Imagination Plays Key
Role in Securing
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One of the realities during the design and
construction of Pretend City Museum for Children was that its
security system would require some imaginative solutions. Lauren
Howel, director of operations for the recently opened Irvine
attraction, knew it began with selecting the right electronic
security company.
Applying
her 13 years' experience as a property manager, which included
evaluating and hiring alarm companies, she collected referrals from
colleagues and professionals in the field and ultimately narrowed
her choice of the top three companies for presentations. Her
criteria were headed by longevity in business, followed by a
positive reputation and an existing portfolio of high profile
clients.
"The
professionalism of Gil Gonzales was apparent from the start," Ms.
Howel recalled of the initial 2007 meeting with the JMG senior
agent. "Call it gut instinct but I knew JMG would be the right
choice."
After
checking out the references and the client roster, she was convinced
her first impression was correct, adding "I saw the JMG stickers at
so many distinctive locations, and now I can say, 'We have that
company too.'"

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The
unique challenges of securing Pretend City were headed by a concern
for employee and guest safety and controlling accessibility to the
non-public areas. And the young guests visiting the City, who range
in age from infants to ten-year olds, weren't the only
targets.
Yes, Ms.
Howel needed to make sure children wouldn't wander away from their
groups in the 28,000 s.f. facility but she also had to ensure that
the dozens of volunteers had restricted mobility as well.
Gonzales
and his project manager Brian Almasi designed and installed an
integrated system that consists of a burglar alarm and a card access
control system that allows for keyless entry to the museum and
administrative departments; but only to authorized personnel. But
this application of technological expertise wasn't the defining
moment the gut instinct had promised. Three months prior to the
opening, on the Friday evening of the 3-day Memorial Day weekend,
Lauren received a call from a fellow employee who was having trouble
arming the alarm system before she left for home. Within minutes,
Lauren was back at the site, aiding the employee - but the pair
tried without success.
Remembering that she had the
cell phone numbers of both Gonzales and Almasi, she was able to
reach both although it was after hours. "Brian not only said he
would meet us there right away, he stayed three hours to diagnose
and solve the problem.
"It was
one of those shining moments," she said of Almasi's response and resolution of the
situation." 
Lauren
Howell
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JMG to Give CCTV Demo at
Inland Empire IFMA Tradeshow
See the latest in CCTV security systems with a
hands on demonstration of hardware and software at the JMG exhibit at the
Los Angeles Facilities & Sustainable Buildings Expo & Conference,
on November 4th and 5th at the Fairplex in Pomona, CA.
Presented by
IFMA, (International Facility Management Association) the two-day event
begins at 10:00 a.m. both days and concludes at 3:00 p.m Wednesday and
2:00 p.m on Thursday.
JMG is a member
of IFMA, which is a non-profit organization dedicated to meeting the
information and educational needs of facility management executives and
their staffs. With approximately 18,000 members and 129 chapters
worldwide, IFMA promotes efficient, effective, safe and humane
workplaces. 

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By Ken
Jacobs, JMG Co-founder and CEO
We support the L.A. Angels of Anaheim in a
number of ways, one of which will be very public beginning September
16. Like many of you, we follow the Halos' fight for the pennant but
we are also active in other ways. As a company we are season ticket
holders, secure all their retail stores and food and beverage
offices, and for the second consecutive year are advertisers. Listen
and look for our messages from September 16 to the end of the season
on their radio broadcasts and on the stadium scoreboard.
Our
allegiance comes from more than customer loyalty. We admire the
Angels organization because we find so many similar traits between
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We're both committed to
fielding as good a team as possible and we intend to outscore our
competitors with clutch performances and customer-friendly access and
accommodation. To continue the analogy, we've made some September call-ups
as we expand our roster for the stretch run. We've added two sales agents,
as reported on page 2 of this newsletter, for Ventura County and the San
Fernando Valley communities and our San Diego territory
respectively.
Like all our agents, they
have a favorite "pitch"… that JMG is ready to come in and provide
effective relief for businesses placed in a tense situation because their
electronic security vendor dropped the ball on service or equipment
upgrades.
Our annual employees night at
the ballpark is September 26. It's just one of the ways we show our
gratitude to them for keeping companies like yours so secure. 

HID on the Desk- top™
Provides Access to Doors Computer Systems With Single-Card
Solution
The convenience a cardholder enjoys in unlocking
doors has been brought to the desktop. Irvine-based HID Global introduced
its HID on the Desktop™ solutions earlier this year to positive reviews
that included, "Where convenience meets security on the
desktop."
Designed for small-, medium-
and large-sized companies, HID on the Desktop allows a single card to
perform the dual role of accessing a secured door and the Windows®-based
computer systems beyond it.
"There's much more to this
system than the speed of deploying an access card to also log on to a
computer system," says JMG's Mike Christensen. Security throughout the
organization is enhanced while at the same time simplifying some of the
access procedures the IT manager faces with new or recently promoted
personnel on a daily basis.
For additional information on
HID on the Desktop, contact your agent or customer service at JMG.
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