A New Wave of Security
A new network-based video system monitoring San Diego's famed Mission Beach is helping public safety officials battle a recent escalation in violent crime....
The Math Behind Megapixels
By Paul Bodell
Megapixel camera technology is a fast-growing option for users with video surveillance applications. Yet many users might find themselves in the dark...
Joystick Required
By Jim Cooper
Joysticks have become the user interface of choice for many industrial and high-performance control systems, including motorized wheelchairs, microscopes,...
No Reservations
When the Wyandotte Nation Casino in Wyandotte, Okla., was designing a security and surveillance system for its new casino, Scott Garrette, director of...
A Secure Check-Up
As long as there are auto owners and quick change oil stores, there will be the occasional friction. Auto owners sometimes have car problems that begin...
Vegas In China
The Venetian Macao Resort Hotel, a property of Las Vegas Sands Corp., is located on the Cotai Strip in Macau, China, a development of hotel and resort...
Video On The Docket
By Stephanie Silk
Rose Stone was knocked down in the doorway of a Marriott Hotel in Manhattan because the hotel's interior automatic doors closed on her. Miranda Shadday...
Learn The Latest On IP
Realizing the potential of IP technology is the focus of the IIPSEC 2008 International IP in Security Exhibition and Conference, Jan. 29-31 in Stoneleigh...
Everyday Analytics
By Stephanie Silk
Aplace that can be as much fun as it may be unsafe is a swimming pool. Along with the uses of video analytics familiar to those in the security market,...
The Value of Extra Eyes
Recently, officials at the Douglas County (Colo.) School District were faced with evacuating a high school campus following a bomb threat. The 1,700 students...
Lights, Camera, Action
Bosch Security Systems Inc., a full-line manufacturer of high-quality security solutions, has been selected by CBS Studio Center to provide video surveillance...
Focused Advice
With the various and endless features that make up a camera, finding the perfect device for a facility may seem overwhelming. Ricardo Chen, manager of...
Protecting Ports
By Mariann McDonagh
The United States is home to 361 ports that process about 6 million cargo containers every year across some 95,000 miles of shoreline. Protecting those...
Pictures Through The Air
By Michael Fickes
Terrorist attacks on mass transit vehicles in Madrid and London have led transportation authorities across the United States to seek out ways to prevent...
A View of the Future
By Stephanie Silk
The Surveillance Studies Network, a group of British academics, have come out with a study entitled A Report on the Surveillance Society a look ahead...
Ringing It Up | Combatting employee theft at point-of-sale registers
By Patrick Sobalvarro
It's not widely known to outside retailers, but employee theft comprises the highest percentage of retail shrink more than that from traditional shoplifters...
Balancing Man and Machine
By Marc Bognar CCP
The 20th century witnessed the most rapid change of any century so far and all because of advances in technology. Each decade brought a revolutionary...
New Security For New Developments
By Michael Fickes
Of the 3,000 or so retail shopping centers in the United States, a little more than 130 of them mix together various kinds of commercial real estate space...
Cost-Savings: Analog Vs. IP Video
Contrary to popular belief, an IP-based system of 40 cameras offers a lower total cost of ownership (TCO) than an analog-based surveillance system, according...
Let's Go To The Video
Correctional officers at Hillsborough County Jail in Tampa, Fla., are spending a lot less time defending themselves against false accusations from inmates...
Order In The Court
Even in rural America, county courtrooms have become a dangerous place to be and to work. Increasingly, judges and court workers find themselves being...
Video Surveillance Power System - Altronix
The HubWay2I power system from Altronix provides eight 24vAC power outputs, each configurable for both AC and/or DC cameras when used with the supplier's combiners....
Scaling The Video Network
By Richard Howes
As the physical security landscape evolves, video surveillance systems are getting bigger and more complex. Enabling a surveillance system to capture...
Video Storage Cheat Sheets
RAID, SAN, DASvideo storage system terminology is like a foreign language if you are unfamiliar with the abbreviations and terms. Maybe it's time to commit...
Trusting In Digital
The Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District is similar to a lot of school systems in the United States. Money is tight, but the need for security...
