Tech Watch

Nov 1, 2006 12:00 PM

The latest security products and solutions were on display at this year's ISC East exhibition in New York City Oct. 24 and 25. A smaller version of the spring ISC West show in Las Vegas, this year's “East” show benefited from its co-location with the sister InfoSecurity show, thus emphasizing convergence. Here are some of the new products featured at the show. Surveillance software and cameras, emergency response tools and biometrics were among the “techy” innovations.

Portable Command-and-Control Computer

AN ALL-IN-ONE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION AND RESPONSE UNIT

The CATCHER or Communications And Telemetry Computing Handheld for Emergency Response device from Catcher Inc. combines GPS, voice, data, video, biometrics and communications into a mobile computer unit for use in emergency situations. Features include Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS capability; full motion video capture at 30 frames-per-second; digital still image capture, a biometric fingerprint scanner, a 6.4-in. sunlight-readable display; and a speaker, microphone and headset jack. The device is built on Microsoft's Windows XP Professional operating system with pen and tablet extensions. The system also includes an emergency alert theft protection system. The unit measures 10.5 in. × 7.75 in. × 2.75 in. and weighs 5.8 lbs. www.catcherinc.com
Circle No. 1 or visit securitysolutions.com/productinfo.

Fingerprint Reader

READS BELOW THE SURFACE LEVEL

Silex Technology's S1 Fingerprint Reader with a USB interface reads below the fingerprint surface level at the corium or inner layer of skin, where fingerprint patterns remain consistent. Skin conditions such as skin damage, dirt and dryness can make surface-level fingerprint patterns unreadable. The reader has an “anti-spoofing” capability and will not read “gummy fingers” or other methods used to “spoof” fingerprint readers. The device can store data from five fingers per user and stores fingerprint data for a total of 32 users. The system is supported by Windows 2000 and Windows XP operating systems. www.silexamerica.com
Circle No. 2 or visit securitysolutions.com/productinfo.

Hard Drive for Video Surveillance

STORES 24/7 VIDEO IN HIGH-WRITE-DUTY APPLICATIONS

Seagate Technology's SV35 Series hard drive for surveillance digital video recording (SDVR) has a capacity to store large amounts of data generated from video surveillance applications. The 3.5-in. hard drive can store up to 100 days of compressed JPEG surveillance video (640×40 at 1 frame-per-second) and up to 23 days of compressed MPEG4 video (720×480 at 30 frames-per-second). The drives are available in three storage capacities: 160, 250 or 500 GB. Best-fit applications include SDVRs, video surveillance network digital video recorders (SNVR), direct-attached JBOD video storage, network-attached JBOD video storage and small form-factor SDVRs. The SV35 Series is compatible with UDMA-2, -3 and -4 chipsets and offers Serial ATA options. The system is designed to reduce power consumption, lower heat dissipation, improve reliability and allow the use of low-cost, high-efficiency power supplies. www.seagate.com
Circle No. 3 or visit securitysolutions.com/productinfo.

Panoramic IP Network Camera

CAPTURES 360-DEGREE REAL-TIME VIDEO

The zPAN100 Panoramic Camera from Polar Industries Inc. provides users with a full 360-degree digital image with virtual pan, tilt and zoom functions. The camera captures and processes a true 2-Megapixel image for the user using an internal CPU and requires no extra hardware or software to “dewarp” the image for viewing. The camera has a built-in Web server and Power over Ethernet capabilities and is available in analog and IP versions. No driving mechanism is required to move around the image. The built-in Web server contains password protection, access control and multiple user security features. www.polarglobal.com
Circle No. 4 or visit securitysolutions.com/productinfo.

IP Video Surveillance Software

HANDLES AN UNLIMITED NUMBER OF CAMERAS

Milestone Systems' XProtect Enterprise video surveillance software is compatible with more than 200 IP-based video cameras and encoder products from more than 30 different manufacturers. The system supports unlimited cameras and continuous recording of up to 64 cameras per server, activated by a motion or event. Features include remote access from any location at any time, open architecture for easy integration with other systems, user-defined disk storage and a capacity to export video files instantly. The system also includes a range of other features for remote operations, data security, data search and export, administration, viewing and audit capabilities. www.milestonesys.com
Circle No. 5 or visit securitysolutions.com/productinfo.

Megapixel Surveillance Camera

EASILY MONITORS LARGE PUBLIC SPACES

The 11 Megapixel Surveillance Camera from Avigilon Corp. delivers the resolution equivalent to 36 conventional surveillance cameras. The camera has digital pan/tilt/zoom controls and can record an entire scene even when zoomed into one particular detail. The PTZ capabilities extend to recorded surveillance footage, which allows details to be extracted after an incident has occurred. The camera features Gigabit Ethernet connectivity and progressive scan CCD sensors to deliver a 14-bit dynamic range. The camera lens is sensitive across the visible spectrum and into near infrared wavelengths. www.avigilon.com Circle No. 6 or visit securitysolutions.com/productinfo.

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