Monitoring
AGT International Announces The Launch Of Groundbreaking Smart City Platform
AGT International, a global leader in city solutions, announced CityMIND 6.5, a unique solution that leverages the Internet of Things (IoT) to help cities efficiently manage events and resources across multiple agencies. CityMIND 6.5 is one of the first analytics engines to use data fusion and machine-learning capabilities to correlate, validate, and provide accurate information […]
Modi’s Smart Cities: The Video Surveillance Angle
When Modi announced the idea of creating 100 smart Indian cities, it created waves in the video surveillance and security market. A city has to be safe, after all, to be smart. “There are so many places where the police is not present. Take the recent case of a minister in Delhi who died in […]
VIVOTEK Surveillance Solution Protects Landis Taipei Hotel Guests
Located in the busy central business and finance district in Taipei City, Taiwan, the Landis Taipei Hotel is immensely popular among domestic and foreign travelers. This luxurious 5-star hotel features a French Art Deco ambiance, earth tone colors, and extravagant vintage decorations in each guest room to create a warm and cozy atmosphere for its […]
D-Link Unveils Network Video Recorder For Small Business Owners
D-Link has expanded its line of IP surveillance solutions with the new DNR-312L mydlink Network Video Recorder (NVR). This standalone storage device allows for viewing of up to nine cameras concurrently on a connected HD monitor, or remote access using the free mydlink app for smart devices. Equipped with one-bay NVR enclosure that supports up […]
Schools Turn to Audio Security to Complement Video and Boost Safety
An increased need for the safety of students and staff has caused school systems around the United States to examine their security equipment and protocols. In doing so, most schools are finding that they need to enhance their security efforts by leveraging the dynamic duo of video and audio surveillance. Nowadays, video surveillance is not […]
Universal Protection Security Systems Acquires CityWide Electronic Systems
Universal Protection Security Systems, a division of Universal Services of America and one of the largest providers of security systems in the U.S., is proud to announce the acquisition of City-Wide Electronic Systems, Inc, a family-owned business that provides a broad range of security monitoring, alarm services and automation to more than 2,000 commercial customers […]
ADT Secures Larger Canadian Market – Acquires Protectron
ADT Corp. is locking up a bigger piece of the Canadian security monitoring market, spending $555-million to buy Reliance Protectron Inc. to add 400,000 home and business customers. Protectron will remain based in Montreal and will keep operating under that name, while ADT’s existing Canadian operations will retain the ADT brand. Florida-based ADT said that […]
Researchers Pioneer Use Of Video Surveillance To Better Understand Essential Hygiene Behavior
One of the best defenses against infectious disease is one of the most simple – hand washing. Still, despite years of global public awareness campaigns, hand washing rates remain low. Caregivers of young children in low-income, developing world settings are found to wash their hands only 17 percent of the time after using the toilet. […]
Patent Issued For Abandoned Object Recognition Using Pedestrian Detection
A patent by the inventors Brown, Feris, Kjeldsen, and Scherbaum was assigned patent number 8675917 to International Business Machines Corporation. "There is a growing demand for automated video surveillance (AVS) systems for public safety and security enhancement. While traditional video surveillance methods require constant human attention, automated visual analysis performs real-time monitoring of people, vehicles […]