Surveillance
Dutch Authorities Now Allowed To Film Citizens Using Drones
The Dutch parliament has approved legislation that will allow drones to be used for video surveillance of the country’s citizens. Almost all political parties voted in favor of an amendment to the snappily named municipal act relating to the extension of the authority of the mayor to deploy camera surveillance, which had been proposed by […]
Security Industry Association And ISC Events Present Largest Security Trade Show Of The Year
ISC West 2014, produced by ISC Events and sponsored by the Security Industry Association (SIA), attracted record attendance this year with more than 26,000 industry professionals attending the three-day exposition, which was held at the Sands Expo Convention Center in Las Vegas April 2-4. Attendees enjoyed direct access to tens of thousands of products […]
Axis To Demonstrate A ?New World? Of Video Surveillance At Counter Terror Expo
Axis Communications, the global leader in network video is all set to demonstrate how video surveillance helps to protect people, property, and assets as well as optimize processes and improve efficiency, when it exhibits at the Counter Terror Expo in April. As well as showcasing its latest network video innovations at the international security trade […]
Peru To Install New Security Cameras At Machu Picchu
Peru’s government plans to install a number of security cameras at the ancient Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, in an attempt to crack down on streaking tourists at the site, daily Correo reported. Ricardo Ruiz, Cusco’s regional director for culture, said that 12 high-definition security cameras will be installed at the ancient ruins in order […]
Iveda Recruits Cory Miller As Vice President Of Business Development
Iveda® ( OTCQB:IVDA), the pioneer in cloud video hosting technology, announced that Cory Miller has joined the Company’s management team as vice president of business development. "Cory’s proven business development skills and experience in the SaaS and VoIP market space made her perfect for this newly created management position," stated David Ly, chairman and CEO […]
CaughtOnCamera: FedEx Van Rolls Away From Its Driver. Dogs Rejoice!
A close call between a house and a FedEx delivery van was caught on a surveillance camera recently. The video has now gone viral. The driver allegedly forgets to put the van into park and it rolls backwards down a declining street. Somehow, the van narrowly avoids hitting a tree and a house as it […]
Purdue Researchers Develop Chip With Human-Like Ability To Identify Objects And Images
At Purdue, researchers are developing a computer chip that would enable smartphones and other devices to identify objects much like the human brain does. A start-up around the technology has just been launched. Led by Eugenio Culurciello, associate professor at Purdue’s Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, the research team has created the “nn-X” chip, giving […]
First Ever UK Prosecution For Dangerous Driving A Drone: Man Fined
Robert Knowles, 46, was found to have flown his homemade aircraft into restricted airspace over a nuclear submarine facility. Both offenses breached the UK’s Air Navigation Order. He also flew his drone, which was equipped with a video camera, too close to a vehicle bridge in an illegal maneuvers. The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) […]
Pivot3 Announces Graphics Acceleration Options For VDI Environments
Pivot3, a leading supplier of video surveillance and virtual desktop (VDI) converged storage appliances, announced a set of graphics acceleration offerings for its vSTAC R2S desktop virtualization (VDI) solutions suite. The three-tier offerings, designed for the complexities of virtualized environments, deliver a richer graphics experience for desktops running on vSTAC R2S and vSTAC R2SP Cubed […]
DVTEL Delivers Enhanced Support And Services Suite
DVTEL, INC., the video surveillance solutions provider, announced the development of a professional services package to help end users and value-added resellers optimize the effectiveness of DVTEL technologies in a variety of applications. With the backing of DVTEL’s highly-trained support staff, the suite of professional services helps customers and resellers assess, improve and manage DVTEL […]
Future: The Surveillance Of Everything
Estimates vary, but by 2020 there could be more than 30 billion devices connected to the Internet. Once dumb, they will have smartened up thanks to sensors and other technologies embedded in them and, thanks to your machines, your life will quite literally have gone online. The implications are revolutionary. Your smart refrigerator will keep […]
Fixed Dome Frenzy: Axis Debuts Two New Series Of Fixed Dome Network IP-Cameras While Expanding Popular AXIS P33 Series
Axis Communications, the global leader in network video, announces 10 strong additions to its comprehensive lineup of fixed dome network cameras. Two brand new camera series – AXIS Q35 Series and AXIS P32 Series – and two additional models in the popular AXIS P33 Series offer customers versatile fixed dome options for any surveillance application, […]
CaughtOnCamera: Chicago Train Derailment Captured on Security Camera Footage
It’s one thing reading about and seeing pictures of the passenger train that crashed through its end of the line barrier at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport earlier this week. And another when you actually watch it happen through a security camera video. Of course, being there and seeing it with your own two eyes takes […]
FUJIFILM To Release New Vari-Focal Lens For Security Cameras
FUJIFILM Corporation has announced that it will release a new vari-focal (variable focal length) lens “FUJINON DV2.2×4.1SR4A” for security cameras in late May. This is the world’s first vari-focal lens that offers advanced optical performance for compatibility with 6-megapixel high resolution security cameras. The advancement of digital technology has led to the emergence of security […]
Genetec Unveils Turnkey Network Security Appliances SV-32
Genetec, a global provider of unified IP security solutions, announced the SV-32, the latest offering in its line of turnkey network security appliances. Designed for customers that require a small size Network Video Recorder (NVR) —such as retail and banking organizations— the SV-32 will be able to support up to 32 cameras and will offer […]
Kratos Receives $7.8 Million Mass Transportation Security Contract Award
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:KTOS), a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced today that its Public Safety & Security (PSS) Division recently received a new $7.8 million critical infrastructure security system contract award. Under the contract award, Kratos will design, engineer, deploy, and integrate into command and control infrastructure a leading technology security […]
French Perimeter Solutions Provider Sorhea Acquires Protech
Perimeter security solutions manufacturer Sorhea has acquired Reno, Nev.-based Protech, which specializes in high-security outdoor intrusion sensors, expanding the global reach of the French company, which does business in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. “The merger with Protech further increases Sorhea’s market share in the USA, Canada and the Americas,” said Eric Thord, president […]
PureTech Systems Provides Surveillance For Water Facility
Water is one of our most important natural resources. This is especially true for those living within Arizona’s Sonoran desert. Protecting this natural resource has always been one of the guiding strategies for PureTech Systems, and this was further reflected with the recent installation of its PureActiv® geospatial video surveillance software at several wastewater facilities for the Pima County Regional Wastewater Reclamation Department (RWRD). The locations utilizing the new technology include the Avra Valley WRF, WES Center and Tres Rios WRF facilities. All three facilities are located in Tucson, AZ. The systems, installed by system integrators CS Technologies, APL Access & Security, and Westover Corporation, comprise multiple security technologies aimed at protecting the perimeter and critical assets of these water reclamation facilities. The installations feature the PureActiv® geospatial video analytics and introduce PureTech’s most recent third party capability; an integration with the OnSSI Video management software. The systems boast PureActiv® geospatial video analytics for intrusion detection on thermal cameras manufactured by both Axis and FLIR. The installation also provides visible light CCTV cameras monitored via the ONSSI system. The systems are deployed in a server-based architecture and are responsible for intrusion protection at all three facilities. In the event of an intrusion, metadata associated with the alarm is sent electronically to the ONSSI VMS system for subsequent alarm and display to the end user. The RWRD video surveillance security system is monitored 24/7 in the new Tres Rios Operational Control Center (OCC). The Pima County RWRD is responsible for […]
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Avigilon Adds New Version Of Access Control Solution
A Vancouver, BC, maker of HD video surveillance systems has released a new version of its access control software, which stems from an acquisition last year. Avigilon says Access Control 5.0 seamlessly integrates identity management, video surveillance systems, and physical security. The release makes the completion of the operational integration of RedCloud Security, Inc., which […]
Ubiquiti Networks Settles Over U.S. Sanctions Violations
[Joel Schectman] Ubiquiti Networks Inc., a maker of wireless hardware and video surveillance equipment, agreed to pay a $504,225 penalty to settle apparent U.S. sanctions violations for allowing its hardware to be sold in Iran, according to a company filing. The case illustrates how small companies can run afoul of compliance rules as they seek to expand in new markets. Ubiquiti “demonstrated reckless disregard for U.S. sanction” law, and allowed its wireless equipment to be exported into Iran through distributors located in the United Arab Emirates and Greece, according to a release from the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control. The firm had no compliance program at the time, according to the release. And even after Ubiquiti learned that the transactions broke U.S. law, the company allowed them to continue for another year, until February 2011, OFAC said. The company said, in a filing released Thursday, that until early 2010 it didn’t prohibit its distributors from selling its products to Iran. After it learned of the potential violations, the company said that it failed to immediately “amend all its distribution agreements and to implement more robust compliance controls.” Ubiquiti first made the issue of possible violations public in 2011, as it prepared for its initial public offering. As part of its IPO prospectus, the company said it hadn’t been sufficiently familiar with export control laws because of its small size and the “inexperience of our management team in these matters,” Reuters reported . As of June 2013, the company had just 111 […]
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