Mirasys Ltd., one of the leading suppliers of open platform Video Management and Visual Intelligence Solutions, announces that its new Mirasys 7.2 version is certified ImmerVision Enables, The 360° Video Standard. Mirasys customers can now benefit from 360° panomorph viewing functionalities for improved situational awareness and incidence response.
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Chester County PA Finds Perfect System to Safeguard Cell Tower Sites
ECKey, the market leader in Smartphone Access Control Systems and Bluetooth Readers, today announced that Chester County, PA, has chosen ECKey access control technology to install at their cell tower sites to provide more effective protection for such critical infrastructure. The Protection Bureau, in Exton PA, is overseeing the planning and installation for this on-going project.
Read More ›DVTEL Now Shipping 4K Ultra HD Cameras With Lowest Bandwidth and Storage Needs
DVTEL, INC., the video surveillance solutions provider, announced the launch of its new Quasar 4K Ultra HD mini-dome and bullet cameras, an addition to its cost-saving and performance-enhancing 4K Certified Solutions suite. DVTEL?s Quasar 4K Ultra HD cameras utilize a state-of-the-art, broadcast-quality Ultra HD media processor and deliver four times more detail at full 30 fps than today?s best full HD 1080p cameras and legacy 10MP cameras.
Read More ›TRI-ED Announces Two New Branch Openings
TRI-ED, An Anixter Company, is pleased to announce the opening of two new branches.
TRI-ED continues to expand its North American footprint and looks forward to serving its new customers in the St. Louis and Fort Lauderdale markets.
VIVOTEK Releases New Version of iViewer App
VIVOTEK announced the release of its re-designed and iOS 8 or Android 4.0 compatible iViewer app, which enables users to monitor locations remotely by providing access to surveillance camera video directly from their iOS or Android handheld device.
Read More ›The CPU Power Paradox
A couple of years ago HauteSpot Networks introduced the microNVR which was and remains a valuable tool for video security. The premise of the microNVR is to be a small (as in “micro”), power efficient, computing device that has all sorts of connectivity and the ability to store and process video at the edge. In this case the edge means on a pole, in a car, along a fence, on a roof, out in the woods – anywhere you just cannot place a big computer.
Read More ›Website Views Over 70,000 Unsecured Security Cameras via Default Passwords
One of the major vulnerabilities of these network IP-cameras is that unless the purchaser of said network IP-caemra changes the default username and password of the camera, it can be viewed by anyone in the world. SecurityHive.com has come across a website that streams video from unsecured video cameras that employ default usernames and passwords.
Read More ›UDP VPN and Multicast ? A Better Way to Stream
Many government and commercial organizations want to be able to easily stream video from a single point to many receivers over the public Internet. For instance, a large traffic accident on a freeway may have video from traffic cameras, video from news helicopters, and video from patrol cars all coming back to a central command site. Incident commanders at that central site want to send these video sources back out to all first responders, over the Internet, to their smart phones, in-vehicle computers, and tablet devices.
Read More ›Privacy Rights Group Opposing FBI?s Biometric Database Wins Court Ruling
A privacy rights group concerned about the implications of the FBI?s nationwide biometric database has won a lawsuit against the FBI for the legal costs that led to the disclosure of hundreds of pages detailing the FBI?s Next Generation Identification (NGI) database, which includes biometrics such as iris scans, palm prints, and facial recognition.
Read More ›The HauteSpot MOBiLE Wireless Router
When most people think of a wireless mobile router, they think ?MiFi? which is a term coined by Verizon for their version of an 802.11 Access Point with Internet backhaul connectivity over a cellular data network like LTE, EVDO, or UMTS. This is fine if the objective of your router is to only do one thing: connect to the Internet and let others share that connection using 802.11 WiFi. This is only one narrow application.
Read More ›Visually Verified Traffic Information
A recently established technology partnership with Videalert adds to Wavestore’s open platform video management software. The firms say that the interoperability between Wavestore’s software and Videalert’s Intelligent Digital Traffic Management platform offers local authorities and police a tool to collaborate and share video surveillance, whilst achieving a faster return on investment.
Read More ›How the Cloud & Big-Time Manufacturers Will Affect the Security Industry
In my 37 years working in the industry, I have seen the “race to the bottom” occur with every popular technology that has come into our business.
Read More ›Costar Tech Inc (CSTI) ? Comments & Business Outlook
Costar’s Reported Second Quarter 2014 Results Revenue for the second quarter of 2014 totaled $8.3 million as compared to revenue of $6.2 million for the second quarter of the prior year, an increase of 33%.
Read More ›Cocoon Is a Smart Home Security Device That Uses Infrasonic Sound to Detect Intruder
Think of Cocoon as a guard dog (dogs are known for their ability to hear ultrasound, or sound frequencies above 20,000 Hz, while infrasound is below 20 Hz but you get the idea); one that can send you a push notification and an email whenever something seems amiss. And of course, it can also detect run-of-the-mill sound frequencies too.<
Read More ›Deck the Halls With Smart Home Technology
2014 will go down in history as the year smart home technology went mainstream. Rapidly evolving security, entertainment, cleaning, and mobile technology have made home automation more affordable and easier to integrate than ever before. And this holiday season is the perfect time to give yourself and others the gift of smart home convenience.
Read More ›Canadian Banks Pilot Biometric Wristband Payments
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), MasterCard and other Canadian issuing banks have begun pilot testing an NFC version of NYMI, a biometrically authenticated wristband that uses the wearer’s unique cardiac rhythm to verify their identity.
Read More ›Natural Security Alliance Unveils New Privacy Rules Around Biometric Security
According to its announcement, the Natural Security Alliance’s new Privacy Rules help biometric authentication systems dictate an organization’s obligations when collecting and handling personal data. Essentially the new Privacy Rules helps ensure that biometric data is secure and confidential, minimizing the risk of misuse, and that the data subject (ie. the person whose data is stored) has consented to the data collection and that they have some control over their data and its use.
Read More ›RADWIN Wireless Video Surveillance Solutions Secure Border of Texas & Mexico
Every year tens of thousands of illegal crossing attempts are made over the border from& Mexico to the U.S (e.g. immigration, drugs, and human trafficking). Mahwah, NJ-based RADWIN, a provider of sub-6GHz broadband wireless solutions, has announced that its RADWIN 5000 Point-to-Multipoint systems were chosen by the local Port Authority in Texas& to help secure ports-of-entry into the United States.
Read More ›Genetec President Wins Entrepreneur Award
Pierre Racz, president of Genetec has been& named EY’s 2014 Québec Entrepreneur of the Year in the Technology and Communications Category. The Canadian program is in its 21st year of honoring the country’s most impressive entrepreneurs from all areas of business.
Read More ›D-Link Introduces New Resources / Tools for Customers and Resellers of IP Surveillance Solutions
D-Link announced it is making a suite of tools, resources, and evaluation units available to prospective customers and value added resellers (VARs) as part of a larger push from the company to further solidify itself as a leading IP Surveillance vendor of choice.
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