Axis Communications recently announced that the City of Longmont, Colo., is using its network cameras to provide city-wide monitoring and surveillance.
Integrated IP video technology has been providing multi-site CCTV surveillance for St Joseph’s Health Care’s four facilities in and around London, Canada since 2001.
Sheriff’s deputies at Century Station, part of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, are now using “digital eyes” to protect citizens on the streets of Lynwood, Calif. and the surrounding unincorporated areas.
Public surveillance cameras in the United Kingdom work, but there are a few caveats. Sir Chris Fox, former president of the National Association of Chief Police Officers and 34-year veteran of British law enforcement, made the case for surveillance in a recent presentation.
- By Brent Dirks
- Jun 06, 2008
Oklahoma City recently unveiled its wireless network -- the largest city owned and operated municipal Wi-Fi mesh network in the world.
In a recent report from IMS Research, the U.S. market for network cameras, video servers and NVRs is estimated to have increased by a massive 45 percent in 2007. However, the market has got off to a slower start in 2008 and it seems unlikely that the market will grow as fast this year as it did last year.
BridgeWave Communications recently announced the city of Southlake, Texas has selected the company's FE80U point-to-point wireless links to provide the backbone for its crime prevention video network.
Digital video has become the buzzword for all modern surveillance systems, but networked, or IP, video is still anything but a sure bet—despite its numerous benefits.
- By Jason Schmitt
- Jun 01, 2008
An integrated IP video solution has been used to upgrade two Greek casinos to fully-digital CCTV surveillance, in full compliance with the demanding Greek gaming laws. The Casino Rio, located north of the Western port city of Patras and Casino Xanthi, which is situated in the Northeast city of the same name, are now both benefiting from vastly improved CCTV systems.
A new study forecasts a nearly fourfold increase in revenue from video surveillance software between now and the end of 2013, rising from about $245 million to more than $900 million.
With a population of more than 35,000, the Belgium city of Geel is using IP network video surveillance from Milestone Systems and Axis Communications to protect numerous facilities in the town.
Harrah's Operating Company, a subsidiary of Harrah's Entertainment Inc., has signed a broad-based, 10-year global strategic agreement with Cisco.
Merchants, assets and shoppers at the 1 million-square-foot Golf Mill Shopping Center in Niles, Ill., are better served since the installation this month of a new wireless video surveillance system.
Arteco recently announced the installation of IVS systems in The Columbus Division of Electricity utility substations, in Columbus, Ohio, for the purpose of preventing copper theft and other security related issues.
Axis Communications, Bosch Security Systems and Sony Corp. announced recently that the companies will be cooperating to create an open forum aimed at developing a standard for the interface of network video products.
A complete end-to-end IP video system is providing the CCTV surveillance for an impressive integrated security system for the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality located in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
The Boston Marathon is the world's oldest, most prestigious and widely viewed sporting event in the U.S. The magnitude of the event requires a dramatic increase in safety measures to provide event and crowd management, as well as to limit the potential for threats during such large events.
One of New Zealand’s leading financial institutions, the Bank of Zealand is a member of the National Australia Bank group, has assets of NZ $56.4 billion and operates 180 branches across the country. BNZ had been using the same tape-based analog recording system for 16 to 18 years, and officials wanted to upgrade to modern technology.
The evolution of IP video technology is rapidly changing the security industry landscape and creating both challenges and opportunities for security professionals.
- By Peter Wilenius
- May 01, 2008
ioimage recently announced that Trusal S.A., a leader in the Chilean aquaculture industry, has implemented ioimage video analytics to protect its salmon pools in Puerto Montt from threats approaching from sea and land.