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Axis Launches Innovative Four-in-One Flexible Camera Unit Onto Market and Into the Stratosphere

Posted by dtaitano December 5, 2014 2:24 pm Categories: IP Cameras, New Products. Tags: Axis F Series.

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Axis Communications, the world leader in network video, today adds AXIS F44 Main Unit to its flexible and modular AXIS F Series. The series is based on a divided network camera concept where the camera is split into a sensor unit, made up of a lens and image sensor with a pre-mounted cable up to 12 m (39 ft.) long, and a main unit, which is the body of the camera. Since the main units and sensor units with different lens types are sold separately, customers can choose the components as required and can easily change them to fit the surveillance need.

Storm Choose HID Global?s iCLASS SE Platform to Drive New Generation of AXS Products

Posted by dtaitano December 5, 2014 2:15 pm Categories: Access Control. Tags: Storm Choose HID Global's iCLASS.

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As Storm prepare to announce their new product line up for 2015, news emerges that they will introduce a new generation of keypads with integrated Genuine HID® contactless technology. These keypads will offer enhanced security with dual authentication. A combination of PIN entry and presentation of a contactless card requires both knowledge and possession to achieve authorized access.

CaughtOnCamera: Pier Collapses in Maine

Posted by dtaitano December 5, 2014 2:02 pm Categories: Surveillance. Tags: Pier Collapses in Maine.

Caught on Camera: Pier Collapses in Maine

Last night some security camera captured video of a pier collapsing in Eastport, Maine. The U.S. Coast Guard says it was notified at approximately 2:20 a.m. Thursday morning that the end of the Eastport breakwall had collapsed into the water. Several boats were damaged in the incident, including a 77-foot schooner named Ada C. Lore […]

M&M: Industrial Security Systems Market to Grow 8.69% by 2020

Posted by dtaitano December 5, 2014 1:56 pm Categories: Market Research. Tags: Industrial Security Systems Market, market research.

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According to a new market research report from MarketsandMarkets, the industrial security systems market is projected to be around $25 billion in 2014 and is expected to reach $38 billion by 2020, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.69%.

A Crash Course on Creating a Vehicular Perimeter Security System

Posted by dtaitano December 5, 2014 1:50 pm Categories: Access Control, Technologies. Tags: Access Control, Perimeter Security System.

A crash course on creating a vehicular perimeter security system

From pedestrian-filled farmers markets, universities, new and used car lots, government facilities, and to a wide variety of agencies find peace of mind through the use of barriers, bollards, barricades, and crash gates for vehicle-based physical access control at the perimeter. When evaluating the security risk for a given facility, particular attention must be focused on the weights and velocities of vehicles that would be used to attempt penetration into sensitive areas.

What Does the Future Hold for Access Control as a Service?

Posted by Stan Lewis December 5, 2014 11:42 am Categories: Access Control, Market Research. Tags: access control solutions, Cloud, cloud storage, infrastructure, integrators, market, research.

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How will the electronic access control industry embrace the cloud in the coming years? Will governments see the value in using commercial cloud resources? Will governments create standards and best practices to ease restrictions on cloud storage across borders? Will operational expenditure (opex) options open the door to more SMB adoption? With the cost per door coming down for access control solutions? Will the market opportunity for access control as a service (ACaaS) be negatively impacted?

ADI Appoints Michael Flink New President

Posted by dtaitano December 4, 2014 4:31 pm Categories: Corporate News, Distributors / Systems Integrators, Surveillance. Tags: ADI Global, distribution, Honeywell, Michael Flink.

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The US-based wholesale distributor ADI has named Michael Flink as president of ADI Global. ADI, part of the Honeywell Security Group (HSG), will operate globally, and Flink will lead all ADI businesses across the Americas, EMEA, and India. Flink, pictured, has been president of ADI Americas since 2010.

Chicago-Area Mall Fights Crime, Safeguards Shoppers With Axis IP-Cameras

Posted by Stan Lewis December 3, 2014 7:10 am Categories: Customer Implementations, IP Cameras. Tags: common areas, IP-cameras, mall security, Shoplifting, Stratford Square Mall, video surveillance.

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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.

Big Lake Police Select iCrimeFighter Mobile Solution for Evidence Gathering and Management

Posted by Stan Lewis December 3, 2014 6:19 am Categories: Customer Implementations, Law Enforcement. Tags: app, evidence, mobile solution, police, tablet.

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When Joel Scharf took over as Chief of Police of the Big Lake (Minn.) Police Department, which protects the 11,000 population city between Minneapolis and St. Cloud, he wanted to provide his twelve officers with a way for them to use an iPad to integrate all of its capabilities into a platform in the field that would let the officers only have to carry one item. Everything is done leveraging the powerful tools within smart phones and tablets, along with the resourceful iCrimeFighter mobile app. As a result, officers can very simply and easily capture video, audio, photographs, dictation and notes to document the case while at the scene.

Dallmeier Panomera Secures Concert for Valor

Posted by Stan Lewis December 3, 2014 6:07 am Categories: Corporate News, Customer Implementations, IP Cameras. Tags: Concert For Valor, Dallmeier, security, video surveillance, washington.

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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.

New GPS Tracking Solution Offers Protection for ATMs in Financial and Retail Establishments

Posted by Stan Lewis December 3, 2014 5:52 am Categories: Access Control, Banking & Finance, Critical Infrastructure. Tags: ATMs, Automated teller machine, beacon, financial institutions, GPS tracking, security.

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This innovative system’s global platform leverages multiple security and tracking applications and will deliver impressive apprehension (up to 70% of cases) and asset return (more than 87%) rates. By incorporating smart technology, the devices offer wide flexibility in deployment and improved data storage and organization. The ATM Tracker offers a compact profile which makes it easier to install in different ATMs or similar cash dispensing machines.

Implementing a Body-Worn Camera Program: Recommendations and Lessons Learned

Posted by dtaitano December 2, 2014 11:52 am Categories: Video Analytics. Tags: american civil liberties union, body-worn, cameras, Community Oriented Policing Services, Law enforcement, police, technologies.

Implementing a Body-Worn Camera Program: Recommendations and Lessons Learned

Police leaders who have deployed body-worn cameras say there are many benefits associated with the devices. They note that body-worn cameras are useful for documenting evidence; officer training; preventing and resolving complaints brought by members of the public; and strengthening police transparency, performance, and accountability. In addition, given that police now operate in a world in which anyone with a cell phone camera can record video footage of a police encounter, body-worn cameras help police departments ensure events are also captured from an officer?s perspective.

EtherWAN Releases Compact Hardened DIN-Rail Gigabit Unmanaged PoE Switch

Posted by Stan Lewis December 2, 2014 10:46 am Categories: Network, New Products. Tags: Gigabit bandwidth, network, PoE, ports, Power over Ethernet, security, switch.

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EtherWAN’s EX45900 is a hardened-grade, 802.3at Gigabit Unmanaged PoE switch designed for integration of mission-critical PoE devices in IP security, access control, and intelligent transportation systems. The EX45900 features five (5) 10/100/1000TX ports and one (1) 1000BASE fiber port. Among the TX ports, four (4) are with IEEE802.at compliant PoE/PSE ports providing up to 30-watts per port with a full 120W power budget for maximizing power delivery to devices such as PTZ cameras.

Grandstream Releases New NVR Storage Unit

Posted by dtaitano December 2, 2014 10:24 am Categories: New Products, Storage. Tags: Grandstream, ip cameras, network video recorder, NVR, ONVIF, storage, surveillance solutions.

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Ideal for small-to-medium-sized businesses (SMBs), retail stores, apartment buildings and hospitality markets, the new GVR3550 NVR supports quick and easy installation thanks to its auto-discovery of IP-cameras and a comprehensive suite of advanced video/audio recording, monitoring, search, retrieval, and centralized camera control features. Grandstream?s ONVIF compliant GVR3550 offers concurrent video recording and storage management for up to 24 720p HD cameras with a large storage capacity of up to 16Tb and up to 4 hard drives using either RAID 0 or RAID 1 setting (hard drives not included in the base system package).

Point Greys New 1080p60 Cricket IP-Camera

Posted by dtaitano December 2, 2014 10:11 am Categories: IP Cameras, New Products. Tags: 1080p, 60 fps, CMOS, IP-camera, ONVIF, PoE, Point Grey, security cameras, Sony IMX185 Exmor CMOS sensor.

Point Greys New 1080p60 Cricket® IP Camera

The new Cricket CR-POE-20S3C model features a 1/2″ Sony IMX185 Exmor CMOS sensor capable of 1920 x 1080 resolution at 60 FPS. This 2.0 MP sensor uses the same 3.75 micron pixel structure as the existing 1.3 MP Cricket camera with the Sony IMX139, which offers impressive low light performance and wide dynamic range. Like all Cricket cameras, the new model uses Sony

Infinova 2217 VMS Provides Advanced 360-Degree Panomorph Viewing

Posted by dtaitano December 2, 2014 9:53 am Categories: Technologies, VMS Software. Tags: 360-degree, ImmerVision, Infinova, Panoramic, vms.

ImmerVision, the inventor of the 360-degree panomorph lens and worldwide expert in immersive optical and imaging technology, announced that Infinova’s 2217 Security Management System version 14 is certified ImmerVision Enables®, the 360-degree video standard. Users can easily integrate certified 360-degree panomorph cameras and mini domes into their security installations while achieving optimum 360-degree coverage, without distortion or blind spots.

Buffalo Technology NAS Focuses on Video Surveillance NVR

Posted by Stan Lewis December 2, 2014 7:46 am Categories: Corporate News. Tags: axis camera, Buffalo Technology, Hiroshi Nagao, NAS, NVR, storage.

Worldwide leading NAS storage vendor Buffalo Technology announces the appointment of Hiroshi Nagao as the company’s new Managing Director, effective immediately. Buffalo has been focusing more and more on the video surveillance market with the re-purposing of their NAS storage devices as viable NVR units.

Security Partners Announces Fourth Operations Center in U.S.

Posted by Stan Lewis December 2, 2014 6:22 am Categories: Customer Implementations, Distributors / Systems Integrators. Tags: las vegas, monitoring services, security, Security Partners.

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Security Partners has purchased a facility in Las Vegas because of its strategic location, and the favorable environment for conducting business on a national basis. The company will continue to maintain its West Coast operation in the Anaheim area for sales/administration, dealer support, and to accommodate the continued growth of its interactive monitoring services and dealer base, there.

Gov Perry Approves $86 Million Budget for Border Security

Posted by dtaitano December 2, 2014 6:11 am Categories: Law Enforcement, Surveillance. Tags: border security, Funding, Gov. Rick Perry, Immigration to the United States, Mexico, Rio Grande Valley.

Perry approves $86 million budget for border security

Texas lawmakers on Monday approved a plan by Gov. Rick Perry to increase spending on border security.

Montessori School Advances Education With Axis and Milestone Video

Posted by Stan Lewis December 2, 2014 6:04 am Categories: Campus Security, Customer Implementations. Tags: axis camera, Classroom, Dancing Moose Montessori School, Learning, milestone, monitor, monitoring station, school, vms.

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Dancing Moose Montessori School in Salt Lake City, Utah, has developed a unique way to increase parents? participation in their children?s schooling, improve teacher evaluations without disturbing class, and expand overall school security. Milestone XProtect? Express video management software (VMS) and network cameras from Axis Communications help oversee daily operations at the school?s locations to deliver a high degree of security and provide parents with a window into their children?s learning.