CCTV Products
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A line of off-the-shelf, manual photographic lenses with various focal lengths is an alternative for large-format CCD imaging applications and line-scan...
Versatile security system keeps crime at bay at St. Luke's Hospital
CAROL CAREY
The security department relies on its serviceable, adaptable electronic system, and the help of local police.As the security officer in the hospital command...
Take nighttime surveillance on the road
Staff
Military-style nighttime mobile surveillance is available at a commercially attractive price, according to Nanoquest Defense Products, York, U.K. The...
Down-to-earth security at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
STEVEN T. KUNTZ
Research and development for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is performed by Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), an operating division...
Distribution center replaces shoe leather with technology
CAROLYN FOCHT
Huge. Mammoth. Immense. That's the size of the Distribution Fulfillment Services Inc. (DFS) distribution center in Columbus, Ohio, and it's the size of...
CCTV
Staff
The TSN-410D series of digital signal processing CCD color video cameras offers better picture quality and on-screen display, more than 470 TV (H) lines...
Cameras are rolling for public safety
Larry Anderson
Mary Rose Wilcox, a county supervisor in Maricopa County, Ariz., was leaving a board meeting in August when she suddenly felt a gun in her back. Then...
CCTV Products
Staff
The MR-7 seven-inch dome housing from Videolarm, Decatur, Ga., accepts one fixed camera and is designed to be installed from below a suspended or hard-surface...
Making the Connection
MICHAEL FICKES
Beyond cables and cameras, true system integration involves communication between integrator and user to identify what's needed. Only then is it possible...
Nokia facility calls for tight security
Telecommunications giant Nokia is in one of the world's most competitive industries, making it a possible target for industrial espionage.Employees arriving...
World Trade Center
By CAROL CAREY
On a snowy February day in 1993, a rented van carrying a bomb was driven into one of the World Trade Center's public parking garages and parked. After...
How you gather and use evidence determines whether you will have a successful covert operation and whether you can be sued or criminally charged.
By CHARLIE PIERCE
Legal considerations are perhaps the most important aspect of obtaining visual information covertly. Certainly, if not the most important, the legal side...
Toronto Skydome
By JAMES WHITTALL
SkyDome is Toronto's premier event facility. The 67,000-seat stadium is home to the Argonauts (Canadian Football League), the Raptors (National Basketball...
CCTV
By Staff
The DECO1 decorative camera housing mount is suited to flat surfaces and indoor and outdoor applications. Made of UV-resistant Lexan 503, it will not...
Empire State Building
By DON GARBERA
The Empire State Building, the centerpiece of New York City, rises 1,454 feet above the street. Built with a 60,000-ton steel frame, the building's exterior...
Stamford Hospital
By DON GARBERA
Stamford, Conn., has blossomed in recent years. It is home to some of America's largest corporations, among them Xerox, IBM and GTE, and the corporate...
CCTV
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Featuring simultaneous record and replay technologies and pre-trigger recording of event sequences leading to alarms, 2nd Eyes is a digital video recording...
Atlantic City Hilton's do-it yourself upgrade
By RICHARD L. MOUREY
When the security system at the Atlantic City Hilton Casino Resort needed modernizing, it had to be done quickly, and security on the casino floor could...
CCTV monitors commuter rail stations
By THOMAS S. PAPPAGEORGE
After many transportation studies, San Diego County officials agreed that San Diego needed a commuter rail line to unclog highway congestion, especially...
To ensure the integrity of covert installations, take precautions.
By CHARLIE R. PIERCE
In Search of Excellence by Tom Peters told us the 1990s would be a decade of information, with a price tag as never seen before. I don't think even Tom...
Stewart International Airport
By CAROL CAREY
On a typical day, approximately 70 commercial and eight cargo flights take off from Stewart International Airport in New Windsor, N.Y. Each year, nearly...
CCTV Products
Staff
The 2.4GHz Eagle I model wireless FM video transmitter and receiver from Trango Systems, a division of Z Communications, San Diego, consists of the VTX2400...
Large guard force supplements security equipment at financial world leaderBY By DON GARBERA
New York City, like other metropolitan areas, is not without its problems. Purse snatchings, muggings, burglaries and even murders are daily occurrences...
CCTV
By DR. STEPHENIE SLAHOR
If you think you want to buy closed-circuit television (CCTV) to enhance security, be sure you know what you need; otherwise, you may end up with too...
At the corporate headquarters of The Principal Financial Group
By P.J. CANNON
A man arrives at his wife's place of employment and a heated argument ensues. They leave the main building with voices raised and head for one of the...
