical. If you are new to either, I think you’ll find https://lock.chat is very easy to use. Best of all https://lock.chat is on available all platforms: web, desktop, and mobile (Android, iOS, Windows). Registration is easy, simply navigate to https://lock.chat in your browser and complete the signup process. Once you have done so, you can use your login information to access the community via the Rocket.Chat app (server URL is, you guessed it, lock.chat).
Please take a moment to sign up and come visit us over at https://lock.chat – I think you’ll find your experience very enjoyable!
 

News

ASSA ABLOY Launches New Adams Rite Wireless Glass Lock, Securitron Magnalock

ASSA ABLOY introduces two new opening solutions — the Adams Rite G100 wireless digital glass lock with Aperio technology and the Securitron M380E EcoMag Magnalock. The Adams Rite G100 extends access control to all-glass doors while the Securitron M380E EcoMag provides increased efficiency over the previous M380 Series. [Read More via Security Sales & Integration]

How Long Before Amazon Begins Selling ‘Surveillance as a Service’?

An Amazon patent details how drones could be used to surveil customers’ properties between deliveries, ostensibly without comprising their privacy. [Read More via Security Sales & Integration]
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Notes

IML Security Supply has announced the dates and locations for 3 of their 2020 Security Expos:

• February 5th – 7th Salt Lake City, UT
• March 4th – 6th Universal City, CA
• June 10th – 12th Scottsdale, AZ

For more information, visit www.imlss.com.

Events

Saturday, July 6th – Jason/SE Lock and Key’s Saturday Morning Live Stream.
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