Going Beyond Security: Video In Today’s Classrooms

Posted by Jay Bartlett August 17, 2018 2:06 pm Categories: Campus Security, Hot Topic, Surveillance, Technologies. Tags: classroom security, Jumbi Edulbehram, Oncam, video in classrooms.

While video is critical to the security of K-12 schools and universities to help detect threats and investigate incidents, it is increasingly becoming a critical tool beyond protecting students, faculty, staff and assets. Going further than simply gathering footage, educational facilities are beginning to see the value in adding intelligent video software, such as analytics, to their arsenal. This results in an innovative approach to not only security, but also operations within a school.

Hanwha Techwin Releases New P Series Multi-directional Cameras At GSX 2018

Posted by Jay Bartlett August 17, 2018 4:42 am Categories: IP Cameras, New Products. Tags: GSX 2018, Hanwha Techwin America, P series, PNM-9000VQ, PNM-9320VQP.

Hanwha Techwin America will unveil two new cameras in its P series line. The Wisenet PNM-9000VQ (4-head) multi-directional camera and the PNM-9320VQP (4-head) multi-directional plus 32x optical zoom PTZ camera support configurable fixed-focus lens/CMOS sensor modules that allow the installer to choose the resolution and the focal length for each head. Ideally suited for city surveillance, stadiums, and airports, the new cameras allow for individual on-screen displays and a full suite of video analytics.

Lenel Celebrates 20 Years Of Securing The Little League Baseball World Series

Posted by Jay Bartlett August 17, 2018 4:37 am Categories: Access Control, Surveillance. Tags: OnGuard, The Little League Baseball World Series lenel, UltraSync.

Every summer, teams from around the world gather in South Williamsport, Pa., for one of baseball’s great classics – the annual Little League Baseball^® World Series. And for the 20th consecutive year, Lenel will provide systems and services to help keep the iconic youth baseball event safe and secure for players, coaches, officials and fans. Lenel is part of UTC Climate, Controls & Security, a unit of United Technologies Corp. Teams from eight international and eight U.S. regions will play in the 10-day tournament.

Announcing Michelle Roe, New Southwest Microwave President

Posted by Jay Bartlett August 17, 2018 4:34 am Categories: Corporate News. Tags: Michelle Roe, Richard McCormick, Southwest Microwave.

Southwest Microwave is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Michelle Roe as President.Ms. Roe succeeds Mr. Richard McCormick, who has transitioned to Chairman and CEO. In her new role, Ms. Roe will oversee international operations of both the Security Systems and Microwave Products Divisions. While Southwest Microwave’s leadership has changed, the rest of the organization remains unaltered and clients will continue to receive quality support from the same trusted team of perimeter security professionals.

Dahua Facial Recognition Solution Enhances Safety & Business Intelligence

Posted by Jay Bartlett August 17, 2018 4:28 am Categories: Biometrics, Business Intelligence, Video Analytics. Tags: Dahua Technology, facial recognition, KITTI 2D.

In real life you usually don’t want to get into the drama of being seen as someone other than yourself. The misrecognition problem is not only time consuming, dignity compromising but also, in lots of cases, life threatening, if certain dangerous people are not correctly identified in time. This is a mistake no longer affordable to make in today’s context, whether for an individual, a group or the society as a whole. Fortunately the facial recognition technology has matured and the security solution based on the said technology is being widely used across the world.

Dahua Technology Introducing HD-CVI 4K Cameras

Posted by Jay Bartlett August 17, 2018 4:22 am Categories: IP Cameras, New Products. Tags: Dahua Technologies, HCC5182T-IR-ZA, HCC5282R-IR/28, HD-CVI 4K Cameras.

Launched in 2012 by Zhejiang Dahua Technology Co., Ltd., HDCVI quickly gained international fame for becoming a brand new international standard for video surveillance, reviving the old coaxial-based technology. Throughout the years, this technology has never stopped evolving. 2 MP, 4 MP, and now this year, Dahua Technology brings HDCVI into the 4K Era. Dahua 4K-HDCVI adopts 4K Ultra HD image acquisition and back-end DVR storage. HDCVI technology architecture overcame the common bottleneck of transmission bandwidth to achieve high resolution video previously only available on IPC.

Industry Vet Maureen Carlo Joins BCDVideo

Posted by Jay Bartlett August 16, 2018 6:03 am Categories: Corporate News. Tags: bcdvideo, industry, Management, Maureen Carlo.

BCDVideo announces the hiring of a 15-year security industry veteran Maureen Carlo. In her position of Business Development Manager, Maureen will be responsible for driving BCDVideo’s technology message and product platform to national and local security integrators, as well as Architectural & Engineering (A&E) firms throughout the Eastern United States. Maureen has a diverse industry background, including technology consultation, content development, system integrator, product portfolio manager, and marketing consultant.

CrossFit Gym Solves Security And Budget Challenges With 3xLOGIC

Posted by Jay Bartlett August 16, 2018 6:01 am Categories: VMS Software. Tags: 3xLOGIC Inc., CrossFit Fishers, CrossFit Gym, Pam Torrence, Sonitrol, TotalGuard.

3xLOGIC announced that CrossFit Fishers (IN) has completed installation of a 3xLOGIC-innovated Audio and Video Management system, backed by around-the-clock monitoring performed by Sonitrol. The integrated audio and video functionality is the centerpiece of the recently-introduced Sonitrol TotalGuard-package. The TotalGuard^™ solution consists of one or multiple Sonitrol Multi-Sensors that act as a standalone IoT panel.

BCDVideo Makes Inc. 5000 List for Second Consecutive Year Third Appearance Overall

Posted by Jay Bartlett August 16, 2018 5:47 am Categories: Corporate News, Distributors / Systems Integrators. Tags: bcdvideo, Inc. 5000, Jeff Burgess, security integrators.

Magazine ranked BCDVideo on its 37th annual Inc. 5000, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. The Inc. 5000 list is ranked according to the percentage of revenue growth over a three-year period. To qualify, companies had to be U.S. based, privately held, for profit and independent. Companies that made the list, on average, have grown sixfold since 2014, whereas the economy only grew 11 percent over that same period. One in four companies have made the list three times.

Genetec Clearance Now Enables Easy Upload Of Video Collected By Smart Phones And Security Systems

Posted by Jay Bartlett August 16, 2018 5:42 am Categories: Smart Devices, VMS Software. Tags: ALPR, Erick Ceresato, Genetec Clearance, Genetec Inc..

Genetec announced the new ‘File Request’ feature for its Genetec Clearance^™ digital evidence management system. The feature is designed to make it easy for the general public and private businesses to contribute to crime-solving efforts by sharing relevant video and photos from their cell phones and surveillance systems with law enforcement agencies. The new feature is simple to use: investigators create a file request link or QR code that can be shared with the public in a variety of ways such as via social media, on the web or on the news. Contributors can then upload videos, photos, and other evidence directly into Clearance for police officers, investigators and security managers to review and use as part of their investigation.