Security Products Magazine Digital Edition - February 2015

February 2015

  • Taking the Mystery Out of Video-in-the-Cloud
  • 3 Trends in Biometrics You Can't Ignore
  • Bus Lanes Get Makeover
  • Mission Possible
  • Firewall Protection
  • Growing the Role of Analytics in Video Surveillance


Features

The Trends We are Seeing

The Trends We are Seeing

By Brian Carle

The themes for VMS product development can be summarized as bigger, better and faster. In 2015, look for capabilities that range from those which deliver more information to architectures that optimize VMS performance on purpose built hardware offerings.


Firewall Protection - Vital information among the most coveted resources

Firewall Protection

By Patrick E. Craig

Money Movers Inc. is a fully PCI DSS compliant Electronic Funds Transfer Gateway processor. In plain English, that means we move a lot of data over a network.


Taking the Mystery Out of Video-in-the-Cloud - Why cloud storage is gaining popular support

Taking the Mystery Out of Video-in-the-Cloud

By Jennifer Bruce

In a recent Hollywood comedy, Jason Segel’s character uttered the famous line, “Nobody understands the cloud. It’s a mystery.” And yet, all of us have been using the cloud for years: for online banking, online shopping, social media, email, sharing family photos and a host of other activities.


3 Trends in Biometrics You Can’t Ignore

3 Trends in Biometrics You Can’t Ignore

By Jeremy Krinitt

Broadly speaking, 2014 was a year full of exciting technological innovations, and 2015 shouldn’t be any different. If anything, we’ll see further and accelerated improvements in all things technology.


Recalibrating the Market - Step back and look at the entire solution

Recalibrating the Market

By Keven Marier

The network-based physical security industry has matured rapidly over the past few years. As the technology and other components of security solutions have advanced, so too have the customer’s expectations.


Bus Lanes Get a Makeover - The Rapid riders will have access to First Responders

Bus Lanes Get a Makeover

By Michael Zuidema

The Rapid bus system in Grand Rapids, Mich. has had its share of heated debates over the past several years, with detractors bemoaning its lack of use and proponents promising major economic benefits with expansion.


Mission Possible - Filling a huge security gap with an accountable security system

Mission Possible

By Nick Simon

At the corporate facility of the world’s largest automotive manufacturer, both authorized and unauthorized personnel were coming and going with little accountability.


Protection Beyond Fences - Early warning detection and identification of threats inside and outside the fence line

Protection Beyond Fences

By Rodrick Cross

Recent terrorist attacks on substations and the potential for simultaneous attacks across the United States put the entire country at serious risk for major power interruption.


Growing the Role of Analytics in Video Surveillance

Growing the Role of Analytics in Video Surveillance

By Charles McCready

The situations that call for intelligent video, also referred to as video content analysis and video analytics, are growing by the day.


Networking Security

On the Fast Track

By Brian McIlravey

Today’s integrated systems are generating more data than ever before. For some perspective on just how much data we’re talking about, consider that from the dawn of civilization to 2003, humankind created two exabytes of data.


Data as a Decisionmaker

By Ralph C. Jensen

The best way to make any decision is by collecting as much data as possible. The more information you have, the better your decision will be.


Actionable Intelligence - Data is the main player in making security decisions

Actionable Intelligence

By Ajay Jain

All security decisions are based on data. So, it would stand to reason that the more data organizations are able to collect, the more informed their security teams will be and, by extension, the better the decisions they make will be.


On the Edge of Innovation - IP Video Surveillance Market Solutions Building Strong Industry Partnerships

On the Edge of Innovation

By Nicole Segura

Often taken for granted—as video surveillance cameras and systems can be found in virtually any public space—the ability to deliver quality live and recorded video is a complex mechanism requiring hardware, software and networking.


Completely On Line - Why they are essential to the networking mission

Completely On Line

By Bud Broomhead

The past few years have been unlike any period we’ve experienced in the professional security industry. The journey from the first IP cameras to the present day is now rapidly accelerating.


New Products

  • Automatic Systems V07

    Automatic Systems V07

    Automatic Systems, an industry-leading manufacturer of pedestrian and vehicle secure entrance control access systems, is pleased to announce the release of its groundbreaking V07 software. The V07 software update is designed specifically to address cybersecurity concerns and will ensure the integrity and confidentiality of Automatic Systems applications. With the new V07 software, updates will be delivered by means of an encrypted file.

  • 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.

  • EasyGate SPT and SPD

    EasyGate SPT SPD

    Security solutions do not have to be ordinary, let alone unattractive. Having renewed their best-selling speed gates, Cominfo has once again demonstrated their Art of Security philosophy in practice — and confirmed their position as an industry-leading manufacturers of premium speed gates and turnstiles.