August 2011


Features

No Limits

No Limits

Video-based customer-counting system increased data accuracy by 42 percent

By Rich Mellott

For The Limited, an established U.S. women’s fashion retailer with 220 stores and 2,600 employees, finding better ways to manage and improve customer service, staffing levels, merchandising effectiveness and profitability is key to continued success.


The Future of Multipurpose Smart Cards

The Future of Multi-purpose Smart Cards

By Brad Jarvis

Increasing threats on school campuses and at government facilities, coupled with diminishing budgets and intense pressure to cut costs across all levels and departments, are forcing security administrators to find new ways to keep their buildings safe without breaking the bank.


IP School Security Goes District Wide

IP School Security Goes District Wide

With tight budgets, schools look at flexibility

By Barbara Winkler-Chimbor

Keeping schools secure is an unarguably important task with inherent challenges. Often, teachers are outnumbered by students, and having enough eyes to make sure all areas are monitored is generally a very daunting task. It is not economically feasible, nor practical, to simply continue hiring additional aides to help watch over various areas of a school campus.


Kicking it up a leve

Kicking It Up a Level

How new credentials and biometrics are helping protect people and property better

By Jennifer Toscano

An employee at a particular major teaching hospital carries a magnetic stripe card with two barcodes on the lanyard. In addition, the employee must remember two different PINs and carry a proximity card for the institution’s other facility. That doesn’t make sense.


The Hidden TCO

The Hidden TCO

The debate between analog and IP systems wanes

By Patrick Luce

The days of debating the total cost of ownership of analog versus IP video surveillance are waning.


Home Sweet Home

Home Sweet Home

Consumers now have the ability to control multiple systems

By Mike DeMille

Considered a fast-growing segment, the home controls sector has experienced numerous changes in recent years thanks to the introduction of affordable, user-friendly technologies.


Perimeter Arsenal

Perimeter Arsenal

New tools provide optimal first line of defense

By Allyn Pon

While technology advances in physical security for buildings and building proximity have been rapid and omnipresent, new tools for improved perimeter security have not been as visible, yet they still play an important role in overall security success.


Departments

TSA on the Run

TSA on the Run

By Ralph C. Jensen

Have you been to an airport lately? The security business is booming, and TSA agents are out in full splendor, screening passengers left and right. Nobody gets by the security agents staffing the front gates.


Surveillance with a twist

Surveillance with a Twist

Popular pretzel peddler opts for professional perlustration program to improve operations

By Ronnie Rittenberry

While the company attributes its success to the strength of its brand, the efficiency of its stores, and, of course, the quality of its pretzelry, it says it also is improving operations with the increasing presence and power of surveillance cameras.


IP Video Design Considerations

IP Video Design Considerations

Different requirements factor into bandwidth calculation

By Mike Mathes

When considering IP video design, a great deal of attention is usually given to bandwidth, processor throughput and storage.


New Products

  • Mobile Safe Shield

    Mobile Safe Shield

    SafeWood Designs, Inc., a manufacturer of patented bullet resistant products, is excited to announce the launch of the Mobile Safe Shield. The Mobile Safe Shield is a moveable bullet resistant shield that provides protection in the event of an assailant and supplies cover in the event of an active shooter. With a heavy-duty steel frame, quality castor wheels, and bullet resistant core, the Mobile Safe Shield is a perfect addition to any guard station, security desks, courthouses, police stations, schools, office spaces and more. The Mobile Safe Shield is incredibly customizable. Bullet resistant materials are available in UL 752 Levels 1 through 8 and include glass, white board, tack board, veneer, and plastic laminate. Flexibility in bullet resistant materials allows for the Mobile Safe Shield to blend more with current interior décor for a seamless design aesthetic. Optional custom paint colors are also available for the steel frame.

  • AC Nio

    AC Nio

    Aiphone, a leading international manufacturer of intercom, access control, and emergency communication products, has introduced the AC Nio, its access control management software, an important addition to its new line of access control solutions.

  • Hanwha QNO-7012R

    Hanwha QNO-7012R

    The Q Series cameras are equipped with an Open Platform chipset for easy and seamless integration with third-party systems and solutions, and analog video output (CVBS) support for easy camera positioning during installation. A suite of on-board intelligent video analytics covers tampering, directional/virtual line detection, defocus detection, enter/exit, and motion detection.