Pelco Optera Panoramic Multi-Sensor Cameras Integrate With Leading VMS Solutions
Pelco by Schneider Electric, a global leader in surveillance and security products and technologies, announces that its Optera™ Panoramic Multi-Sensor Cameras are integrated with over 20 of the industry’s leading Video Management System (VMS) solutions. The 360°, 270° and 180° 12 MP Optera Panoramic Multi-Sensor Cameras with SureVision™ technology provide completely stitched, seamless and blended panoramic views. The cameras also deliver intuitive immersive de-warped views for detail across the entire panoramic image to provide superior wide area surveillance and forensic scene analysis.
Morse Watchmans Demonstrates Soon To Be Available AssetWatcher At IFSEC 2017
Among the full line of industry-leading key and asset control products and technologies, Morse Watchmans will be demonstrating its soon-to-be available AssetWatcher solution at IFSEC (stand: F1650). Using RFID technology to track assets placed in or removed from lockers, AssetWatcher is ideal for use in schools, universities, casinos, hospitals and other high-security applications. AssetWatcher’s RFID technology uses non-contact wireless radio links to recognize tagged assets.
Netwatch Accelerates U.S. Expansion With New Chicago Operations Center
Netwatch celebrated the opening of its new Chicago operations center. Netwatch is a complete security systems provider with the most advanced video processing technologies to proactively monitor and protect properties and assets. The new office will be based on North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, and will employ five people with plans to grow to 15 employees over the next 18 months. Netwatch Systems proactively protect properties using live audio warnings to ward off intruders. Intervention Specialists direct operations remotely from the Netwatch Communication Hub, visually verifying the intruders, intervening by verbally alerting the intruders they are being watched, and notifying the authorities.
Tyco Security Products Debuts EntraPass Go Pass Support for Apple Watch
Tyco Security Products introduces EntraPass Go Pass support for Apple Watch®, the industry’s first Apple Watch mobile credential that allows card holders to use the watch as a mobile access control credential, facilitating quick entry and exit through access points without an access card. EntraPass Go Pass for the Apple Watch extends the power of the EntraPass go Pass mobile phone application to the iOS Apple Watch environment. Once the application is downloaded to the phone paired with the watch, the “Go PASS” icon will appear on the watch indicating to the user that the app is now ready to be used on their Apple Watch.
Digital Watchdog Adds 4MP License Plate Recognition Bullet Camera To MEGApix Family
Digital Watchdog® (DW™), the industry leader in digital recorders, surveillance cameras, and related management software, is proud to announce the upcoming release of the new 4-Megapixel License Plate Recognition (LPR) MEGApix® camera. It is on display and attendees can use it live at the ISC West 2017 Industry Trade Show in Las Vegas, April 5-7, Booth 26089. The new IP LPR camera offers a specialty solution for applications looking to capture license plates in moving vehicles up to 50mps. The camera is integrated with DW Spectrum® IPVMS to help users get the most from live and recorded video quickly and easily.
For Surveillance Cameras To Be Kept In Line, Rules Will Need To Keep Pace With Technology
It has been said that Britain has more surveillance cameras than any other country in the world. This proliferation of CCTV cameras led the government to establish a surveillance camera commissioner responsible for overseeing their governance – the only country in the world to do so. In another first, the commissioner has now released a national strategy for England and Wales to set out how CCTV should be operated and to ensure that cameras are used in the public interest.
2016 Physical Security Industry Influencer: Fernando Pires, CEO, Morse Watchmans
The Security.World community voted during the summer of 2016 and selected the Physical Security and Video Surveillance industry’s Top 12 Influencers. This Profile is one in the series of 12 of those individuals that are making a difference in our industry. Congratulations to . We reached out to Tom to get his views and insight on what is happening in the physical security and video surveillance market. Read on to get his thoughts…
New England Town Councilor Proposes Drones Watch For Crime; ACLU Objects
A city councilor wants to deploy drones to monitor high-crime neighborhoods and provide an extra measure of security at major community events – an idea that raises privacy concerns with the ACLU of Massachusetts. Brian K. Gomes’ proposal, which is not expected to be heard until next month or possibly January, calls for a meeting between the City Council’s Committee on Public Safety and Neighborhoods and Police Chief Joseph C. Cordeiro to discuss the use of drones. “I think it can be a crime fighter, undercover surveillance in neighborhoods across the city where we have problems,” Gomes said. “It’s another tool for the Police Department to fight crime.”
Testing Body Cameras In St. Paul MN
Minnesota’s complex debate about police body-cameras takes a new turn in St. Paul Wednesday. The City Council will hold a public hearing at 5:30 p.m. to consider the draft policy released last week by the St. Paul Police Department governing use of the cameras that are typically clipped to an officer’s uniform. In a discussion that involves competing interests and tradeoffs, there’s lots to digest as the department prepares, beginning next week, to test two camera systems over 60 days in its Western District.
New Digital Watchdog App Makes A Smartphone Or Tablet Into An Instant Surveillance Camera
Digital Watchdog announces the release of the new DW Mobile Witness™ mobile application for iOS smart phones and tablets. The DW Mobile Witness app turns the camera on a supported smartphone or tablet into a surveillance camera that can be viewed and recorded with a Digital Watchdog® VMAX IP PLUS™ PoE Network Video Recorder (NVR).
New ME4 Series IP-Cameras From March Networks
Capturing video in bright sunlight or near darkness? Our new ME4 Series IP Cameras are up to the challenge. These high-performance network cameras deliver 4MP resolution, plus advanced features including High Dynamic Range for optimal image quality even in the most challenging lighting conditions. Choose from box, dome and bullet models.
How Police Body Cameras Change Our Perception Of Right And Wrong
There was something about the sudden, near-universal praise for police body cameras that rubbed Seth Stoughton the wrong way. A law professor at the University of South Carolina who has spent his career studying the regulation of law enforcement, Stoughton saw the potential of equipping thousands upon thousands of American police officers with cameras recording […]
Digital Watchdog Expands VMAX IP Line of NVR Recorders
Digital Watchdog (DW™) announces the expansion of thier popular VMAX IP™ NVR family of true HD 1080P network recorders with embedded Power over Ethernet (PoE). The new NVR models, available in 8- and 16-channel configurations and up to 12TB of internal storage, provide the popular VMAX user interface and Pivot™ management software for an easy transition from analog to IP video surveillance.
D-Link IP-Cameras Selected by Nationally Ranked Hospital to Expand Campus-Wide Security
After Hill Country Memorial (HCM) raised security concerns with its outdated surveillance system, D-Link worked with them on the installation of 46 indoor and outdoor IP-cameras to provide a comprehensive campus-wide solution.
Digital Watchdog Releases New DW Spectrum VMS Version 2.3
Digital Watchdog (DW™), the industry leader in digital recorders, surveillance cameras, and related management software, announces the release of DW Spectrum™ IP Video Management Software (VMS) version 2.3. This significant update restructures the software’s architecture, replacing the server system and simplifying the user’s experience with easy management of multiple servers and sites.
Oncam Grandeye 360-Degree Technology Watches Over Dubai Manufacturer IBS-Mapei
Oncam Grandeye, the security division of Oncam Technologies, announced that IBS-Mapei, a leading manufacturer of adhesive and chemical products for the construction industry, has deployed Oncam Grandeye’s 360-degree surveillance platform to ensure compliance with health and safety regulations.
City of Calgary Installs Security Cameras in 3 Southwest Parks to Curb Vandalism
The city says damage from vandalism has cost the city around $40,000. The City of Calgary is installing new security cameras at three city parks in order to crack down on vandalism. The cameras are set up in River Park, Sandy Beach, and Britannia Slopes Park – three popular off-leash areas in southwest Calgary.
Digital Watchdog Launches Three-Sensor IP-Camera; Includes Smart IR
Digital Watchdog, the industry leader in digital recorders, surveillance cameras and related management software, is proud to announce that our new multi-sensor 180-degree panoramic MEGApix® Pano™ cameras are now available. The cameras provide versatile solutions for multi-megapixel wide area surveillance with enough resolution to zoom in to reveal details in the image.
Every Move You Make, Every Step You Take, This Startup Will Be Watching You
By now we’re all used to seeing security cameras perched on rooftops, on street corners, in lobbies, and countless other locations in big cities. Even in smaller towns. But what if there are cameras out there, watching you, that you can’t see? Oh, there are. Thanks to a startup called Placemeter, there are cameras all […]
Daleville, IN, Police Add Cameras To Uniform
Daleville Indiana Police have added cameras to their protective vests. The cameras capture video of police in action and can protect both the officer and the citizen. Daleville Police Chief James King hopes to get cameras for seven more officers. Currently, Daleville police pack radios, protective vests, lethal weapons, skilled ears and eyes, and now, […]