What’s New H. L. Flake Announces New Automotive Locksmith Catalog and New Team Member advanced programming tools (EEPROM), along with a focus on key machines and transponder keys. Products available include A-1, A-Tek, Determinator, EZ H Reader, Gator Tools, Hata, HPC, Ilco, Intelligent Key Solutions, Jet, JMA, Keyline USA, Lishi, Pro-Lok, Steck, Slick Locks, Strat- tec and others. Registered H.L. Flake website users can view and download the full automotive catalog PDF to any desktop computer, laptop or mobile device. The company also has also an- nounced that Krista Lamb has joined as director of purchasing and merchandising. Lamb has extensive category management experience from her experience at ORS-Nasco, a $500 million distributor of welding and safety products, and experience in mar- keting and product management for consumer goods companies as well. Safe Tech Gets the Last Laugh Benjamin Franklin. Gerald J. Connelly Jr., who was a mem- ber of ALOA and GPLA, rests eternal at Christ Church Burial Ground in Philadelphia, where Franklin also is buried. More than 100,000 tourists yearly see his tombstone that jestingly reads “Seaman ... Soldier ... Safecracker,” prompting questions to tour guides. Connelly, who died in 1991, was oſten contacted by the FBI and N the police when they needed to open a safe believed to house illegal or stolen material. His family states that Connelly had a great sense of humor and knew that putting “safecracker” on his headstone would conjur up images of illegal activity and get people talking. As for what rests under that grave marker? The jokester re- quested to be buried in a tuxedo, with his cowboy hat, a packet of Kent cigarettes and a Bible in his right hand. WWW.ALOA.ORG BC News recently covered the story of a safe tech who’s stealing the spotlight — from none other than ouston-based H. L. Flake, has released a new 400- page 2016-17 catalog of automotive locksmithing and NEWS BRIEFS The Security Industry Association (SIA) award- ed Medeco XT Data Analytics with the 2016 New Product Showcase (NPS) Award for Best Access Con- trol Software and Controllers product during the ISC West show in Las Vegas, Nevada. Since its inception in 1979, NPS has been the security industry’s premier awards program. The Medeco XT Data Analytics software, built into the latest version of the Medeco XT Web Manager program, al- lows administrators the ability to see access trends quickly via a graphical interface. The software provides insights on who might be “fishing” for access, or trying to gain ac- cess to areas where they do not belong. Additionally, it can highlight inefficiencies within certain work environments. Medeco High Security Locks, an ASSA ABLOY Group company, was recently presented with its ISO 14001:2004 certificate from Intertek, affirming that the company’s Salem, Virginia operation adheres to the internationally-recognized standard for environmental management in the design and manufacture of locks and locking systems. ISO 14000 is a family of standards related to environmental management that exists to help orga- nizations minimize how their operations and processes negatively af fect the environment , comply with appli- cable laws and reg- ulations, and con- tinually improve in these areas. The IQ Certification Board recently elected Ron Petrarca, Operations Director of Huntington, NY- based Electronix Systems Central Station Alarms, Inc., to a two-year board term. IQ Certification is the leading installation quality certification program for security alarm systems, with a goal of raising the overall installa- tion quality of electronic security and life safety systems and reduce the burden and risks false alarms place on our local, national and international police forces. One of the founders of The Long Island Alarm Association, Petrarca served as president of that chapter as well as the New York State Electronic Security Association (NYSESA) and the New York Fire Alarm Association (NYFAA). NEWS JUNE 2016 KEYNOTES 9
