Integrators Get A Sales Edge With Edge Storage
YARMOUTH, Maine—Steve Gorski has experienced some déjà vu at recent trade shows. As GM Americas for Mobotix, a network camera company that takes a decentralized approach to storage, Gorski has been evangelizing the benefits of storage onboard the camera for a while. Now, he finds that he’s not alone in talking about the benefits of storage on the edge. While each manufacturer’s approach is different, in the past couple of years several video companies have come out with camera offerings that include edge video storage. “Storage on the edge makes a lot of sense,” Gorski said. “It’s been interesting to watch more and more manufacturers decide to do this. … Off the top of my head I can think of three or four.” All Mobotix cameras come with megapixel storage onboard, which isn’t the case with other manufacturers. And the actual onboard storage is only part of Mobotix’s decentralized approach. “If you need more, we have NAS [network attached storage] options,” he said. One of the reasons other manufacturers have started to offer storage on the edge is because of rapidly increasing capacity. Today, you can store “five days of full frame rate recording of high definition video on a … $40 64-gig SD card,” said Fredrik Nilsson, GM Americas for network video manufacturer Axis Communications. Looking ahead, Nilsson surmised that in 2015, that same $40 SD card will be able to hold 30 days of video, in 2018 it will store three months and ten years from now […]
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Evolon Insites 2.0 Revolutionizes Security with Proactive Capabilities
Evolon Technology announced the availability of Insites 2.0, the latest major release of its proactive video surveillance and monitoring platform. Packed with powerful features and enhancements, Insites 2.0 offers unprecedented capabilities for mobile applications, web platforms, and edge plugins, while introducing groundbreaking advancements in AI-driven security measures that propel a more proactive approach to risk management and safety.
Arcules Focuses on Empowering Integration, Exploring Cloud Evolution, and Educating the Industry at ISC West 2024
Arcules is set to showcase its innovations in partnerships, artificial intelligence, and cloud solutions at this week’s ISC West. The company will highlight its commitment to the continuous success of its integrators, concentrating on a cohesive sales and consulting strategy to offer immediate and long-term benefits to end users through cloud services and video and business intelligence.
Happy 1st Birthday, After 65 Years!
One of the top suppliers of cutting-edge video surveillance solutions is i-PRO America, formerly known as Panasonic i-PRO Sensing Solutions Corp. of America. The company has a rich history dating back to the early 1950s when its parent company, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (now known as Panasonic Corporation), began producing security cameras in Japan.
Upgrading Schools and Stadium Security
Chelmsford Public School District is a highly rated school system located in the town of Chelmsford, Mass., a suburb 24 miles north of Boston. The district contains eight schools which serve more than 5,000 students in grades pre-kindergarten through 12. Like most school districts, it employs surveillance cameras and other technology to create a safe learning environment for its students. Over the past five years, the district has been working with Lan-Tel Communications, an innovative technology solutions provider and Axis partner, to expand surveillance coverage across its buildings.
Bagging a Better Bottom Line
Crest Foods upgrades grocery chain security with AXIS Camera Station and Axis cameras, network door stations, and door controllers, to reduce shrink, prevent accidents, increase sales, and improve employee training and safety. Stack It High, Sell It Cheap Crest Foods, a chain of family owned and operated grocery stores in Oklahoma, was founded in 1946 […]
Finding Balance Between the Physical and Virtual Worlds
Virtual assistants, social media platforms and other interactive technologies are enhancing our personal and professional lives in many ways. But do they pose a threat? Can they put our personal information and business intel at risk? As more people and businesses flock to the virtual world, it’s important to ask: Who is actually benefiting?
Building Bridges: How Law Enforcement is Unifying Communities with Technology
Safety and security are basic human needs, and essential to a thriving society. But in today’s challenging cultural climate, how do you best protect the public? How can cities—or any entity—build lasting trust, transparency and value? And how do we learn from the transformation that’s already occurring in law enforcement? In this episode of Connect, you’ll learn why integration, or better yet, unity, is the key to success.
Making Digital Transformation More Meaningful
What should an organization’s digital transformation look like? How do you know if your efforts are making the right impact? And, as AI and technology advances at a dizzying pace, how do you make decisions with foresight? If you’re asking yourself these questions, you’re not alone. On our inaugural episode of Connect, you’ll discover why truly meaningful transformation starts with people.
Eye on the Sky
Consolidated Edison of New York is one of the largest investor-owned energy companies in the United States. Founded in 1823 to light and maintain the gaslight lamps for New York City, today ConEd is responsible for routing electricity, gas, and steam services to more than 10 million customers across the five boroughs of New York City and Westchester County, NY. Its secure Tier One (critical infrastructure) building in the heart of New York City serves as the control center for all power entering and exiting the city.
SAGE Integration Adds two Senior Account Executives
SAGE Integration added two new senior account executives to accommodate the integrator’s continued rapid growth. Both new hires, Victoria Lepone and Anne Claghorn, work from SAGE’s Philadelphia office. Lepone specializes in multifamily and senior living housing, data centers and corporate fit-outs in the Mid-Atlantic region. She previously served as a senior account executive for Comstar Technologies, a full-service technology communications company; manager of talent acquisition for Allied Resources, a national staffing business; and a forensic specialist for Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia.
iluminar Receives Revered Woman-Owned Small Business Certification
iluminar announced its official certification as a Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) by the Women?s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). WBENC Certification substantiates that a business is 51 percent owned, controlled, operated and managed by a woman or women. This premier certification is accepted by more than 1,000 corporations, including America?s top brands, states, cities and other entities.
Security Professionals Overcome the Challenges of COVID-19
In what has become an annual event spearheaded by Mission 500, students at Crosspointe Elementary School in Boynton Beach, Florida will once again have essential school supplies, provided by COPS Monitoring thanks to the generous efforts of the ?Back to School Backpack Event.? Rather than meeting in-person to assemble the backpacks and distributing them directly to the students at Crosspointe Elementary School, the school supplies, bags, and positive mental health items were shipped to the school so that teachers can sort the items and distribute them safely.
The Cloud, the Edge, and the Future-Hot Topics at this Year’s MIPS 2020, Dallas
Milestone Systems? annual MIPS event this year brought together a rich community of video, security, and technology solution partners focused on advancing innovation. Milestone Systems, a global leader within open platform video management software, hosted the 2020 Milestone Integration Platform Symposium conference, in Dallas, Texas on February 17-19, 2020. More than 800 Milestone technology partners, end customers and influencers came together to discuss the future of video management systems.
MIPS 2020 Dallas – An Open Invitation for Business, Technology, and Security
Milestone Systems is hosting the 2020 Milestone Integration Platform Symposium conference, in Dallas, Texas on February 17-19, 2020. Partners, customers and influencers are invited to register for the special two-day event. Milestone will feature a variety of speakers and topics, including TEDx speaker Anders Sorman-Nilsson, and one of the Top Ten Futurists in the world, Gerd Leonhard. The event will also include an exhibition pavilion featuring products and programs from leading partners.
Arcules Adds Access Control as a Service to its Suite of Cloud-based Offerings
Arcules announced the addition of access control-as-a-service. Arcules now enables customers to centrally manage access control effectively across geographically dispersed business locations in a single, intuitive user interface. The Arcules service bundle provides video analytics, advanced video management of video surveillance data and access control information in one unified solution. Arcules also integrates alarms across the video and access services.
SIA And ESA Announce Coordination On Workforce Development Strategies
The Electronic Security Association(ESA) and the Security Industry Association (SIA) are collaborating on a joint strategy to help their members identify, recruit and retain qualified employees for a variety of professional roles within manufacturer and integrator businesses. According to the 2019 SIA Security Megatrends report and ESA Member Surveys, workforce development imperatives are consistently ranked among the highest concerns of both SIA and ESA members.
Enhanced Video Coverage ? Perfect Gift For The Holiday Season
During the holiday season, retailers enjoy increases in store traffic but for loss prevention (LP) managers increases in shoppers and temporary employees make this time of year more challenging. Through this influx of business (and beyond), the LP managers must deal with losses stemming from organized retail crime (ORC), employee theft, and shoplifting. Retail supply chains and online retailer distribution centers also come under greater pressure as more goods are being handled and shipped.
Mission 500 Service Trip To Ponce, Puerto Rico Brings Assistance To Families In Need
Mission 500 recently hosted a service trip in Ponce, Puerto Rico where volunteers from the professional security industry worked on repairing the homes of two families still suffering from the effects of hurricane Maria which caused $92 billion in damage in October of 2017. Volunteers spent several days repairing roofs, siding and plumbing; installing new windows; and removing trees capable of causing additional damage to the affected structures.
Maximizing Video Usage With Intelligent Traffic Management
Apart from its extensive use for physical security, there’s another application popping up for video data: intelligent traffic management (ITM). Being a critical component in the Smart City movement across the globe, ITM is aiding metropolitan areas in learning more about traffic patterns in order to make transportation more efficient and safe.