The city of Sanford, Fla., has installed Genetec’s unified security platform, the Security Center, for both access control and video surveillance in their new public safety complex.
Multi-language support was developed specifically to meet growing demand from the Asia-Pacific market.
The company will maintain FAA security systems at more than 1,000 locations.
Premier healthcare alliance now offers Remote Eyes digital video management systems on contract.
DVTel Inc. recently announced that the city of Aurora (Colorado) Municipal Justice Center successfully deployed the DVTel Latitude Network Video Management System (NVMS) solution, significantly improving the safety and security of the city’s court and jail complex.
The company will provide services that will secure more than 550 stores for the next five years with its “I Guard” and “I Control” products.
The cameras offer advanced imaging and H.264 compression.
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
Basic CCTV monitoring consists of video cameras transmitting a signal to a specific place -- though not as openly as with broadcast television signals -- where the images appear on a set of monitors. With fears of terrorism and crime growing in the 1990s and 2000s, private and business use of CCTV surveillance has rapidly taken off and evolved.
- By Pat Lathouris
- May 01, 2011
In general, churches have an open-door policy. They welcome all people, regardless of age, religion or economic background. So when Changing a Generation, a large Baptist church in Atlanta, decided to install a security management system with access control, video and intrusion detection, maintaining an open environment for its congregation and employees was imperative.
- By Kim Rahfaldt
- May 01, 2011
The Musical Instrument Museum opened in April of 2010 in a brandnew, 190,000-square-foot building in the north part of Phoenix. The space houses more than 10,000 artifacts from around the globe, making good on the museum’s mission of inviting the public “to explore and experience the rich diversity of the world’s music and musical instruments.”
- By Laura Williams
- May 01, 2011
Networked video surveillance systems have greatly expanded the industry’s ability to provide coverage of multi-campus facilities. Today more than ever before, video surveillance systems are likely to be spread across multiple locations and integrated using IT infrastructure. The inherent operational and economic benefits of network technology continue to drive this trend, but the reliability of these systems varies greatly depending on the products that compose them.
- By Aaron Saks
- May 01, 2011
Raytheon recognizes its suppliers based on on-time delivery measures, sustained performance on quality and commitment to continuous process and quality improvement.
Allentown, Pa. strives to be a safe place to live, work and play. That’s why the city’s administration and police department decided to deploy surveillance cameras to assist the police department in reducing and preventing crime throughout the city.
When I think of Mexico, I surely do think of security. Here is a country with more challenges than you can imagine and where security plays a vital role in day-to-day life.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Apr 19, 2011
Imagine that a fire breaks out as a result of a highway traffic accident, which quickly turns into a multi-car pileup with a hazmat spill. Multiple organizations, including the department of transportation, fire department, police department, and hazmat teams will all need to respond to the emergency to prevent the fire and hazardous materials from spreading, and additional casualties from resulting.
- By Dave Fowler
- Apr 18, 2011
Some surveillance companies brag about their solutions' tiny size; this solution, however, towered over other products at ISC West. With a few solar panels and a wind turbine, SentryView's self-powered SentryPOST targets installations for which obtaining grid power would be difficult, costly or both.
- By Laura Williams
- Apr 18, 2011
Garonor, one of the most famous business and services center located in the Ile de France region, needed a security system to monitor its buildings, which are located between two airports, the Charles de Gaulle and Le Bourget.
In the aftermath of the financial crisis, the retail banking sector has found itself face-to-face with negative publicity and a loss in consumer confidence. However, as a new era dawns, renewed thinking is expected to take form -- both in how financial institutions diversify their detection and prevention approaches to securing people, property and assets, and through a renewed focus on customer retention and loyalty.
- By Debjit Das
- Apr 18, 2011