The case of two Indio, CA., police officers accused of misconduct in the line of duty will be a rare example of law enforcement officials facing prosecution, a court expert said. Unless there is surveillance footage, which alone doesn’t guarantee a conviction, police officers rarely go to trial for alleged crimes committed in the line of duty, said Olu Orange, director of the University of Southern California’s Dornsife Trial Advocacy Program, which educates students on the U.S. legal systems.
iOmniscient has successfully installed its Facial Recognition Software in conjunction with Cisco?s Video Management platform at the University of San Francisco, California, to improve physical security in residence halls.
Ambarella, Inc., a leading developer of low-power, HD and Ultra HD video processing semiconductors, today introduced S3, a security IP camera System-On-Chip (SoC) family with support for the new H.265 or HEVC (High Efficiency Video Coding) video standard. S3?s full implementation of H.265 delivers up to twice the compression efficiency of Ambarella?s current H.264 IP camera SoCs, providing outstanding video quality at very low bitrates to optimize network utilization and reduce storage costs. ?Ambarella has become an established leader in H.264 video encoding solutions for the security market,? said Fermi Wang, President & CEO of Ambarella. ?With S3, we establish a new standard of H.265 encoding excellence to enable future generations of the highest quality HD and Ultra HD IP cameras.?
Is the Homeboy, interesting product name, a DropCam replacement. Here’s an excerpt from PCWorld’s take on this potential competitor to DropCam.[SL]
If you?re looking for an IP camera for home security, you’ll want to know about Homeboy. It remedies almost every drawback I?ve seen in security cameras. It doesn?t cost a fortune. And you?ll be able to buy one soon?without having to participate in a crowd-funding campaign.
If Homeboy looks familiar, it’s because it built on the intellectual property developed for the Hive camera that garnered a lot of attention about two years ago, but that was ultimately never brought to market.
Homeboy runs on a rechargeable battery, so you can put it virtually anywhere indoors (it?s not weatherized against the elements). It eliminates the expense associated with a monitoring service that can contact an emergency dispatcher, but it delivers some of the most important benefits a paid monitoring service provides. It can function as a stand-alone device, or you can integrate it into your home-control system to trigger other devices, such as a light switch.
?We initially were a residential security provider,? said Todd Pedersen, Vivint CEO. ?Now we are evolving rapidly. We are now working in connected homes, smart homes, Internet of things.?
Pedersen, who kicked off the meeting, spoke about the potential Vivint has with their Innovation Center. The smart home industry is projected to be an $800 million industry by 2018 and Internet of Things is supposed to be a multi-trillion dollar industry by 2020, he said.
While safety addresses problems caused accidentally, security concerns those caused intentionally. As more people journey, both at home and across borders, and travel becomes intermodal by nature, keeping mass transport secure is proving a costly, time- and technology-consuming task. To help operators in European cities stay in control, FP7 project SECUR-ED has stepped into the breach.
SHANY Electronic, professional security surveillance supplier, announced the successful compatibility certification of Synology’s all NAS products. Synology’s reliable NAS solutions coupled with SHANY’s cameras allow users to establish an integrated surveillance environment more easily.
Through easy installation, multiple applications can be applied without a hitch. From front-end image processing to back-end video recording, the combination of SHANY’s IP Camera and Synology Surveillance Station demonstrates marvelous video quality with universal access, video contents can be played remotely via mobile devices or all popular browser platforms.
Confirmix will use the biometric technologies to develop enterprise and consumer identity authentication products, marketing the enterprise products through its flagship brand, Confirmix, to combat the identity theft and online fraud activities.
The licensed technologies include capabilities for image enhancement and restoration, face and eye detection, task detection and matching, and dual-mode and dual-scenario matching, which provide the key aspects of identity management solutions.
Each year, Metlife Stadium hosts 20 NFL games (twice as many as any other NFL Stadium), major concerts and entertainment events, college sporting events, international soccer matches, motor sports, and family shows. Since opening, the Stadium tops the annual charts, being named the Top Grossing Stadium in the World.
Arecont Vision megapixel cameras have been deployed to ensure wide area coverage with extreme detail and the ability to electronically zoom into live and recorded footage without affecting wide area surveillance. The new video surveillance solution was built around Arecont Vision?s megapixel imaging technology to ensure that the highest levels of security and surveillance are maintained at the facility without impeding the fan experience.
The roster of people flowing in and out of campus buildings changes frequently. New students come in, others graduate. Adjunct faculty and visiting scholars join the campus for a limited time; corporate partners and parents stop over for a day. Giving everyone access to the appropriate buildings is a challenge that?s compounded when a mix of security cameras, surveillance systems and other security devices have been installed independently. However, feeds from various devices can be integrated and delivered to safety personnel, who can view and connect security-related events. Additionally, security actions?such as turning on a video camera when unauthorized building access is being attempted?can be automated with security information management software.
Infinova announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire Swann Communications Pty Ltd, an Australian company. Swann was established in 1987 and pioneered the DIY video surveillance markets in North America, Australia, and Europe and is the leader in this category.
Vanderbilt Industries, a global leader providing state-of-the-art security systems, announced today it has entered into an agreement to acquire Siemens? Security Products business, part of the Siemens? Building Technologies Division. The business will be renamed Vanderbilt International. Security industry veteran Joseph J. Grillo will be Managing Director, working from the new operational headquarters in Germany.
Large Ethernet switch manufacturers have traditionally tailored their products to cater for general information technology (IT) needs. However, this could change as new, fast-growing markets provide Ethernet switch manufacturers the opportunity to diversify.
Bold Technologies, a leading provider of central station and PSIM software, acquired fellow automation provider, ABM Data Systems. Bold Technologies has announced it will retain the staff and products of ABM Data Systems. The acquisition significantly increases Bold?s customer base and supplements the company?s product portfolio, while adding substantial industry experience to the Bold Technologies? team.
Smarter Security, Inc., provider of premium, innovative entrance control and outdoor security solutions, announced a New York City high-rise selected Fastlane Plus AS optical turnstiles to secure its building lobby. The unique design of the upcoming building led to architectural requirements for custom turnstiles that complement the space. The building owner appreciates Fastlane™ in some of its other properties and with this new building, embraces the efficiencies, cost savings, and appeal of the IP and smartphone technologies Smarter Security offers.
On-Net Surveillance Systems, Inc. (OnSSI) will demonstrate its industry-leading Ocularis Video Management Software (VMS), as well as innovative technology integrations, at Security Canada Central Conference and Expo (Booth #417), presented by the Canadian Security Association (CANASA) at the Toronto Congress Centre.
Altronix has launched a series of informative video/whiteboard animations on the company?s line of infrastructure solutions. These three new videos provide informative and clear overviews on the benefits of eBridge™ Ethernet over Coax Products, Pace? Long Range Ethernet Adapters and NetWay™ PoE Solutions.
VIVOTEK is pleased to announce the debut of its compact Split-type Camera System VC8201, which is comprised of two camera units, CU8131 and CU8171, and a VC8201 video core. Designed separately, the bodies of the camera units are much more compact than general network cameras, making them easier to install and harder to notice.
The complete MicroVu™ HD In-Car Video System is only 4? long by 1? tall and is designed for incredibly easy and unobtrusive use, from initial installation to its unprecedented automatic login & recording capabilities and interoperability.
Shellshock, also known as Bashdoor, is a family of security bugs within Linux and Mac OS X which was disclosed in the end of September. This vulnerability of the Unix Bash shell is also part of CentOS, the operating system which is the base of NETAVIS Observer Bundled versions. To close this security vulnerability, NETAVIS updated the Unix Bash shell in the software version Observer 4.5.2 which is ready for download at www.netavis.net.
