video surveillance
Video Surveillance Predictions for 2015 and Beyond; Game-Changing Trends and Technologies
With the Internet of Things (IoT) a hot topic throughout 2014, consumers and businesses are increasingly aware of the advantages of IP connectivity. And security professionals and business owners are keenly aware of the concept’s importance in ensuring the safety of their clients and organizations respectively. The new HD standard 4K or ‘Ultra HD’ have been two of the year’s most talked-about technologies and the next natural step in the industry’s ongoing endeavors to enhance image quality and greater surveillance coverage.
Military Medical Facility Selects NICE Suspect Search to Help Ensure Patient Security
NICE Systems (NASDAQ: NICE) announced that the San Antonio Military Medical Center (SAMMC), the largest U.S. Department of Defense Level I Trauma and Burn Research Center, is in the process of deploying the NICE Suspect Search video analytics solution. This will enable personnel to track and locate missing patients or suspicious persons during time-critical scenarios to help ensure ongoing security and safety at a facility that serves hundreds of thousands of U.S. service members and their families.
Expanded IP-Camera Portfolio From Bosch Makes Professional Surveillance Easy
The recent release of the IP 2000, IP 4000 and IP 5000 IP-camera families from Bosch Security Systems, Inc. creates a comprehensive portfolio of IP-cameras that make it easy for small and medium-sized organizations to set up professional surveillance solutions. With these cost-effective cameras, Bosch raises the bar and sets new standards in security and data management for everyday surveillance situations, including schools, hospitality sites, retail shops, commercial buildings and more.
Avaya Networking Ranks ?Best in Show? for Video Surveillance at Maine?s Fryeburg Fair
Fryeburg Fair Charlotte’s “web” just got a whole lot faster at the Fryeburg Fair. The largest agricultural fair in the state of Maine –and the second-largest in New England– Fryeburg Fair is a staple in the community, serving more than 300,000 visitors the week of the event. As with any large-scale public event, Fryeburg Fair places a high priority on safety and security.
RADWIN Wireless Solutions Used in Large-Scale Central Africa Safe City Project
RADWIN, the global provider of sub-6 GHz broadband wireless solutions, today announced that its point-to-point and point-to-multipoint wireless broadband systems were deployed by a municipality in Central Africa in a large-scale SAFE CITY video surveillance project. RADWIN?S systems connect high definition (HD) video cameras installed in strategic locations throughout the city back to the local police command center.
IP Video Growth Predicted to Surpass Other Segments of Surveillance Market
A new market research report finds IP video surveillance is likely to surpass the analog system in 2014 as a result of advantages in terms of quality, scalability, and flexibility. The report profiles the major companies active in this field, including Axis Communications AB (Sweden), Avigilon Corporation (Canada), Bosch Security System, Inc. (U.S.), and Pelco by Schneider Electric (U.S.) among others. This report has divided the industry into four segments: system, hardware, software & services, applications and geography.
Federal Court Agrees With EFF, Throws Out Six Weeks of Warrantless Video Surveillance
As we have been following on SecurityHive.com, the use as evidence of video surveillance of a camera pointed at the front of a home (or business) from a "public vantage point" is working its way through the courts. Where an Appeals Court had previous allowed such evidence, now a judge has ruled that such evidence gathering activities violates the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. As posted on the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s website: The public got an early holiday gift today when a federal court agreed with us that six weeks of continually video recording the frontyard of someone’s home without a search warrant violates the Fourth Amendment.
NZ Terrorism Surveillance Laws Complete Second Reading
Terrorism surveillance laws in New Zealand have completed their second reading and are set to pass into law later tonight under Urgency rules. This may be a tiny island nation in the South Pacific, but New Zealand could be a bell weather item for other countries to adopt similar laws dealing with video surveillance capabilities.
Minuteman Security Technologies Develops Video Monitoring System for Mass Transit
Minuteman Security Technologies is getting into product manufacturing with the introduction of TransitSentry, a mobile IP video surveillance and security monitoring system designed specifically for mass transit vehicles. The integrator developed TransitSentry over the course of the past two years while it was working on a $7 million mobile video surveillance project for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
Chicago-Area Mall Fights Crime, Safeguards Shoppers With Axis IP-Cameras
With the National Retail Federation predicting the highest growth in holiday sales since 2011 with a 4-percent increase this year, Axis Communications, the global leader in network video surveillance, announced that Chicago-area Stratford Square Mall is relying on Axis network cameras to protect public safety and minimize shoplifting during the holiday shopping season.
Dallmeier Panomera Secures Concert for Valor
In order to be able to ensure public safety at such a large event, various camera systems were deployed, including the Panomera multifocal sensor technology from Dallmeier. The system was installed by Dallmeier working with its partner Total Recall, a video-centric security technology provider that has specialized in providing control centers, video network design, and management for cities and municipalities over the past 25 years.
Samsung Sells Samsung Techwin
Samsung Techwin announced on Friday (November 28, 2014) that Samsung Group affiliates will sell their holding stakes in Samsung Techwin to Hanwha Group. Samsung Techwin is a major supplier of video surveillance equipment. Hanwha Group is a large South Korean conglomerate. Samsung Group is reorganizing its business empire to make it easier for the children of Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) chairman Lee Kun-hee, 72, who has been hospitalized since a May heart attack, to divvy up the conglomerate.
Motorola Solutions Helps Elgin IL Leverages Public, Private Video Assets
The Chicago-area suburb of Elgin is using Motorola Solutions’ real-time intelligence console (RIC) technology to put public and private video surveillance on a single platform that integrates with the computer-aided dispatch mapping software in the 911 center, according to city police officials. “Like most departments, we’re having issues with making sure we have appropriate staffing,” Elgin Police Chief Jeff Swoboda stated. “One of the ways we looked at creating a force multiplier was through the use of video cameras.”
Some 30K Video Surveillance Cameras to Be Installed in Astana
Around 30,000 more video surveillance cameras will be installed on the streets of Astana, Kazakhstan, on the eve of "EXPO-2017" exhibition, chairman of the board of Astana Innovations JSC Talgat Ashim said at the "Smart Astana-2014" conference.
DIGIEVER NVR Supports Seagate and WD 6TB Hard Disk Drives for Video Storage
With the launch of DIGIEVER Pro+ series, DIGIEVER NVR Pro+ and Pro series supports up to 6TB hard disk drives for long-term video storage solution. Users can select either WD PurpleTM 6TB or Seagate Enterprise Capacity 6TB 3.5HDD to expand video storage capacity ability.
Michigan House Commerce Committee Members: NO on H.B. 5189
[EDITOR’S NOTE: It appears that many are still uneducated as to the realities of the value and preventive realities of video surveillance installations.] The Michigan House Commerce Committee will be hearing testimony this morning regarding HB 5189, the Jessica Heeringa law, which requires 24-hour gas stations to install costly surveillance equipment and maintain a minimum of two employees during overnight hours.
AXIS Announces Stainless Steel Anti-Grip Corner-Mount IP-Camera
Axis Communications, the market leader in network video, announces its first corner-mount fixed network camera. AXIS Q8414-LVS Network Camera features vandal-resistant stainless steel anti-grip casing and built-in invisible IR LED for high quality indoor video surveillance even in complete darkness.
WD Purple Now Shipping 6-TB Capacities to Excel in IoT ?Fog? Surveillance Environments
Video surveillance is a highly data-rich application within the “Internet of Things (IoT)” ecosystem. WD Purple hard drives excel in new and existing home and small business security system environments with up to eight hard drives and up to 32 high-definition (HD) video cameras. WD Purple hard drives are being offered in capacities from 1-TB up to 6-TB.
Brockton MA Bars Upgrade Surveillance
As of Saturday, if you walked or drove past a bar in Brockton, MA, there is a good chance you were being watched. As of Saturday, all Brockton restaurants, bars, and clubs that serve alcohol after midnight were required by the city to have a video surveillance system installed. The License Commission approved Mayor Bill Carpenter’s proposal in July. The initiative is aimed at helping combat violent crime in the city.
NANA Management Services Selects HP to Deliver Next Generation Security
HP announced that NANA Management Services will use HP big data analytics software to augment its real-time video surveillance solution. NANA’s Virtual Guard Services uses an integrated approach where real-time video surveillance and highly advanced computer analytics work together to instantly identify a potential threat.