CCTV

May 1, 1999 12:00 PM, Access Control & Security Systems Integration Staff

Varifocal lensDesigned for flexibilityThe latest in a line of Varifocal lenses is designed for indoor and outdoor applications. Features: 10x magnification; 1/3-inch, 5-50mm lens; fast maximum aperture of F/1.4 and closes down to a minimum of F/185 for color reproduction in bright outdoor lighting.Tamron IndustriesFarmingdale, N.Y.

Video transaction systemFace-to-face communicationThe system features voice and eye-to-eye communication. It also can present interchangeable on-screen advertising messages before, during and after each transaction.Two-Way Transaction Video SystemMoslerHamilton, Ohio

Video transmission systemWeb-basedAn integrated video transmission and CCTV control system is designed as an open Web server that can be accessed from the Internet, an intranet, an Ethernet network or via a dial-up network with an ISDN or POTS modem. Using only a TCP/IP connected, standard PC and a browser, users may access video images or remotely control a recorder, multiplexer, dome or CCTV system.Features: fully integrated with Gyyr CCTV products, allowing remote control and configuration of time-lapse VCRs, Vortex domes, DigiScan Pro multiplexers and video device control products.TangoGYYR, AN ODETICS CO.Anaheim, Calif.

Digital storage systemIncludes monitoringThe system digitizes NTSC signals from an analog CCTV camera and compresses them for storage in its internal hard disk instead of a VCR. The proprietary software, which includes decompression, denoising, enhancement and expansion, allows post-processing of the recorded images for security surveillance and assessment applications on a stand-alone PC.Features: uses wavelet transform-based technologies to improve video image transmission, storage, editing and networking capabilities.Digital Security Monitoring and Storage System (DSMS-100)KALLIX CORP.Westford, Mass.

Covert video systemOperates from a caseThis easy-to-conceal, battery-powered video surveillance system is designed for situations in which it is difficult to power a camera and VCR. It operates directly from its case, allowing instant set-up. The user selects one of the supplied covert cameras, plugs a cable into the camera and into the port on the case and presses "power" and "record" buttons.Features: built-in rechargeable internal power supply for 24 hours of recording; runs on AC electric power.Video Commander Series 1000Sperry West Inc.La Jolla, Calif.

Product Update

Digital video recordingIncreased storage capacityNew: The Intellex digital video recording and display device now offers increased storage capacity, enhanced playback image quality and faster data management. The increased capacity reduces the need to archive information onto other media.Features: 24GB of internal storage, allowing for estimated 48 hours of recording time; enhanced image quality; more powerful graphics processor; additional RAM.Intellex Version 1.5SensormaticBoca Raton, Fla.

Black-and-white monitorIncludes built-in speakerThe 20-inch monitor has a built-in speaker and provides an image with more than 1,000 TV lines of resolution.Features: measures 18x18.5x14.75 inches; weighs 43 pounds; fits most EIA racks; power switch, LED power indicator; hi/lowtermination switch; two BNC connectors for composite video input and output; built-in carrying grips.Model 2002EElmoPlainview, N.Y.

Enhancing remote monitoring

Intelligence & Security Services Inc. (ISS) has expanded remote monitoring to the realm of "proactive monitoring," according to Larry Richards, vice president of the division of Dalton, Ga.-based Whittemore Associates Inc.In addition to providing standard alarm monitoring services, ISS conducts random unannounced security inspections of client sites via CCTV - taking steps to prevent an alarm activation instead of waiting for an activation before viewing the site. "If you're monitoring a door and it opens, you react to that, but if you go and open the door and peek outside on a regular basis, you're more likely to be ready for something before it happens," he says.The random tours replace or enhance the role of security guards and reduce false alarms and unnecessary response fees, Richards says.

"We're a virtual security officer," he says. "We build our service applications like physical security companies and apply them from a remote standpoint. The only thing security officers can do that we can't is distinguish odors."ISS also provides custom-designed system integration and service packages for motels, gated communities, and commercial and industrial facilities.When clients contact ISS, installers, dealers or company representatives visit their sites for tours and consultations. ISS supplies services to each company depending on its specific needs. For instance, one company may request 24-hour alarm monitoring and then turn over access control to ISS during after-hours, while another facility such as a car dealership may require ISS to interact with customers during off hours as a deterrent to theft.

The company installs systems for local-area clients and works through dealers and installers to improve integrated system applications, remote systems and site management services for companies out of Georgia.Clients may subscribe to services on a long-term agreement basis and add other services in base monitoring service agreements for shorter periods.Other services include: - active "live" response to alarms,- one- or two-way voice,- remote control door access,- remote equipment activation,- subscriber personal viewing of facility,- basic video enhancement,- portable panic response devices,- remote control of gates, and- remote pan/tilt/zoom camera control.For information call ISS at 706-259-9942.

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