Active Shooter - When Lockdown Fails
By Carlton Purvis
| 4 CommentsThe common response to a shooter at a school or in a workplace is the "lockdown." Staff are instructed by security or exiting procedures to stay in...
By Carlton Purvis - almost 11 years ago | 4 Comments
Cities are huge users of surveillance, with controversial systems of hundreds and thousands of cameras commonplace. One U.S. show, Secured...
By Ben Wood - almost 11 years ago
Professional VMSes aim to be more than simply video managing machines. In particular, larger organizations need to respond to specific alarms (or...
By Sarit Williams - almost 11 years ago
VSaaS, overall, has been a disaster with nearly every provider, including gorilla Axis, struggling to make it big. The one clear exception has...
Rubbish! cries hosted video vendor. Frustrated by being the most disrespected market segment this side of PSIM, and determined to show that he has...
By John Honovich - almost 11 years ago
Bookmarking is a feature on some VMSes that allows for easier access to search video. In this note, we will examine the key options (labeling,...
By Sarit Williams - almost 11 years ago
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The U.S. has one of the highest crime rates in the world. Within the U.S., Baltimore is one of the worst and its need for security and surveillance...
By Carlton Purvis - almost 11 years ago | 13 Comments
The Chicago Police Department cites video surveillance as one of its main reasons for success against street corner drug operations. In this note,...
By Carlton Purvis - almost 11 years ago
Gone. The self proclaimed [link no longer available] "principal designer of Avigilon’s global expansion and industry ownership" is out and looking...
By John Honovich - almost 11 years ago | 8 Comments
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The US Department of Homeland Security is always looking for and constantly being pitched new technologies, but where are the areas where they’d...
By Carlton Purvis - almost 11 years ago
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Security in hospitals is critical and they spend lots of money on security systems and services (e.g., third largest industry employing security...
By Carlton Purvis - almost 11 years ago | 2 Comments
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Given Arecont's horrendous reputation for quality and reliability, you would think they would make it easy to troubleshoot their cameras. Well, you...
By Derek Ward - almost 11 years ago | 49 Comments
If you can convince the Department of Homeland Security that your technology or plan can save lives in a terrorist attack, you may be able to get...
By Carlton Purvis - almost 11 years ago
Is H.264 lower quality? Even Avigilon now says no, but many still argue yes. One of These Images is H.264, the Other MJPEG Take a look at these...
By Sarit Williams - almost 11 years ago | 33 Comments
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One of the best books in our industry is Mary Lynn Garcia's Design and Evaluation of Physical Protection Systems where she expertly argues for...
By Carlton Purvis - almost 11 years ago | 8 Comments
Knowing what security schools used and how those measures have changed over the last decade is quite important, especially given the ongoing...
By Carlton Purvis - almost 11 years ago
This guide, with a series of video screencasts, teaches integrators and users 10 key elements that need to be set up for optimal VMS...
By Sarit Williams - almost 11 years ago
This is the worst, most disingenuous security advice I have ever seen... And the best, most cunning sales and marketing campaign possible. [link...
By John Honovich - almost 11 years ago | 19 Comments
Samsung wants you to know that their plastic domes are fragile. We are here to help. In a recent promotion, Samsung shared [link no longer...
By John Honovich - almost 11 years ago | 11 Comments
Hot off doubling revenue, Avigilon has raised $69 million earmarked for 'general corporate purposes and potential strategic acquisitions.' Do they...
By John Honovich - almost 11 years ago | 18 Comments
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