CCTV
AC&SSI Staff
A remote surveillance system is assisting the officers of New Scotland Yard in their fight against crime. The system, which comprises a JVC compact digital...
Security is comprehensive - but not intrusive - at John Hancock complex
CAROL CAREY
Until recently, an employee of the John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company in Boston might have used one identification card to enter the complex's...
CCTV Products
AC&SSI Staff
A family of digital multiplexers for high-resolution, full-screen recording of multiple cameras - including the DigiScan Pro 16c Color Duplex - has been...
Digital video watches over military facilities in Washington state
AC&SSI Staff
"Four sites are up and running," says Bob Green, assistant director of the Military Department, State of Washington, of the remote monitoring system at...
Schools in northwest London expand security measures
AC&SSI Staff
Since the harrowing massacre in Dunblane, Scotland, in 1996, when a gunman shot and killed 16 young children and their teacher, school security has gained...
CCTV Products
Staff
Acrylic, see-through mirror and bronze domes from Plaskolite, Columbus, Ohio, are available in 360, 180 and 90 degrees, in sizes ranging from 18 to 42...
Credit Suisse First Boston
DON GARBERA
A leading investment banking firm relocates in New York and implements a security system that is networkable throughout its international holdings.Credit...
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...
CCTV Products
Staff
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...
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...
Which comes first CCTV or Access Control?
CHARLIE R. PIERCE
My first directive is usually to view security from a CCTV perspective. However, as a point of education, it is time to take a look from the other side...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
CCTV
>By Staff
Featuring simultaneous record and replay technologies and pre-trigger recording of event sequences leading to alarms, 2nd Eyes is a digital video recording...
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...
