Security Products Magazine October 2013 Digital Edition

October 2013

  • WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY - Wireless Devices are Everywhere
  • RETAIL SECURITY - Cooling High-Crime Hotspots
  • SECURITY MOBILE APPS - Changing Business
  • INTELLIGENT VIDEO - Setting New Benchmarks


Features

Remote Monitoring of Critical Infrastructure

Quicker response times to disasters lead to less crisis situations

By Matt S. Nelson

Remote monitoring of critical infrastructure used to be very difficult, but thanks to available technologies, this task can be achieved with a fraction of the resources required in the past.


Cooling High Crime Hotspots with Mobile Surveillance Technology

How Glenwood Police Department uses portable video camera platform as roving security zone

By John Bartolac

Like many small town police departments seeking to maintain neighborhood safety, the Village of Glenwood, Ill., needed to squeeze every ounce of value from its law enforcement tools.


Wireless Devices are Everywhere

Once unreliable, now part of everyone’s wish list

By Tim Myers

Wireless devices are everywhere. They are in our homes and offices in the form of mobile smart phones, tablets and personal computers, among other things.


Setting New Benchmarks

Wide area surveillance delivers superior detail

By Scott Schafer

High-definition, megapixel cameras can cover larger areas with fewer cameras while delivering superior detail and improving overall security operations.


Changing Business

Mobile devices have a completely different technology outlook

By Dan Cremins

Five or six years ago, when PDAs began taking on the characteristics of today’s Blackberries, iPhones and Androids, video surveillance manufacturers rushed to develop mobile capabilities.


Departments

Storybook Ending

China’s national treasure is a cute, playful bear

By Ginger Hill

Whether it was “Goldilocks and the Three Bears,” “Hansel and Gretel” or “Red Riding Hood,” we all had our favorite fairy tales as children. As adults, it seems these stories fade into the background of our memories, only remembered if we have children of our own.


Smart Cards Boost Security

University boosts campus-wide switchover to electronic locks

By April Noblitt

In a bold move to improve security, specifically in student housing, Miami University (MU) in Oxford, Ohio replaced mechanical locks on more than 4,000 residence rooms and installed electronic locks and smart card credentials on others during a 90-day summer break.


Redefining the New Normal

By Ralph C. Jensen

Frank DeAngelis has given his all to the students and community of Columbine High School. Now, 14 years after the tragic shooting, DeAngelis is retiring as school principal.


Dealer Strategies

Beat the Competition with Quality

Take advantage of quality service and gain a competitive advantage through IQ certification

By Richard Hahn

A business that is successful in a competitive market over a long period of time, with repeat customers, must be providing a product or service that meets or exceeds customer needs. This means the company is providing quality using best business practices.


Home Automation

The New Security Sale

By Shawn Welsh

The reality is that the security industry is undergoing technology-driven changes, and nothing can be done to arrest them. It’s not hard to find signs of the upheavals.


Legend in the Making

Casino end user goes the route of full IP integration

By Todd Flowers

Because of the advantages in the transmission of both audio and video data, as well as control signals, IP-based surveillance has caught on in recent years. The data provided can be synthesized into new, custom build-outs that allow the support of HD images, analytics for operational purposes, local or remote video storage, remote control and monitoring.


All About the Customer

By Ralph C. Jensen

Businesses set goals, and employees are involved in meeting those benchmarks, year in and year out. The same is true in the security monitoring business, which translates to complete security for homeowners.


A Unified Hub

A Unified Hub Tyco’s center provides centralized management for large enterprises

By Renae Leary

Tyco’s Global Accounts Program meets the needs of some of the largest, highprofile, enterprise customers in the world. At the heart of the global account program, Tyco’s Global Center of Excellence (GCoE) provides global program management and programming services for unified security throughout an enterprise.


Making Video Verified Response a Priority

How the alarm system can reduce property crime, improve public and officer safety, and lower insurance premiums

By Jamie Friedlander

When the owner of a 7,000 sq. ft. RadioShack warehouse in Fort Worth, Texas worried about his space’s security, he decided to install a video-verified alarm system.


New Products

  • 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.

  • QCS7230 System-on-Chip (SoC)

    QCS7230 System-on-Chip (SoC)

    The latest Qualcomm® Vision Intelligence Platform offers next-generation smart camera IoT solutions to improve safety and security across enterprises, cities and spaces. The Vision Intelligence Platform was expanded in March 2022 with the introduction of the QCS7230 System-on-Chip (SoC), which delivers superior artificial intelligence (AI) inferencing at the edge.

  • Camden CM-221 Series Switches

    Camden CM-221 Series Switches

    Camden Door Controls is pleased to announce that, in response to soaring customer demand, it has expanded its range of ValueWave™ no-touch switches to include a narrow (slimline) version with manual override. This override button is designed to provide additional assurance that the request to exit switch will open a door, even if the no-touch sensor fails to operate. This new slimline switch also features a heavy gauge stainless steel faceplate, a red/green illuminated light ring, and is IP65 rated, making it ideal for indoor or outdoor use as part of an automatic door or access control system. ValueWave™ no-touch switches are designed for easy installation and trouble-free service in high traffic applications. In addition to this narrow version, the CM-221 & CM-222 Series switches are available in a range of other models with single and double gang heavy-gauge stainless steel faceplates and include illuminated light rings.