Solar Surveillance Guide
By John Grocke
Off-grid solar power is gaining attention for video surveillance. In this article, we examine what video surveillance applications are typically...
By John Grocke - over 12 years ago
Sharing surveillance video with the police is a regular and important aspect of having a surveillance system. This can be crucial in prosecuting...
By Brian Rhodes - over 12 years ago
Whether or not to subcontract all or part of a security deployment is often a polarizing subject. Some integrators refuse to subcontract work,...
By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago
In our international integrator survey, respondents raised numerous concerns about low quality surveillance RFPs. In this report, we explain and...
By Brian Rhodes - over 12 years ago
While public surveillance systems get most of the attention, private surveillance cameras surely solve far more crimes than public ones. This is...
By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago
Video alarm verification remains a hot topic in the security industry, with municipalities continuing to levy fines against building owners for...
By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago
Rather than run new cabling for IP cameras, if an analog camera is being replaced it is possible to reuse coax cabling with an Ethernet over coax...
By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago
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Reusing analog camera cabling is a common topic in the surveillance industry, as recabling is a significant expense and disruption. This discussion...
By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago
For the past few months, Honeywell has been heavily marketing their Tuxedo Touch, their lastest generation touchscreen keypads. This model features...
By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago
Historically, VMS provider Genetec has been a software only, hardware agnostic provider. This has made small and mid-sized deployments more complex...
By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago
We are proud to release a NEW, FREE, video surveillance book available now. This replaces our original 2008 book which was downloaded over 30,000...
By John Honovich - over 12 years ago
A US city has devised an interesting strategy to combat drug usage: LPR cameras monitor vehicles going into and out of areas with high criminal...
By John Honovich - over 12 years ago
While best known for panoramic cameras, Sentry360 also offers a line of multi-megapixel fixed cameras with up to 14MP resolution. This is rare in...
By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago
British manufacturer AMG Panogenics has announced its first entry in the panoramic camera space, the PanoCam360. This camera claims more advanced...
By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago
The market for surveillance mobile applications has exploded in the last 3 years. Now, almost everyone offers one - from VMS providers to third...
By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago
Each year, the Milestone Partner conference provides an opportunity for Milestone and their manufacturer partners such as Axis to share their...
By John Honovich - over 12 years ago
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An emerging surveillance trend is mobile apps allowing cameras embedded in smartphones to be used for surveillance, integrated, viewed and recorded...
By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago
In this update, we will examine the panoramic camera offerings of Sentry360. This camera line differs from competitors in key ways, with a broader...
By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago
Vivint is one of the fastest growing and most aggressive companies in the entire security industry. Many puff pieces, including a recent 'Dealer of...
By Brian Rhodes - over 12 years ago
Over the past 2 years, Mobotix has grown robustly. Now, in the last 6 months, Mobotix's growth has slowed substantially and is essentially...
By John Honovich - over 12 years ago
No matter how well maintained a surveillance system is, hard drives eventually fail. Indeed, A recent member's poll [link no longer available]...
By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago
While Ethernet over Coax (EoC) adapters have allowed existing analog camera cables to be reused for some time, they have seen limited adoption. The...
By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago
Milestone has announced a number of new product versions including XProtect Corporate 5 and XProtect Smart Client 7 as well as an interesting new...
By Brian Rhodes - over 12 years ago
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