IS ANYONE WATCHING? 

BY MICHAEL FICKES

The July bombings in London have highlighted again the effectiveness of closed circuit television (CCTV) as an investigative tool. CCTV's successes have...

Technology Stretch 

JUST A FEW SHORT YEARS AGO Kaukauna Utilities, a provider of electrical power and drinking water in Kaukauna, Wis., had one camera. The single camera...

Controversial, But Capable 

By Jacqueline Emigh

YOU WOULD ALMOST THINK that one of the in stands for Even as privacy advocates complain about the growing use of closed-circuit television technology,...

Product Focus 

VIDEO STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL VIDEO RECEIVER SUPPORTS FOUR CHANNELS The receiver is suitable for smaller CCTV installations and can be used to multiply...

Merging Systems 

by Randy Southerland

When it came to access control, the School District of Lee County in southwest Florida was looking for a system that allowed maximum flexibility while...

Divide and Monitor 

By Erin Semple

Lebanon High School is home to 1,380 students in Lebanon, Ore. a bedroom community to nearby Corvallis and Albany. Although the school is nestled in a...

A BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF ILLINOIS PORTS 

The Illinois International Port District has selected Siemens Building Technologies, Inc., Buffalo Grove, Ill., to provide perimeter surveillance security...

The Struggle Over VIDEO BANDWIDTH 

By Michael Fickes

Today, somewhere in corporate America, a CEO is dressing down a chief information officer (CIO) because it just took the CEO five minutes to send an e-mail...

HEAVY SURVEILLANCE ON THE LIGHT RAILS 

The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) in California has decided to install video surveillance systems on 80 light rail vehicles after...

VIDEO SURVEILLANCE GETS BIG VEGAS WYNN 

Another fabulous resort hotel casting its new shadow on the Las Vegas strip means more surveillance. The new Wynn Las Vegas casino and hotel, which opened...

A Picture of Health 

By Corrina Stellitano

This May, Memorial Medical Center in Springfield, Ill., introduced a new CT scanner capable of creating a three-dimensional picture of a patient's heart...

Clinical PROGRESSION 

By Erin Semple

Connecting satellite buildings to the main campus at the Mayo Clinic involves new technology to meet security demands. The satellite buildings are located...

ProacTive Upgrades 

There are more than 1,000 independent school districts (ISDs) in Texas. Security officers do not have arrest powers in Texas, and city law enforcement...

On Location 

Between 2000 and 2001, the Spring ISD (Independent School District) Child Nutrition Department in Texas installed cameras and VCRs into half of the elementary...

MIAMI RIVERWATCH 

BY CORRINA STELLITANO

If you believe the popular television series Miami Vice, Miami in the 80s was glitzy and dangerous and real life often mirrored television. The hot south...

WORLD SERIES FLUSH WITH SURVEILLANCE 

Greg Raymer, the world champion of poker, will be defending his title at the 2005 World Series of Poker in June. And while the eyes of the gaming world...

CAMERA SYSTEMS CONNECT STORES 

Lakeland Limited, a U.K.-based retailer of kitchenware and other home products, has installed video surveillance cameras at more than 30 sites. Nearly...

FIRST AND GOAL 

BY RANDY SOUTHERLAND

On any given Sunday, the roar of nearly 69,000 voices cheering as one rises up from the cavernous expanses of Titans Coliseum, home of the NFL's Tennessee...

IP Video Solves Schools' Compatibility Issues 

The Ramapo and Indian Hills school districts in New Jersey have installed more than 140 cameras at the two high school campuses. However, like many school...

VIDEO'S (R)EVOLUTION 

BY JAMES GOMPERS

Beware of technology overload. Analog, digital, integrated, converged, artificial intelligence, mega-pixels, compression, advanced imaging, TCP/IP keeping...

Technology lets casinos win big at THE DIGITAL GAME 

By CYNDI FRESCHI

The video surveillance industry has been in a hybrid state incorporating digital technologies into analog=based systems for the past few years. Casinos...

HI-DEF SURVEILLANCE 

By MICHAEL FICKES

Roger Norman, owner and manager of the Crystal Bay Club and Casino in Lake Tahoe, Nev., and a self-described technology junky, was looking for better...

DIGITAL VIDEO KEEPS AN EYE ON THE GAMES AT BALLY'S 

Caesars Entertainment Inc. has received approval from New Jersey regulators to install the state's first all-digital, video recording system for gaming...

MONEY MATTERS 

BY KATE HENRY

Fifth Third Bank, Cincinnati, is one of the 15 largest full-service financial institutions in the United States, with approximately $98 billion in assets...

Eyes On the Transactions 

By Randy Southerland

A woman walks into a bank and up to a teller. She is clearly upset. Speaking quickly, she begins telling a bank official that someone stole her ATM card...

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