Networking Security


The Year of IP Integration

It’s no secret that we are experiencing an explosion in IP video.

Pennsylvania Police Department Updates CCTV System With IP Video Solution

Easton Police Department in Pennsylvania has become the latest police authority to adopt IndigoVision’s complete IP video solution for its in-house CCTV surveillance.

Proximex Technology Protecting Los Angeles Temple

Proximex, developer of solutions for the physical security information management (PSIM) market, announced recently that Proximex Surveillint was chosen by Stephen S. Wise Temple to help protect its campuses, students, faculty and congregants.

Massachusetts City Increases Security Infrastructure With Network Video Surveillance

The city of Cohasset, Mass. is increasing its city-wide monitoring and security infrastructure with a network video surveillance system powered by Videolarm IP ready equipment, Axis cameras and Volpe Industries DETEXI video management software.

IP Video Providing Site-Wide Surveillance At Mexico Automotive Plant

IndigoVision’s complete IP video solution is providing site-wide surveillance for Faurecia’s new automotive plant in Mexico. Located in a high-technology industrial park in San Luis Potosí, the new plant manufactures seats and other automotive components for many of the world’s top car makers

H.264: Beyond The Hype

OK, you’re sold. After a year of anticipation and hype, IP cameras incorporating the H.264 compression standard are finally available. You know there will be bandwidth and storage benefits -- music to the IT department’s ear. But what else do you need to know?

Intelligent Video Protects School Construction Site

ioimage recently announced its video analytics solution was recently installed at the construction site of a new, $104.5 million high school for the Poway Unified School District in Southern California to protect the site and construction materials from theft and vandalism.

Miami Airport Goes IP

Security convergence has taken a major step at Miami International Airport with Ericsson Federal’s completion of a large-scale customized installation of an integrated digital video, audio and access control system. The deal also represents a substantial inroad by a telecommunications company into security contracting, pointing to the growing significance of large-scale networking experience in security work for major infrastructure points.



IP Speaks Clearly In Mass Notification

How do you tell potentially thousands of people how to avoid an imminent threat? At Cleveland State University, fire alarm panels in 84 buildings will connect via the school’s fiber backbone network. Using a central controller, the school will be able to issue a network- wide warning or to send a message to one building, a specific floor or a single classroom.

IndigoVision Wins Two Security Excellence Awards

IndigoVision recently won two awards at the 2008 Security Excellence Awards held at London's Park Lane Hilton Hotel on October 9.

IndigoVision IP Video Protecting 500-Mile Gas Pipeline In Eastern Russia

IndigoVision’s complete integrated IP video security solution is being used to monitor a LNG plant and 500 mile gas pipeline as part of the Sakhalin-2 project in Eastern Russia.

Israel Diamond Exchange Taps Orsus For Situator Product Suite

Orsus, together with Orad, a security systems integrator, has recently been awarded a contract for its Situator product suite with the Israel Diamond Exchange Ltd.

ONVIF Open For Membership

The Open Network Video Interface Forum (ONVIF), founded by Axis Communications, Bosch Security Systems and Sony Corp., officially opened for membership Tuesday. The purpose of the forum is to develop a global open standard for the network interface of network video products.

Dotworkz Signs Distribution Agreement With Moonblink Communications

Dotworkz, a provider of network-based video surveillance products, announced recently that it has signed an agreement with Moonblink Communications, a value added distributor of wireless broadband solutions

Honeywell Details Video Management Software Platform

Honeywell joined the burgeoning list of vendors offering software designed to integrate video surveillance components via the Internet protocol last month, formally unveiling its new IP-based video management system.

Hertz Implements Video Analytics From ioimage At Israeli Operations Center

ioimage recently announced that Hertz Corp. has successfully implemented ioimage video analytics. Hertz installed ioimage appliances to protect its operations center in Israel to reduce losses due to theft that is reaching close to $1 million a year.

Public Sector Protection

Mark Denari, director of aviation security and public safety at San Diego International Airport, quickly rattles off a list of advantages when asked about using IP with security systems.

IP Video Protecting Canadian Youth Shelter

IndigoVision’s complete IP video solution has provided an invaluable CCTV surveillance upgrade for Toronto-based Covenant House, the country's largest shelter for homeless youth.

Axis Cameras Protecting Art Institute of Chicago

Axis Communications recently announced that the Art Institute of Chicago is using Axis network cameras to monitor the museum’s approximately 1 million square feet for the safety of its visitors and art holdings.

National Restaurant Chain Chooses Envysion’s Managed Video As A Service

Envysion Inc., a provider of Managed Video as a Service (MVaaS), recently announced it has begun rolling out a phased implementation of its Envysion Video MVaaS system for Captain D's seafood restaurants, which operates more than 550 quick-serve seafood restaurants in 25 states and internationally.

Featured

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    Arctic Wolf recently published findings from its State of Cybersecurity: 2025 Trends Report, offering insights from a global survey of more than 1,200 senior IT and cybersecurity decision-makers across 15 countries. Conducted by Sapio Research, the report captures the realities, risks, and readiness strategies shaping the modern security landscape. Read Now

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    AI tools are becoming essential to modern work, but their fast, unmonitored adoption is creating a new kind of security risk. Recent surveys reveal a clear trend – employees are rapidly adopting consumer-facing AI tools without employer approval, IT oversight, or any clear security policies. According to Cybernews Business Digital Index, nearly 90% of analyzed AI tools have been exposed to data breaches, putting businesses at severe risk. Read Now

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New Products

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    ResponderLink

    Shooter Detection Systems (SDS), an Alarm.com company and a global leader in gunshot detection solutions, has introduced ResponderLink, a groundbreaking new 911 notification service for gunshot events. ResponderLink completes the circle from detection to 911 notification to first responder awareness, giving law enforcement enhanced situational intelligence they urgently need to save lives. Integrating SDS’s proven gunshot detection system with Noonlight’s SendPolice platform, ResponderLink is the first solution to automatically deliver real-time gunshot detection data to 911 call centers and first responders. When shots are detected, the 911 dispatching center, also known as the Public Safety Answering Point or PSAP, is contacted based on the gunfire location, enabling faster initiation of life-saving emergency protocols.

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    Connect ONE®

    Connect ONE’s powerful cloud-hosted management platform provides the means to tailor lockdowns and emergency mass notifications throughout a facility – while simultaneously alerting occupants to hazards or next steps, like evacuation.