Surveillance
A.C. Moore Achieves Million-Dollar ROI With Cloud-Based POS Plugin From Genetec
A.C. Moore opened its first arts and crafts store in 1985 in Moorestown, New Jersey, United States. Today, the national retailer sells an assortment of merchandise in over 130 locations on the Eastern coast. With over 40,000 items offered at each store at any given time, A.C. Moore prides itself on offering its customers the best product selection, value and service. As a progressive retailer, A.C. Moore is always keen on implementing processes and technologies to keep its stores up-to-date and its customers happy. So when Steve Werner, Director of Loss Prevention, was brought onboard, he went straight to work on identifying areas to improve processes and refocus resources on the customer experience. Almost immediately, the process for reviewing cashier transactions came into focus. Store managers would spend over an hour every day reviewing cash register transactions, pointing the loss prevention (LP) team to dubious behaviors or suspicious activities, if they were spotted.
SpotterRF To Provide Rapid Relief For Power Grid Perimeter Security
SpotterRF, the leader in low cost compact surveillance radar (CSR), and an ?ASTORS? Homeland Security Awards Winner, has been selected by VTI Security, one of the largest independently owned security systems integrators in the U.S., as a sole source radar standard. After rigorous testing, VTI Security now uses SpotterRF compact surveillance radar (CSR) for all CIP-014 electrical substation protection projects as defined by the Critical Infrastructure Protection Act (CIPA).
To Body Cam Or Not To Body Cam – One Police Department’s Question
There is no clear picture whether the Huntington (West Virginia) Police Department can, or even should, invest in body-worn cameras for its officers as circumstances now stand, Chief Joe Ciccarelli said. The potential cost – in purchase, maintenance and storage – could potentially drain hundreds of thousands of dollars from the department, Ciccarelli said, with the do’s and don’t’s still shrouded in a legal gray area.
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.
Pivot3 Continues Record Growth In Q3 2016
Pivot3, the technology leader of hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) solutions for the software-defined data center, continued to experience record growth and momentum in Q3 2016. Notable achievements include increased revenue, continued customer expansion into multiple mixed workloads, recognition as a leader by major industry analyst firms and the addition of a seasoned executive to lead the Pivot3 sales organization.
Levi?s Stadium Secures Hundreds Of Yearly Events With Genetec Security Center
Located in Santa Clara, California, United States, Levi’s® Stadium is the recently built 1.2 billion-dollar home of the National Football League (NFL) team, San Francisco 49ers. Since opening its doors on July 17, 2014, the stadium has been host to numerous football games, soccer games, concerts, and major international events including Super Bowl 50 and the Copa Am
OmniVision And MStar Partnering On New Imaging Applications With Infrared Processing And Scene Reproduction
OmniVision Technologies, Inc., a leading developer of advanced digital imaging solutions, announced that the company’s second-generation RGB-Ir image sensors, the OV9756 and the OV4686, will be supported by MStar’s new on-chip image signal processor, the MSC318. The MSC318 is designed for security IP camera solutions and for driving recorder video cameras in automotive imaging applications. OmniVision’s OV9756 and OV4686 were selected for their advanced infrared sensitivity to produce excellent videos in all lighting conditions in an ultra-compact industrial design.
Visual Management Systems And Veracity Help Shannon Airport CCTV System With COLDSTORE Storage Technology
Over the last decade, Visual Management Systems has helped Shannon develop an integrated security system including over 200 CCTV cameras, 70% of which are mega-pixel high definition cameras alongside a host of integrated facility management systems. Following a recent upgrade from analogue to digital HD CCTV technology, Visual Management Systems and Shannon Airport needed to reevaluate how sensitive and critical security video is viewed, analyzed, and retained.
Milestone Helps Local Little League Shutout Vandalism
Milestone Systems, the open platform company in IP video management software (VMS), announced that employees at its Beaverton, Oregon facility responded to recent local news coverage regarding vagrancy and vandalism concerns at a Centennial School ball field, in Gresham. Located in southeast Portland, Centennial Little League had a dangerous situation on their hands. According to news reports, Rob Diesel, with the league, said that over the past year he and his team have found locks broken off its portable bathrooms and harmful, miscellaneous items left inside.
Will Auto Insurance Companies Utilize Questionable Baltimore Surveillance Tech?
As the Baltimore Police Department considers whether to continue using a private aerial surveillance program to fight crime, the man who owns the technology is looking to court other clients in private industry. Ross McNutt, president of Persistent Surveillance Systems, said he is considering marketing his company’s ability to collect aerial footage of the city to auto insurance companies, to help them determine which drivers are at fault in accidents and whether claims are valid.
Seagate Unveiled A New Portfolio, Dubbed Guardian Series
Seagate unveiled a new portfolio of 10TB high capacity drives dubbed the Guardian Series. Purpose-built to help customers better manage and move the huge amounts of digital data they consume and create, the 10TB Seagate® BarraCuda® Pro desktop drive, Seagate IronWolf for NAS applications and Seagate SkyHawk for surveillance introduce new brand names and imagery and represent the most complete 10TB portfolio in the industry. The Guardian Series features industry leading technology that raises the bar on features, speed, and capacity for use across a wide range of markets, including personal, creative and design computing, online gaming, small- and medium-sized businesses, and large-scale surveillance systems.
EnGenius Technologies Introduces Industry’s First Mesh Surveillance System
EnGenius Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of high-performance, versatile networking solutions for the SMB and custom residential markets, today announced the launch of its new Mesh Surveillance System (EWS1025CAM); the first hybrid 11ac managed wireless access point with integrated 2MP surveillance IP-camera.
UK Town Increases Surveillance Network Speed With Siklu’s Millimeter Wave Solution
Siklu Inc., the global market leader in millimeter-wave solutions, announced it was selected by the Oakham Council in the UK to provide the wireless connectivity solution that ensures uninterrupted streaming for Oakham?s new town-wide, high-definition surveillance system. The town of Oakham, located in historic Rutland County, required an infrastructure that could accommodate the bandwidth of the town?s new capacity-heavy video surveillance system that includes several HD video surveillance cameras strategically positioned around the town center.
Surveon Launches Storage-Server NVR5400 Series For Mission-Critical Surveillance
Surveon Technology, the end-to-end IP surveillance solution provider, introduced the newest storage-server NVR5400 Series at IFSEC, offering an alternative to the current enterprise network video recorder product line. Featuring 12- or 16-bay hot-swappable hard drives and hardware RAID data protection, NVR5400 Series supports 5MP video recording of up to 64-channels and SAS storage with up to 316 hard drives for 1-year plus video retention, making it ideal for mission-critical projects like city surveillance, industrial, and government projects.
Milestone Husky NVRs Protect Dunkin? Donuts Restaurants
Milestone Systems Network Video Recorder (NVR) solution is successfully being used by Dunkin? Donuts in Iceland to optimize security and avoid defacement of their branch properties. The popular chain restaurants are located in the city center of Reykjavik, Iceland, where big city annoyances such as graffiti and window smashing can be a problem.
Cognitec Unveils Real Time Face Detection Camera
The FaceVACS-VideoScan C5 camera from Cognitec. Germany-based facial recognition technology developer Cognitec has unveiled a new video camera featuring a built-in facial recognition system. The FaceVACS-VideoScan C5 camera is an IP video camera that offers high image quality over low bandwidth. The video camera’s face biometrics technology employs gapless, real-time face detection and tracking, and produces lossless video streams for each face that it detects.
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.
Case Study: Audio Enhances Safety in Ebola Hospital Ward
2014 marked the year of the largest outbreak of Ebola? one of the deadliest diseases mankind has faced. When the World Health Organization categorized the epidemic as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern last August, hospitals across the United States acted quickly to increase safety measures. One hospital in New York was fast-tracked to set up a temporary Ebola ward, in case an Ebola patient who arrived at JFK Airport needed to be rushed over to their center.
VIVOTEK Launches Professional Box Network Camera, Ideal for Traffic Monitoring
VIVOTEK is pleased to announce the launch of the IP816A-HP, a professional 2-Megapixel box network camera with advanced image process technologies such as WDR Pro and SNV (Supreme Night Visibility) and several unique features, making it the perfect camera for monitoring traffic and tunnels.
Aerialtronics and Bosch Security Projects Pool Their Expertise for Security Video Drones
Aerialtronics and Bosch Security Projects have initiated a strategic cooperation aimed at making “video drones”, or drones equipped with video cameras, for improved security applications. The rationale for Bosch to choose Aerialtronics for this joint project is the high level of reliability, stability and versatility offered by our Altura unmanned aerial systems (UAS).