In today’s innovative surveillance camera market, dealers might be overwhelmed by the many choices. It may be confusing to determine which product is best for a specific installation with all the options available from different manufacturers -- many of which have seemingly similar data sheet specs. Because of this, manufacturer research and development departments need to ask themselves, “What are dealers and integrators really looking for?”
- By Martin Gren
- May 01, 2011
Los Angeles Mission, a nonprofit organization, serves the homeless living on the streets of downtown’s Hope Central (known as Skid Row). It is benefiting from a new IP video network that is centrally controlled by a video management system that encodes and integrates existing analog cameras. Installed by security integration specialists at ISO Integration, the new video surveillance system is designed for greater scalability, higher operational efficiency and excellent ease of use while also leveraging prior-installed analog video cameras to preserve the mission’s long-term security investment.
- By David Darling
- May 01, 2011
Video cameras are better than ever, and the newer surveillance systems have vastly improved functionality. One of the suppliers leading product improvements in the video arena is Panasonic, which offers IP addressable, analog and hybrid video systems for the surveillance industry. We spoke with Bill Taylor, president, Panasonic System Networks Company of America, about changes and enhancements users and integrators are seeing in the latest video cameras.
When most people refer to the “good old days” they’re usually trying to fondly recall a period when things were far simpler, worries were not as rampant and daily life went on virtually unimpeded. So that begs the question: Was there ever really such a thing as the good old days in the home security products industry?
We wanted to know more about a central station, what people who work there do and how a central station fulfills its role with alarms and incident response times. We visited Greg Hurst at Monitronics’ Dallas location to learn more.
A security systems integrator’s role is evolving to include more than just putting all the components together to make the magic happen. The faltering economy, coupled with the continued rapid advance in IT-enabled security technologies, has created some challenge for end users trying to fill the void between growing threats and the latest technology platforms designed to mitigate these threats.
The Electronic Security Expo (ESX), being held June 6-10 in Charlotte, N.C. offers a different approach to industry education. More than 50 percent of its courses on the latest technology trends and market developments will be taught by owners, executives and managers from leading integration and monitoring companies.
Products from Panasonic Business Telephone Systems span analog systems to digital and IP platforms.
The app allows Optex sales representatives and dealers/integrators to layout a job site, create an itemized list of products and e-mail it from the field to an end user, all within minutes.
After a missed appointment amid the hubbub of ISC West earlier this month, we finally got a chance to sit down with Todd Santiago, president of 2GIG Technologies, to talk about home automation and what’s ahead for the sector.
Silent Knight by Honeywell has launched a series of free, one-hour webinars to educate fire alarm dealers on new technologies, basic system design, time-saving tools and more.
Donovan joined the company with more than a decade of experience in sales of advanced imaging technology products for the security industry
Fiber SenSys Inc. (FSI), an Optex Group company, has introduced a program designed to train and reward integration partners worldwide while ensuring quality, reliability and security are delivered to the end customer.
Mace acquired the entire stock of The Command Center Inc., based in Corona, Calif. The purchase price was not disclosed.
IQinVision announced that its board of directors has appointed Rob Ledenko as vice president of sales and marketing.
Integrators that become members of the new program will receive differentiated pricing, warranties, products and services.
We wanted to know more about IP cameras and how technology began to deliver on the promise of connectivity, improved image resolution and the ability to manage bandwidth, so we talked with Steve Carney, senior product manager of IP cameras and encoders at Tyco Security Products.
Optelecom-NKF Inc., manufacturer of Siqura and Optelecom video surveillance solutions, announced that it will be renamed on April 1, as a result of its recent merger with the Dutch company, TKH Group.
IP-based surveillance signals growth and opportunity for the integrator who knows how to determine the best deployment and camera configuration for specific infrastructures. At the same time, end customers ranging from municipalities, schools and large corporations to small retailers are taking advantage of price reductions and the enhanced capabilities of networked-based cameras to build large video surveillance networks.
- By Steve Gorski
- Apr 01, 2011
Vellek will support existing Symmetry authorized resellers with sales initiatives in Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky.