PRODUCT FOCUS: REMOTE MONITORING
Remote monitoring network camera Built-in motion and light sensor Camera combines network functionality with PTZ capability over a TCP/IP network. Images...
CAMERAS IN THE HEARTLAND
Teenagers have a lot to think about grades, dates, after-school jobs so it's not surprising that security at school is seldom on their minds. But thanks...
KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE CAMERA
Trends in CCTV cameras are readily identifiable: an industry-wide shift from black-and-white to color; and technical and aesthetic improvements to CCTV...
SMARTER VIDEO SYSTEMS
by MICHAEL FICKES
In the 1995 attack on the Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Timothy McVeigh parked a truck in front of the building and walked away. After the explosion,...
PRODUCT FOCUS: CCTV CAMERAS
Ultra-high-resolution camera 470 lines or more of color images Digital color camera is DVR-compatible and provides more than 470 lines of ultra-high-resolution...
LOOMING PRESENCE
By TOM PATRICK MCAULIFFE
Whether internal or external, thieves can put a real dent in a business. Video surveillance and public notification that an area is being videotaped are...
DIGITAL CAMERAS MEET OLYMPIC-SIZED SURVEILLANCE NEEDS
BY RANDY SOUTHERLAND
As Salt Lake City's premiere venue for meetings and conventions, the Salt Palace has been accustomed to hosting large-scale gatherings. But nothing prepared...
CCTV
Eight-channel video switch Pushbutton selection Signals from remotely-located CCTV cameras are selected for viewing by a high impedance video monitor...
MONITORS
Surveillance monitor console Symmetrical for left- or right-handed mounting Locking cabinet measures 24-1/2-in. and can be desk or wall-mounted. The front...
THE BIG PICTURE
By TOM PATRICK MCAULIFFE
You've spent thousands of dollars on a CCTV system and hundreds of hours training security personnel in using the latest digital pan/tilt/zoom cameras...
NEW SHOPPING SCENARIOS
By MICHAEL FICKES
Retail executives have come to expect double duty from security technology. An effective system must, of course, help protect customers, employees and...
TAKING SECURITY INTO ACCOUNT
By KATE HENRY
Think Big Five accounting firm, and you might picture stuffy, Wall Street-types with ideas as rigid as their bow ties. Although many of the financial...
CCTV
Video networking appliance Full-motion, high-resolution imaging An MPEG-2 network appliance offers DVD-quality video and audio transmitted over existing...
DIGITAL VIGILANCE: BANK ON IT!
By RANDY SOUTHERLAND
When security officials at First State Bank of Texas explored the possibility of upgrading their video surveillance system from traditional analog VCR...
WHAT'S NEW IN VIDEO STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL
Single-channel digital video recorder Non-PC based Recorder's capacity of 160 gB can be expanded up to 260 gB. System provides high-speed simultaneous...
GOING DIGITAL
By TOM PATRICK MCAULIFFE
As removable computer hard drives, CD-ROMs and DVDs replace conventional tapes and VCRs, security directors are finding the conversion to digital has...
FACE RECOGNITION ON THE JOB
Prince George's County, Md., is a hub of innovation. It was the birthplace of telegraphic messaging, the mass production of antibiotics and the U.S. military's...
NEW SECURITY HEIGHTS
By MICHAEL FICKES
Like most Americans on Sept. 11, Carlos Villarreal was glued to his television from the moment he heard about two airliners striking the two tallest buildings...
CCTV
Plug-and-play dome camera Surface-mount or flush-mount Removable base housing enables camera to transform from a surface-mount to a flush-mount camera....
PAN, TILT, ZOOM BETTER THAN EVER
By TOM PATRICK MCAULIFFE
The emergence of today's pan/tilt/zoom (PTZ) technology is making CCTV even more effective. Gone are the days of stationary black and white cameras unable...
THE HOUSE RULES
By KATE HENRY
Frigid winds are better associated with the rolling prairie of southeastern Minnesota than are balmy breezes. But there, on the banks of the Mississippi...
AN EYE ON INVESTMENTS
By JACQUELINE EMIGH
In the financial world, video surveillance of ATM and bank branch transactions is nothing new. Doral Financial Corp., however, is expanding its surveillance...
BUMPER TO BUMPER
At first mention, Gene Ornes' priority sounds simple enough: He needs to keep track of everybody who is coming and going at his parking facilities. Ornes...
Transit authorities equip city buses with multiple camera systems
The San Francisco Municipal and Charlotte, N.C., transportation authorities have chosen bus surveillance systems from Loronix Information Systems, Durango,...
Quality control: Enhancing images with video scalers
By JOHN LOPINTO
With heightened security needed in high-traffic areas such as airports, parking lots and building egresses, existing surveillance techniques need to be...
