I can track implants on my own, thankyouverymuch. -sc
> -----Original Message----- > From: Maglinger, Paul [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 9:38 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: [OT] Guard tracking system > > We haven't implemented it, but awhile back I saw a demo from Cisco > where > they were using their access points to track employees within a > building. It's been too long to remember details, but I remember > talking about you could track equipment, toolboxes, people. I don't > think it involved implants. :-) > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ben Scott [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 5:14 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: [OT] Guard tracking system > > On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 5:25 PM, Gene Giannamore > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Since our guard force is required to wear badges for building > > and floor access, we figured one more badge for the tracking system > would be > > best (rather than a key or fob). > > When you say they have to wear badges, do you mean the badges are > for an access control system (door locks)? If so, the system may > already have such a feature. We just invested in a access control > system, and it has a "Guard Tour" feature that purports to do just > what you're asking for. > > I will say this: Before you buy, see if you can get hands on with > the PC software which supervises the show, and ideally, the equipment > itself. For our system, People Outside The IT Department(TM) bought > it and then came to us, and we've discovered the software is total > crap. Needs admin rights, has to have some stuff running in the > foreground (no service-only), crashes and locks up a lot, slow, > overall flaky, poorly documented, ugh. I suspect this is one of those > industries which is forever trapped in the 1985 PC mindset. There > have also been some issues with the actual door control units not > quite working as advertised, and generates spurious alarms. System's > been installed for six months and it still doesn't work right. Ugh. > Some of all this might be the installer company, though; we also > discovered they've never used this system before. Ugh ugh ugh! > > -- Ben > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
