May 10, 2008
Milestone introduces XProtect Corporate 2.0 IP video management system
Milestone has announced the release of its latest software platform for large-scale, enterprise surveillance applications. Milestone XProtect Corporate 2.0 is a powerful IP video management system that supports unlimited IP cameras, servers, and users. The software is based on an open platform, which allows you to integrate with 3rd party systems.
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Posted By Dan on May 10, 2008 12:08 AM | Comments (0)
April 23, 2008
HID and Lenel collaboration boosts power of Edge IP access control
Commercial security leader Lenel and HID have announced a collaboration that is anticipated to increase the power, flexibility and efficiency of Lenel's Edge™ line of IP-based access control products.
Edge™ access control devices can control complex access control systems over a network, with door devices that can be installed with a simple power-over-Ethernet connection.
The partnership between Lenel and HID is expected to improve the open access to Edge™ technology and improve it with new and exciting advances in access control technology between the two companies.
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Posted By Jennifer on April 23, 2008 8:45 PM | Comments (0)
March 26, 2008
Sony IP cameras installed in Portugal's Dragao Stadium
Dragao Stadium serves as the new home of Portugal's Porto Football Club. The facility, which hosted the European Football Championships in 2004, has a capacity of 52,000. Because of its size, and the large crowds that gather, safety is a major concern. For that reason, officials have decided to equip the facility with a comprehensive IP-based video surveillance solution featuring Sony IP cameras.
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Posted By Dan on March 26, 2008 12:00 AM | Comments (0)
March 21, 2008
Study predicts explosive growth for video surveillance market
A new study conducted by tech market think tank ABI Research predicts that the global video surveillance market is poised for huge growth. ABI anticipates the industry's revenue, measured at about $13.5 billion in 2006, will skyrocket to $46 billion by 2013.
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Posted By Dan on March 21, 2008 11:42 PM | Comments (0)
March 18, 2008
Chicago looks to link school surveillance cameras to police department and 911 center
After a string of deadly shootings and violent activity in and around Chicago area schools, the city is moving quickly to upgrade its surveillance program to include better video security for schools. Currently, Chicago's surveillance network includes 10,000 private and public security cameras. That number will grow by 45 percent once the school surveillance upgrade is completed. Federal funds from the Department of Homeland Security will finance the $418,000 project.
Posted By Dan on March 18, 2008 10:32 PM | Comments (0)
March 17, 2008
IndigoVision to showcase True IP camera family at IFSEC
At IFSEC 2008, IndigoVision will be showing off its True IP camera line, which includes a number of new, vandal-resistant fixed-dome network cameras. The latest additions to the Indigo Vision network camera family are designed to operate as part of an integrated, end-to-end IP video solution. The line includes indoor and outdoor models incorporating a Sony EXview HAD CCD Sensor and MPEG-4 or H.264 compression to deliver top-quality images at high frame rates while optimizing bandwidth.
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Posted By Dan on March 17, 2008 9:58 PM | Comments (0)
March 12, 2008
In Australia, video surveillance assists the government with pest control
In the Australian state of New South Wales, officials plan to employ seven video cameras at key border-crossing points to prevent the import of cattle infested with cattle ticks. Cattle ticks cause weakness, anemia, reduced productivity and sometimes death in cattle, and the ticks have been plaguing New South Wales, Australia’s most populated province, for years.
Luckily, the Department of Primary Industries (DPI), a government bureau which manages natural resources and other problems pertaining to industry, is on the case. They placed an experimental camera at a problem border crossing, the Pacific Highway at Tweed Heads to see whether or not it would be as effective as the employees who previously worked at the tick gates. When a vehicle containing livestock passed by, the tick monitors would phone the police for backup.
Then the DPI put up the camera and found that it was, in fact, quite effective in preventing illegal transport of potentially tick-infested cattle. By using cameras instead of human beings, vehicle information reaches police directly so that they can deal with the problem more efficiently. It also takes some of the pressure off when it comes to vehicle identification; since police have the vehicle information recorded, they can follow vehicles further down the road. Meanwhile, the twenty-five border monitors have been offered either different posts within the DPI or voluntary redundancy.
Read the ABC article on cattle tick control tactics here.
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Posted By Jennifer on March 12, 2008 11:27 PM | Comments (0)
March 11, 2008
New school surveillance systems in Chicago link cameras to 911 center
Chicago-area public schools are already equipped with surveillance cameras - and these surveillance systems help keep students, teachers and staff safe and buildings secure. Now, the city is using a $418,000 grant from the Department of Homeland Security to further enhance the school's security by linking 4,500 school surveillance cameras to 911 control centers.
Cameras from the schools - including 200 high schools - will be configured to stream footage directly to police headquarters and emergency centers like 911 depots. Public safety officials and emergency response workers will be able to see live footage from multiple locations. In the event of an emergency, first responders like police officers will be able to stream footage from their vehicles as they approach the school.
Cameras in Chicago area public transit already use this system - cameras in "El" trains and buses already route footage directly to police stations and 911 response centers. Mayor Richard Daley hopes that the system will provide a more comprehensive form of school security than the one that exists. Currently, schools use a variety of different systems that will be integrated to support the streaming technology.
Read more at The Chicago Tribune...
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Posted By Jennifer on March 11, 2008 6:22 PM | Comments (0)
March 7, 2008
Juvenile center upgrades security with surveillance cameras and electric-lock doors
Vigo County's Juvenile Justice Center, in Terre Haute Indiana, is putting the final touches on a major security upgrade to its facilities. The project includes the installation of 22 new surveillance cameras inside the building, seven exterior cameras, and three electronic locking doors.
Posted By Dan on March 7, 2008 11:42 PM | Comments (0)
March 6, 2008
Bosch completes $92 million acquisition of Extreme CCTV
Bosch Security Systems has recently completed a 3-month long acquisition of Security Sales & Integration...
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