Cisco Exec to Lead Firetide
By Carlton Purvis
| 2 CommentsFiretide had been the most visible and vocal proponent of wireless mesh surveillance but, in the past few years, the company has gone relatively...
By Carlton Purvis - over 11 years ago | 2 Comments
Contracts for US public schools, airports, city, state and military security systems can typically be obtained. This can be extremely useful if you...
By Carlton Purvis - over 11 years ago
User Access Control (aka UAC) is Windows' attempt at thinking for and proactively protecting users. However, this can become a nuisance and a time...
By Sarit Williams - over 11 years ago | 3 Comments
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Below is an 88 minute full class recording from our access control course, examining door hardware, focusing on strikes. If you like access control...
By Brian Rhodes - over 11 years ago
In March, a man was shot and killed within view of a surveillance camera in a Miami public housing community. It was not until police tried to pull...
By Carlton Purvis - over 11 years ago | 6 Comments
A California city police chief used his department to conduct an experiment on the power of surveillance. For a year, officers were fitted with...
By Carlton Purvis - over 11 years ago | 10 Comments
A member asked: "Does anyone make an outdoor mount like this that will fit on a high-quality camera?" Plus, it needs to be a 'universal' mount, not...
By Brian Rhodes - over 11 years ago
Personal photos and videos played a major role identifying the Boston bombing suspects and will likely grow in importance. A new service, that...
By Carlton Purvis - over 11 years ago | 3 Comments
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One of the most common credentials is also the most confusing. How exactly do proximity cards 'read' into an electronic access system? Despite...
By Brian Rhodes - over 11 years ago | 2 Comments
Polaroid is one of the most spectacular failures of the century and has become, quite literally, a case study in failure. Now, after two...
By John Honovich - over 11 years ago | 42 Comments
Megapixel was, far and away, the number #1 cited benefit in going to IP cameras / video. We asked over 100 integrators to name the "3 biggest...
By John Honovich - over 11 years ago | 3 Comments
It is far too common to find RFPs and proposals with missing details, inadequate equipment, and out of date specs. Indeed, it is a top industry...
By Carlton Purvis - over 11 years ago | 7 Comments
"It depends on the application" has to be the worst saying in the industry. It conveys no information. Worse, it is almost always delivered in a...
By John Honovich - over 11 years ago
A simple and common misunderstanding in specifying pushbuttons can kill people trying to escape burning buildings. Furthermore, determining buttons...
By Brian Rhodes - over 11 years ago | 7 Comments
We have been following Vicon's slow, downward spiral since 2009 and the company's struggles continue. The company's revenue fell steeply in the...
By Carlton Purvis - over 11 years ago
The most common technical request we hear from our members is how to properly calculate bandwidth / storage for video surveillance systems. It's...
By John Honovich - over 11 years ago | 17 Comments
An Australian city has shut off its surveillance system after being ordered to determine how to operate its cameras without violating privacy laws....
By Carlton Purvis - over 11 years ago | 4 Comments
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When we first looked at MicroPower's solar surveillance system in 2010, key limitations existed, making widespread use challenging. However, late...
By Ethan Ace - over 11 years ago | 2 Comments
In the past month, the so called 'bug eye' camera has captured popular attention around the world, from Nature Magazine, to CNN, to the BBC, and...
By Carlton Purvis - over 11 years ago
We are rolling out a new system that makes it easier to get input from manufacturers on new releases and key features, helping the community find...
By John Honovich - over 11 years ago | 2 Comments
There's not a lot of innovation in PTZs these days but Axis's new P5414 offers a number of novel incremental features. While it does not break...
By John Honovich - over 11 years ago | 9 Comments
IFSEC has reported that Milestone has open-sourced their VMS. However, Milestone has confirmed that this is false and that they were referring to...
By John Honovich - over 11 years ago | 2 Comments
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