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Videotec Launches New Weatherproof IP-Camera Housing

Posted by Jay Bartlett February 28, 2017 10:01 am Categories: IP Cameras, New Products. Tags: enclosure, housing, IP-camera, NXM36, Videotec.

Recently launched in North America at Milestone?s MIPS conference, Videotec released a housing enclosure for IP-cameras for installation in aggressive environments. To better understand the usage of such an enclosure, there are biologists who are engaged in managing activities aimed at protecting and conserving precious marine resources. They are constantly studying solutions that will ensure environmental protection by halting the gradual deterioration of the coral reefs. In order to instantly be able to identify any problems with, or changes in, the balance of the marine biosphere, it has proved crucial to constantly monitor the seabed. To this end, Okinawa experts have recently installed a mobile underwater filming system. It is a system that uses cameras protected by Videotec?s specialist NXM housing.

Mt. Sinai Hospital Calms Wind Tunnel Effect With Boon Edam Revolving Doors

Posted by Jay Bartlett February 28, 2017 9:46 am Categories: Access Control, Customer Implementations. Tags: Access Control, Boon Edam, revolving doors, wind tunnel effect.

Boon Edam Inc., a global leader in security entrances and architectural revolving doors, announced that Mt. Sinai Hospital in Toronto has achieved success in reducing wind tunnel issues within its high-volume, three entrance public corridor into the hospital?s main entrance. Dor-Control Craftsmen, Ltd. installed the entrances and oversees on-going maintenance needs. Toronto is known for its cold and blustery winter months. Prior to February 2016, Mt. Sinai Hospital employees, patients, and visitors often had to endure freezing wind tunnel conditions within a street level entrance corridor linking University and Murray Streets. Wind conditions could be so severe that employees using a smaller, employee-designated swinging entrance at times could not manually open that door.

NETAVIS Observer VMS Now Includes iCAT Video Analytics Free of Charge

Posted by Jay Bartlett February 28, 2017 8:39 am Categories: Integrated Systems, Technologies, Video Analytics, VMS Software. Tags: iCAT, netavis, Observer, video analytics, video management software, vms.

Since 2007, the video management software (VMS) NETAVIS Observer included object based video analytics algorithms while other VMS vendors are still relying on pixel change for motion detection. What has been a part of NETAVIS Observer for a decade is now included at no extra charge. In a time limited initiative, NETAVIS includes iCAT Video Analytics licenses with Observer camera licenses to underline the technological advance of its solution and to Jump Start the broad usage of the new product, sMart Data Warehouse.

Point Blank and Genetec Provide Body Worn Cameras And Case Management System To North Miami Police Department

Posted by Jay Bartlett February 28, 2017 7:54 am Categories: Customer Implementations, Integrated Systems, IP Cameras, Law Enforcement, VMS Software. Tags: body worn camera, BWC, Case Management, digital evidence management, genetec, integration, Point Blank.

Point Blank Enterprises (?Point Blank? or ?PBE?), the worldwide leader in the production of soft body armor and related protective solutions, announced that it has been awarded a five year contract by the North Miami City Council to provide the North Miami Police Department with IRIS Cam body worn cameras, together with a collaborative case management system from Genetec, a leading provider of open-architecture security and public safety solutions. PBE and Genetec will offer the city of North Miami Police Department an integrated system that combines 120 IRIS Cam body-worn cameras and Genetec Clearance™, a case management system designed to accelerate investigations by enabling different organizations to collect, manage and share video evidence.

D-Link’s Alleged Security Failures Achieve FTC Lawsuit: D-Link Responds

Posted by Jay Bartlett February 22, 2017 6:18 pm Categories: Cyber Security, IP Cameras, Legal, Network. Tags: Cybersecurity, D-LINK, ftc, lawsuit, network, surveillance cameras.

In its latest enforcement action in the realm of the Internet of Things, the Federal Trade Commission filed suit against D-Link Corporation, a Taiwan-based computer networking equipment manufacturer and its U.S. subsidiary, alleging that the defendants failed to employ adequate security measures for their wireless routers and surveillance cameras. Although D-Link promoted the security of its routers with claims like “EASY TO SECURE” and “ADVANCED NETWORK SECURITY,” the company neglected to take easy steps to avoid security flaws, the agency asserted in its California federal court complaint. According to the agency, D-Link accepted hard-coded login credentials and the use of “command injection,” which allowed remote attackers to take control of routers by sending commands over the Internet.

Connect One’s Access Control Via Voice Commands

Posted by Jay Bartlett February 22, 2017 5:44 pm Categories: Access Control, Technologies. Tags: Access Control, Connect One, Google Assistant, Siri, Voice Commands.

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Millennial-aged customers are helping drive the integration of Internet of Things (loT) connectivity and want the latest solutions. With voice commands and providing a personal identification number (PIN) end-user customers can activate devices to lock or unlock access doors, arm and disarm security systems along with other Connect ONE features as well as connecting to just about any device with email capabilities.

ZKAccess Becomes AMAG Technology Symmetry Preferred Partner

Posted by Jay Bartlett February 22, 2017 5:32 pm Categories: Access Control, Integrated Systems. Tags: Access Control, AMAG, integration, Symmetry, ZKAccess.

ZKAccess is proud to announce that it is now officially an AMAG Technology Symmetry preferred partner and member of the Symmetry Preferred Partner Program. The ZKAccess OP-200 fingerprint reader interfaces with the Symmetry™ Access Control system to provide biometric capabilities without needing additional middleware. ZKAccess and AMAG Technology cooperatively tested and certified the integration.

Vivotek’s New Vandal-Proof Corner Network Camera

Posted by Jay Bartlett February 22, 2017 4:26 pm Categories: IP Cameras, New Products. Tags: CD8371-HNVF2/HNTV, cell surveillance, jail, Prison, vandal-proof, Vivotek.

VIVOTEK?s CD8371-HNVF2/HNTV is a vandal-proof network camera specifically designed for prisons and correctional facilities. With up to 20 fps at 3-Megapixel resolution, 940nm IR illuminators, two-way audio, and available in either fixed lens (-HNVF2) or vari-focal (-HNTV), the CD8371-HNVF2/ HNTV is the most feature rich prison cell surveillance camera available today. The CD8371-HNVF2/HNTV has an anti-ligature design to limit the possibilities of self inflicted harm or suicide, a required feature for environments like prisons, holding cells, psychiatric wards, mental hospitals, and correctional institutions.

?Smart Cities,? Surveillance, And New Streetlights In San Jose: An EFF Response

Posted by Jay Bartlett February 22, 2017 4:09 pm Categories: Legal, Privacy. Tags: EFF, Electronic Frontier Foundation, privacy, smart cities, street-level surveillance.

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The San Jose City Council is considering a proposal to install over 39,000 ?smart streetlights.? A pilot program is already underway. These smart streetlights are not themselves a surveillance technology. But they have ports on top that, in the future, could accommodate surveillance technology, such as video cameras and microphones. EFF and our allies sent a letter to the San Jose City Council urging them to adopt an ordinance to ensure democratic control of all of that community?s surveillance technology decisions?including whether to plug spy cameras into the ports of smart streetlights.

Genetec Clearance – Collaborative Case Management

The growth in devices that capture video evidence has been exponential. It presents a need for new tools that can handle the increased size, complexity and variety of data. Genetec Clearance™ is a case management system that helps you manage the storage and distribution of digital evidence from cameras and other devices. It?s a simple, secure and flexible way to help accelerate investigations by facilitating collaboration. A surge in the use of body-worn cameras in law enforcement, coupled with an increasingly smartphone-savvy public, has led to a deluge of recorded incidents and situations. Added to existing methods for capturing video footage, other sensor data and arduous compliance requirements, it amounts to a huge spike in the sheer volume of evidence to be sifted through and dealt with. Genetec Clearance breaks down technology silos associated with traditional case management applications. It encourages collaboration across different agencies, departments and organizations, and helps users manage digital evidence – from collection to case closed.

A Tree Grows In Brooklyn. And How A Camera Company Grows In Glendale.

Posted by Jay Bartlett February 22, 2017 3:06 pm Categories: Corporate News, IP Cameras. Tags: arecont vision, company grows series, company growth, Management.

Our story below is a good-deal different from that of the Irish-American Francie Nolan found in the 1943 classic. But when you consider what Michael Kaplinsky, Ph.D., and Vladimir Berezin, Ph.D., created in 2003 -originally from Russia- you should be similarly inspired. Axis Communications is credited with being the first IP-camera manufacturer back in 1996. And today there are a plethora of IP-camera manufacturers that have jumped into the market. Security.World has the count at over 350 camera manufacturers. Interestingly, many of those manufacturers entered the market early when it was still ?standard definition? resolution. Companies such as IQeye became a very popular ?SD? camera manufacturer. They rose quickly and gained significant market success. And they also made a wager on the industry that ?megapixel? would not catch on and become viable. Then there were companies —such as Arecont Vision— that made just the opposite wager. Megapixel was going to be ?the norm? and the two well-educated company founders put everything they could into building a megapixel camera manufacturer that would deliver on the promise of high-definition resolution.

LENSEC Announces Release of Perspective VMS Version 3

Posted by Jay Bartlett February 22, 2017 3:04 pm Categories: New Products, VMS Software. Tags: HTML5, LENSEC, new version, Perspective VMS, vms.

LENSEC is announcing a complete redesign of Perspective VMS™, an enterprise-level HTML5-based software delivering surveillance video and information to customers from IP cameras and physical security devices. Perspective VMS Version 3.0.0 is a major software release built exclusively on an HTML5 rich application. HTML5 is the current standard for creating web pages and browser-based applications. PVMS leverages the browser language to enable live video streaming, forensic archive management, and flexible administration from one robust and scalable application.

Vicon Reports Financial Results For First Quarter Ended December 31, 2016

Posted by Jay Bartlett February 21, 2017 4:08 pm Categories: Corporate News, Uncategorized, VMS Software. Tags: financial results, Valerus, vicon, video management system, vms.

Revenues for the first quarter of fiscal 2017 decreased 39% to $6.6 million as compared to $10.9 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2016. The $4.3 million decrease in the current quarter included a $3.0 million, or 35%, decrease in sales in the Americas market and a $1.3 million, or 56%, decrease in EMEA market sales. Revenues weakened across all market segments due principally to a continuing reliance on legacy product offerings and the continuing market effects of previously reported camera line issues. Order intake for the current quarter decreased $5.9 million to $5.8 million as compared to $11.7 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2016.

Hitachi’s New Video Analytics Software

Posted by Jay Bartlett February 21, 2017 12:06 pm Categories: New Products, Video Analytics. Tags: and license plate recognition, Hitachi Video Analytics, HVA, parking space detection, traffic analysis, vehicle counting, video analytics.

Hitachi Video Analytics (HVA) from Hitachi Insight Group is video analytics software. It combines computer vision and advanced analytics to extract rich insights and generate real-time alerts that can provide cities, airports, campuses, transportation agencies, and businesses with operational business intelligence; smarter transportation, traffic, and parking management; and more effective public safety and security. HVA?s people counting, queue detection, activity analysis, directional counting, and image enhancement deliver insights that help cities, businesses, and other organizations improve operations and customer experiences. It also helps to protect individual privacy, which can help to reduce their risk and liability.

Parking Spotter: Milestone Community Kickstarter Contest 2017 Winner

Posted by Jay Bartlett February 21, 2017 11:56 am Categories: Corporate News, Integrated Systems, VMS Software. Tags: community, integration, kickstarter, milestone, Parking Spotter.

The Milestone Community Kickstarter program was recently launched in November 2016. Participants had one month to submit their integration ideas to Milestone and those ideas would then be reviewed and narrowed down to five finalists. Those finalist would compete for the grand prize of US$10,000 cash, US$40,000 in marketing and development services, and other Milestone assistance. All five finalists were invited to MIPS 2017 in San Antonio, where they could present their ideas and solutions to other Community members, as well as to the Milestone Product Advisory Board, who then made the final selection.

DSRC ? Dedicated Short Range Communications

Posted by Jay Bartlett February 15, 2017 9:31 pm Categories: Network, New Products. Tags: Dedicated Short Range Communications, DSRC, Fluidmesh, network, traffic.

Substantial efforts have been made to the Federal Highway Administration Roads and Weather Management Program. For instance, the DSRC (Dedicated Short Range Communications) technology which uses IEEE 802.11p in the 5.9 GHz band is now being used in connection with various federal and state connected vehicle programs, these programs pinpoint opportunities of obtaining data from vehicles acting as mobile device platforms.

Avigilon Launches Highly Anticipated Appearance Search Technology

Posted by Jay Bartlett February 15, 2017 9:14 pm Categories: New Products, Technologies, Video Analytics. Tags: Appearance Search, Avigilon, technology, video analytics.

Avigilon Corporation (TSX: AVO), provider of trusted security solutions, announced that it has further enhanced its self-learning video analytics capabilities by introducing Avigilon Appearance Search technology immediately available with Avigilon Control Center (ACC) 6.0 video management software. Avigilon Appearance Search, Avigilon’s newest and most advanced video analytics technology, is a sophisticated deep learning artificial intelligence (AI) search engine that sorts through hours of footage with ease, allowing users to quickly locate a specific person of interest across all cameras on an entire site.

Honeywell Introduces New Performance Series IP-Cameras

Posted by Jay Bartlett February 15, 2017 8:55 pm Categories: IP Cameras, New Products. Tags: Honeywell, IP-cameras, new, Performance Series.

Honeywell further expands its Performance Series IP Family to include new, affordable, easy to install 1080p and 4MP Wide Dynamic Range (WDR) IP-cameras. The new Honeywell Performance Series IP-cameras deliver high quality video, a superior user experience, easy video integration with other solutions, and improved user account security with enhanced risk reduction, all of which increases revenues and lowers installation, operation and maintenance costs.

Milestone: Hardware Accelerated Video Decoding

Milestone is the first video management software (VMS) vendor in the world to introduce hardware accelerated video decoding using Intel?s built-in Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) component in the CPU and the Intel? Media SDK. Even for installations where hardware accelerated video decoding is not supported by the hardware, decoding using the Intel? Media SDK offers significant enhancements with improved rendering and smooth display of live and recorded video. By shifting the computing intensive video decoding process from the CPU to the GPU, the CPU load is drastically reduced.