Casino Surveillance Pro Interview: James Lathrop

Author: Dan Gelinas, Published on Feb 15, 2019

James Lathrop has been working in casinos for almost 25 years. During that time, he says he has held "just about every job you can do in the casino," including Surveillance Technician, Surveillance Observer, Surveillance Manager, Security Shift Manager, and Casino Shift Manager (he's currently Shift Manager at Hobey's outside Reno) throughout various casinos in Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. He has seen a lot of change. One thing that has remained consistent, however, is the need for good security and surveillance to create an audit trail and to protect against loss from theft and cheating.

In this note, we interview Lathrop on his experiences working security and surveillance in the high-stakes world of casinos and cover the following topics:

  • Lathrop background
  • Early Pivot3 fail
  • Catching the casino bad guys (Operations)
  • Technological influencers
  • Facial recognition on the rise
  • Prevalent brands in casinos
  • Finding the right security partners
  • Integration: The Holy Grail

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****: *** **** **** *** **** ******** **** ************ ** Casinos?

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****: **** *** *** ***** ** **** ******* ******* ****** and **** *** ** **** ** ****** **?

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Catching *** ****** *** **** (**********)

****: *** ***** ** **** ********** *** ***** ************ ****** catch ******* ******** ** * ******?

*** *** ***** ******* ****** ** ***** ** *** **** an ******* ** ****. *** *'* *** ******* **** *********, like ******** ** ********* *******. *****'* **** * *** ** employee ***** *** **********. **** ********** *** *******. *****'* ** old ******: ***** *** *** ***** ** **********--***** **** *** stealing * ******, *** ***** **** *** ******** * ***.

****: *** ***** ********* ***** ** ********* **** *** ********* needs ****** *** ******?

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****: *** *** ****** **** ******* **** * ******** ******** with * ******** **********? ** *** **** ********* ** ** or ********** ** *** ********?

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****: **** ** ******** ***** ************ ********* ****?

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****: **** ********** ** **** ******* *** ********* ** ******* than ***** (*.*. ***** ** *** ***)? *** ** **** necessary, ** ***** ***** **** ******?

** ****** *** ****** ** ****** ****** **********. ** *** want * ****** ******* *** *** ****** ******** *** **********. The ********* ***** *** **** **** ******* *** ***** ***** and *** *****. **** ** ***** ******* ******* *** ** recorded ** ** *** *** ** * ***** ********** ** save ******* ***** ** **** **** ***** *****.

****: *** **** ** **** ** ** **** ****? **** it **** **** ** ** ****** *** *** ******?

****** **’* ** * ********* ***** *** **** ** ******** see *** ***** ***** *****, * ***’* ******* * ****** for ** ** ** ******. * ***** *** ***** *** only **** ** ****** ** ****** *** ******. ** *** had * ***** **** ** *********, ** ***** **** ** you *** * ****** ***** ****. * ***** *** ****** we ******* ** ** ***, ** ** *** * **** over **** *** ****. **’* **** ** *** ********* **. As *** ** ****-**-***-***** ***** ****, **** ****** **** **** to *.* *** ** ****. **’** **** ** * ** .5 *** ** *****’* ** ****** ** *** *****. ** one ****** ******** *** **** ** *** *****. *** **** your ****** ***** ***** ****** ** **** ********* *** ******* for **** ***** ***** ***** *****’* ***** ***** **********.

****: *** **** ****** ** ********** *** ***** **** **** VMS/Server/Network/Power ************?

*** ****** **** ** **** ********** ** *** *** ******. All ** ***** ** *****, *** * *********** ** ***** it.

****: *** **** ******* ** * ****** ******** *********** *** monitoring? ** **** *********? **** ** *** ******** ****?

******* ** *** ****** ** ******* *** *** **** ** the ********. **** *** ********** ***** ** ***** ****** ******** between ******** *** ************. ************ **** ****** *** *** ****** and ******** ** ** **** *****, * ******** ******* ***** handle ********** **** ********* **** ** *****, ******** *****, ******* lots, ***.

****: *** *** ****** ************ ********* ****** *** ****** ** advanced/IP ************? **** *** *******?

*** **** ***** **** *** ******* ** ***** *******, ** course, ***** **** *** ** ******* *** ****** *******. **** of *** '********' ** ***** *** ****.

****: **** **** **** ******** ******?

*** ******** ** **** * ***** ** ** ******* *** to ***** ***** *** *** ** **** **** ********, *** to **** ********. * ************ ******** ***** ** **** ***** tools. *** **** ** ** ***** ** *** *** ******* on *** ******. *** ******* **** ****** ****** ** ********** to **** **** **** ***** ** *****.

Technological ***********

****: **** ************* *********** ** ************ ***** *** *** **** been *** ******* *********** ** *** ********?

*********, ****** *********** ******** ** *** ******** ** *** ****, both ** * ********* ** ********** ***** *** **** ** identify ***** *** **** ******* ********* ******. ***, ** *** the ********* *** *****, *** ** *** **** ***** * person's ***** ** *******, **** ***** **'* *** **** * great *****. * **** **** **** * *** ** ******* plate ****** ******* **********, **** ** ** * ******* ********* entrance ** **** ***. *** * ***** ***'** ***** ** see * *** ** ********** **** **** ***** ******* *** areas ***** ***** ***** ***** ********** ** ****. **’** ****** toward ********** ** ****** ***** ** ******* ***** ** ***** the ****** ** **** ****** ** **** **** ** *** the ****** ********* **** **** *** *** ****** ** **** they **** **. **’* *** ******** ************ ** ***** *** casino ** ***** ** *** ********’* *****. ** ** ** ahead ** ** ** * ******** ***** ** *** *** drunk *** *** **** * *****.

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** ******, *****'* ** ***** ** ******* ** * ****** place. **** *'* ******* ***** ** *** ********* *** *****. As ****** *********** ******** ******* **** *************, ** **** ** easier, ********** ** ***'** ***** ********** ************ **** ********** **** your *******' ****. **** **** *** ** ** *********. *** maybe *** ******** ***** ** ***** **** **** **** ** a ********** ****** *** ***** ** *** **** ******** ****. Now, **** ****** ***** **** **** **** ** *********** ************ but **** ***** ******* *** **** ********? *** *'* ****** is **** *** ********* *** ***** ** *****, *** ** has ** ** ******* *******.

****: ** ****** *********** ******? ******* *** ****** ********* ** the ******** ****? ** *** ******** *** ***** * *** so *** *** ***** **** ***** **** **** **** **? Or ******** *** **** ** ****** *** ********** ******** ******** or **** ******?

****** *********** ** *** **** ****** ***, *** *** ********** is ***** ********** **** ***** **** ** **********.

****: **** *** **** **** ****** *********** ** *******.**** **** *** *** *** ** ****?

* *****’* **** ** ***, *** ***** *** ******* **** are. *** ****, *'* ****** **** ** ***** **. **** in *****—**’* * ** * ***** *** **** ** *** Vegas—They’re ***** ** *****, *’* *******. ****** *********** ** **** going ** **** **** *** **** ** ********* ****** ********. You’ll ******** *** ********** ***** ** ***** **** *********** ***** themselves ** **** ** * **** ********, ***. ** * guy **** ****** *** ** *** ****** *** **** ********, it’ll ** **** ******’* ******** ******* *** **** *** ******* and ******* ** ** ***** ***** ******.

Prevalent ****** ** *******

****: *** ***** ** *** ******** *** ****** *** ******** technology? *** ** **** ******* ******* (*.*. *** ** *** evaluate/judge *** ******* *** ******** ****** *** ******** ********* ******?)

********** ** *** ******** ** ******** ** *******. * ***** you ****** ****** ******** *** ** **** ******** ** ** annual ***** **** *** ****** **** ****** *** *** **** fiscal ****. *******, *** ******* ** ** ** **** ***'** not ***** ** ** **** ** *** *** ********* ***** year *** *** ** ***** **** ** **** **** *** things *** *** *****, ** ** **** ** ***** **** to ********* ** * ********* ******** ** * *******.

****: ** **** ********** **** *** *** **** ********** ****** in ****** ***** ************?

****, ** ******, ***** ** *** **** ******** **** ** comes ** *** ******* *** ****** (*** ******) ****** ********. Their *********** ** *********** ***********. * ** *** ** ********* with ***** ******* ********* *********, *******. * ** ******* ** a ****** ****** ************, *** ** *** ******.

****: ************: **** ** ** ***** ************ **** ***** ** a ******** ** *****?

*** **** ** *** *** *** ********, *** *** ******* of *** ************* ** ********* ****** **** ***** ********. ** is **** **** ** *** ******, ****** *** ***** ** alarm ******. ***** ****, *******, ***** *** ****** *** ******* in *** ****. **** ** ** *** ** ***** *** you **** ******* **** ** ** **** *** ************* **** coming **** *** ******. *** *** ** ** **** ** integrator ****'* *********** ****** ** ** ** *** *** *** and ****** ******* *** **** * ******* ******** **** ***% reliability, *** * ******* ********** **** ******** ** ** ****** to *** *** **********. *** ******* **** **** ******* ********* systems ** **** *** *** **** ******** **** *** *******, your *******, *** ************ **** *******, *** ***'** ******* ****** and * ******* ****** **** *** *******. *** ** **** have ******** ******* ********, ******** ****** ******* ** *** ** the ***** *************.

Finding *** ***** ******** ********

****: *** ** *** ******/******** ******** *********** ** **** ****?

**** ***********, **** *** ***********, ******* ******* * **********. * like ** *** ********* *** ***** ** ******** *******, *** at ***** *** *** *** ************, ** ********. **'* **** like ** ********* ******* **** ***'** ****** ** ********. *** them ** **** *** ***** * *********** *********, ** *** where **** ****-*** ******. *** **** *** **** ******** ** and *** **** *** ****** *** **** ** **** ***** happen *****.

Integration: *** **** *****

****: **** **** * ********/** ******** **** ** ******** ** do ****** ******** ********?

******* *** *** ********* ** ******** ****** ** ******** **** scratch ** * ***** *** ********, *** **** ** *** game ** ***********. *** **** ***** ** ** ** **** to ********* ********** ********, ********* ******** ********, ****** *******, **** and ********** *** **** ***** ** **** ******* **** **** camera ********.

****: '*********** ** *** **** *****': ** *** **** ** has **** ********? ** **, ***** *** **** *** *** specifics?

**** ** *** ***** **********, **** ** *****, **** ********** their ****** ** ** **** ** **** **** **. *** everyone ***** ** **** **** *** **********, *** *******, ********** with * ************ ******. *** *** ***** ******** ***** ** capture *** ******* ***** ****** ** ***** ****** ******* **** drives ** *** ******** ** **** **** * ******* ******. But **** ** *** *** ******, **** **** *** *********, are ****** **** **********.

Comments (40)

John Honovich

IPVM | 02/15/19 11:18am

**'* **** ** ** **** ********** **** ********* ***** *******.

** ***'* ********* ** **********, ****** ******* ** **** ** avoid ***** ******* (**** *********** ****** *** ** *** *******, ********* *********** ****** *** ******* ********** ** ** *** deal, ***.)

*******, ********* / *** ***** ***** ** ****** ** **** a ****** ***** ** **** ***** ***** *** ********** ***. If *** *** *** *** *** ********** ** **** ** one, *** ** ****, ****** ** *** ******** ** ******** us ** ***@****.***

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Ari Erenthal

Chesapeake & Midlantic | In reply to John Honovich | 02/15/19 12:57pm

* *****. *'* **** ** *** **** ********** **** ****** who ******** *** *** ********** ** ** ***** ****- ******** detectives, ********* **** *********, *** ******** ******** ** *** *****.

Undisclosed Integrator #1

02/15/19 02:40pm

*********** *********. * ***** **** ***** ** *** * ******** regarding *** ***** ****** ** **. ** ** *** **** casinos ***** ***** ****** ***'* *** ** ******* ****** **** IP ***'* ** *** ** ***** * ******** *** ****.

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Dan Gelinas

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1 | 02/15/19 12:26pm

***** ***. *'** **** ***** ********* ** ** *** *** relate **** * **** ****.

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Ryan Karpilo

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1 | 02/15/19 12:54pm

"** ** *** **** ******* ***** ***** ****** ***'* *** to ******* ****** **** ** ***'* ** *** ** ***** a ******** *** ****."

***** ********! ****** **** * ****** ************ **********, * *** zero ********** ********** ****** ****** *********** **** ***********. ***** **** ** *** *** ****** **** ** ********* and ******, *** ******** **** ****** ******** *** ******. **** Pan *** **** ** *******, ****** *******.

*** **** *** *********, ********** *** ************** *** ********** ** terrible.

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Carl Lindgren

In reply to Ryan Karpilo | 02/15/19 05:03pm

****,

*** ******** * **** ** **** *** ******** ********* * changeout ** **** ** ** ***** ****** ***** ******* ** PTZs *** ************ ** **** (**** * *** **** *****'* thrown ** *** **** *******). *** **** ********* ***** *** Parking ********* ***** *** ******* ****** ****** *********** **. ****'** still ***** ******* *** *** ***** *** ****** * **** we *** ******* ** *********** *******.

******** ***** *** * *** "******" ** ******* ****** ******* of *** ** ** ****, *** ** *** ***** *** very ***** **** *** *******. *** ***** ** ** ****** settings ** ******** **** **** ***** ******** **** ******* *******, which ***** ** ** *** ********* ** ******** ******* ******** to *** ******.

** ******, * *** ****** ** *******. *** **** *** VMS **** ******* ******* **** ** ************* ***** ***** ** control *** ** *********. *** ********** ****** ** *** ******* of ******* ** ****/**** *** **** ***** **** ***** ********* in *******. *** **** ******* *** had >*****. *** ******** *** >*****. *** ******* *** *** that **** **** ***********, ** ***** **** ******* ********* ******* using * ******.

** *** ********** * ***** **** ** **** ** ************ where **** **** ******* ** **** ** * ***** ******, it **** ** **** **** ************* ****** ****** *** ******.

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Ryan Karpilo

In reply to Carl Lindgren | 02/15/19 04:22pm

***** ***** ****,

**** **** ***** ** ****/**** *** ******** *** **** **** I **** ****** ** ******* ** ** ***'*.

*** ****** *** ********* *** **** ** *** ***** *** not **** *** **** ** **. ***************** ** *** ***.

*'** **** ** ** **** ******* ******* *** *** *** they **** ** **** *** ** **** ***** ********* ** watch *** *******.

Undisclosed Integrator #3

In reply to Carl Lindgren | 02/17/19 06:35pm

**** *** *** ********** **-****** ******** *** ***/**** ****?

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Carl Lindgren

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #3 | 02/18/19 04:52am

*#*,

* ****** ** *** ******* ******* ** **, ********* **-***, HD-TVI, **-*** *** *** **** *** ***** *** *** ******* problems * *********** **** *** **** ** ***/** ***** ** suitable ********. ** ****** *** "*******" ** **** **** *** actually **** * *** **** ** ***. ** ****'* *****-********* and **** *** ** ********** ****** *** *** ************ ****** Gateway ** ** ****** ** *** ***'* ******* *** **** were *********.

* ****** ****** *** * *** ****** *** *** * saw ** **** ** ** *** **** ***** ******* ** found ***** **** ** *** ****** *** ******** *********** ** Ethernet *** *** **** *** ****** *** **************.

******** ***** *** **** ***** *********, ** ***** *** ***** vs. *********** ** ******** ******** *** **-****-**** *** *** **** power *********. ** **** **** ****** **-****-****** **** ******** **** other ****** ********* ******* **** ***********.

******* ****** * ****, ** *** **** ******* "*******" *'* sure ******** *** *********** ** *** **** ** *******: *** having ***** *****(*) ** *** * ****** ** *** **** or *******. * *** **** ******** *** ***** **** *******: CyberData ****** *-**** ***-******* ******.

*****://***.*********.***/********/******

** ****** ** **** * ****** ** ****** ************ ***, assuming *** ****** *** ** ********** ** ***** *** * devices (* ******* + ************* ** *** *** ****** ******) it ***** **********. *** ****** ****** *** * *** ***** power ***** ** *** ******'* ** **** ** ******* *** typical *** **** *** ** **** ******* *** ****** *** + *** ***** ****** **** ** ***.*** ****** (**** ****-****** edge ****** ** ******** ****** *******).

Undisclosed Integrator #5

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #3 | 02/20/19 09:42pm

**. **** ** ****** ***** **** ** * ****** *** to ********/********** ***** **** *****. ** *** **** ** ****** coax *** ***'** ***** ** **** *-** ******* ** *** floor. ***** ***** *** ** ********** ***** **** ********* ***** supplies. *** * *** ******* ****/****** ** ***** *** *** put ** ** ** **** **** ********* *** ****** *** rail **** ** **** ******* ** *** * ********* ** the **** **** ** ***** **** * ******** ***** ****** that **** **** ******** ** ******.

Shannon Davis

TED Systems | In reply to Ryan Karpilo | 02/18/19 10:39am

* ***** **** *** ***% ** ****. **** * ******* switching *** ******* ** ******* **** *** *** ** *** big ******* * ***. ********** *** *** ***** * *******. Depending ** *** ******** *******, ******** *** **** ***** *** still **** ** ******* *********. ******** **** ** **** ** joystick ****** ***** **** **** ********* *** *****. *** ******* part ***** **** *** **** *** ***** **** *** ****** they **** ** *** *** *** *** ***** ***** **.

** **** ***** ** *** ****** *** ***** ****** ** we ***** ***** *** ******** *** ***** ******* ** ***** as **** ** ** ***** *** ***** ** *** ******** could ***** **** **** ******* ******* **** ***** *******.

Undisclosed #2

02/15/19 12:40pm

***** *********, ***.

* ****** ************ ********* *** *** ** *****:

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*) ** *** **** *** ****** ***-****, ****** **********, ***** pundit *** ****** *************** **** ********? *** **** ****** **** a **** ** *** ** ***, ** *** *****’* ******* :)

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Dan Gelinas

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 02/15/19 12:46pm

***** *** ** #*. ********, *'** **** **** ********* **.

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Carl Lindgren

In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 02/15/19 05:51pm

*********** #*,

* *** ****** *** ** ****** ***** ** **********. **** are ** *** ***** ** * ***** ********* ** *** property. **** ** *** ***** ***** ***** ** **** ** house **** ***********, **********/*******/**** *************, * ***** *** * ***, which ********* ******* **** ****** ********.

*) **** ****, *** ******* ****** *** ************* *,*** ******* and ************* *** **** ** ***** *********. * ******* **** number **** ******** ******* ** **** *** * **** *** what ***** ******* ********** ********,

*) ** **** *****, ** *** >***% ******** ***** ****** much ***** ****** **** ** *** ****** ***** *** ******** overlapping ***** ****** ******** **** ************* ****** **** ** ********. We **** *** ****** **** ** *** *****, * ***** camera ****** ******* ***** **** *** *** ********* ***** ****, if ******, **** ** ** ******** ********. ** ****'* ***** but **** ****, ** ****** *** ** ******** ** *** to **** "************".

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*) ***** *** *** ****'* **** ***** ***** *****. *** NIGC **** (******** ****** ****** ********** ******* ******** ******* *********) specifies ***** *** ******* ******** ************. **** ** * ******** from *** **** ** "****-**** ****" **** ******** ****** "******" (only *** *** ** **** *****) ** ***** ** ***** for ** ** ** ***** ** * *-*** *********. ****** rules **** **** *** "****-****" ********* ** *** **** ******** areas **** ***** ********** *** ***** *****. **** ******* ** Nevada ******** ***** ********** ** **** **** ****.

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*) **. ** ** ***** * *** *** "****** *** life" **** ** ****** ********'* ********. ** ****, * ****** of **** ***** ** ********** *****, * ****** ***** *******' club *** ******* *****. ** * ****** ********** ********, * was *** ******* ** ****** (** *****) ******** ** *** property ***** ******** *****. *** *** * *** ** *******' club ****, * *** ** *** *** *** ****** * bartop ****. **** *** *** ***** **** * ******* ***** in **** ** ***** (***** *** *** ** ** *** interview).

** "***** ******"? ***

Undisclosed #2

In reply to Carl Lindgren | 02/15/19 08:03pm

** * ****** *****, ******* *** ** ** ***** **** PTZs *** ** ********* **** ****** ** ********* ***** ** choosing * ******.

***, ** *** *****, * **** ***** ******* ** ** PTZ’s ***** ** ********** ** ****** ***’*, ****** *** *******.

*** **** ** ** **** **********, ***** ** ******* ******** from ***** *******,

*) ******** *** ******* ************ ** *** ********

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*** **** *** *** **** ******* ******* **** ** ************* under *****

** *** **** ***** **** *** **** *** ***** **** the ******** ** *** **** *** *** *** ***** ******** on *** ******?

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* ***** **** **** ***** **** *****.

*** ** *****, * ***** ** ***** *** *** ****** SD ***** **** **** ****** ****** **-*** ******* ** * dedicated ****** ******* */ ****** ********, *** *** ** **** went ** *** ***.

* *** ******** ***** ** ****** ** ****** ** (** higher ***) *** ** *** *** ******* **** *****.

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Carl Lindgren

In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 02/16/19 02:59am

*********** #*,

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** ******** * ***** ** ******** ** *** ****** ****** and ********* *** **** ********* ** *** ********* *** *******, the ********** ***** ** *** *******. ** **** ********* * few ****** ** ****** ****** ****** **** **** ************** *** the ******* **** ********** *** ****** ******** (******** ****** */* frame ** ***** ****).

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Undisclosed #2

In reply to Carl Lindgren | 02/16/19 01:50am

...******** ****** */* ***** ** ***** ****).

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*** *** ******* ** *** ****** *** ** ** ******?

*** *** ****, ******** ** **** ** *** ** ************. I’d ****** **** ******** ****** *** **** ********* ** *** same *****. *** ***** ** ********** *** ******* ***** * bit. *** ** **’* *** **** *** *****, ** *****.

** ***** “** ***** ****** *** ***”?

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Carl Lindgren

In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 02/16/19 05:44am

**, ****, ** ****** **.*** ** *** **** ** ** exact (***** ** ***** * ***** ** ***** ** ****).

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Undisclosed #2

In reply to Carl Lindgren | 02/16/19 03:44am

**, ****, ** ****** **.***

**, *** *’* ********, ****’* ***** ***** *** **** ****** latency, *** ***** * *** **** *** ** *****:

**** *** ********************* ***** ***:

*** **** ******* ******* ********* ******* ***** *** ***** ***** the ***** **** **** ******. ***** ****** ********, *** ********, yielded ~***** ***** ******** ******** ******* >*****. ********* *** ************ were **** ****** **** *****.

**** ** * *******?

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Carl Lindgren

In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 02/16/19 04:03am

**, *****. **-**.*** ** **** * ***** *** *** ****** of ***** ** ** ******* *****, *** *** ******* ******.

Steve Keller

Digital Surveillance Concepts | 02/15/19 01:01pm

**** *********** *** *********** *********. ***** ***.

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Ricardo Souza

IndigoVision Ltd | IPVMU Certified | 02/15/19 01:47pm

****** **** *********.

***** **** ** **** **** ** *****, ********** *** *** systems **** ********,*****, ***...

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Clint Hays

Intelligent Security Systems - ISS | 02/15/19 01:51pm

* ******* ** ****** *** ** *** *** ** *** reasons *** * ****** ** *** **** *****. **** ******** had ******** ****** *** *** ***** ** ******* *** *********** to ******* ******* ****** ** * **** ******.

* **** **** **** ********** *** ******** *** ************ ** security, *** **** ** ****** **** **********. * ****** ** all ***** *** ********** *** *** ****** ******** ********** *** be ******** ** ***** **** ** ***** ******. **** ** return *** * ******** ****** ** *******.

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Mark Palka

IPVMU Certified | 02/16/19 03:24am

***** ********* *** *******

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Marty Major

FLIR Security | 02/15/19 07:48pm

***** *****.

********* ***** *** *.

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Dan Gelinas

IPVM | In reply to Marty Major | 02/15/19 05:04pm

***** ***, *****!

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David Johnson

02/15/19 04:00pm

********* ****!

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Dan Gelinas

IPVM | In reply to David Johnson | 02/15/19 06:04pm

***** ***, *****!

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Sergey Bystrov

NetworkOptix | 02/15/19 08:32pm

*********** *********** *******. ***** ***!

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Dan Gelinas

IPVM | In reply to Sergey Bystrov | 02/17/19 10:48pm

***** ***, ******!

Gary Girton

02/17/19 11:34pm

**** *********! **** ******!

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Dan Gelinas

IPVM | In reply to Gary Girton | 02/17/19 10:48pm

***** ***, ****. **'** ******* ** ****.

Greg Nuckles

IPVMU Certified | 02/17/19 10:26pm

*** - ***** *********. **** ** *** **** ** ****..

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Dan Gelinas

IPVM | In reply to Greg Nuckles | 02/17/19 10:49pm

***** ***, ****. **'** ******* ** ***** ******* ********** ****.

Shannon Davis

TED Systems | 02/18/19 10:41am

********* ****** ***. **'* ****** ***** **** *** *** *** such **** *********** *** ** ******* *** ***** ** **** it ** ***** **********.

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Joe Paletta

02/19/19 11:06am

*'** ******* * *** **** *****-** *** ******* **********! **** is * ***** ******** *** *'* ******* ******* ** **** new ***! *** **** ******* ** *** ******* *** **** questions *** *'* **** *** **** **** *** * ********** medium. ******!

Lee Brown

02/19/19 11:21pm

*** ******* **** * *** *** ** ********* * **** analog *** ********** ** ** ********** *** *** *** **** a ******* ********/******** **** ***** ** ******* **** ******** ** the ******. **** ******* **** ** *** ************ ********** ******* which ** **** *********** ** *** ***** ************** **********. ******** we ****** *****'*************** ******** *** ***** **** ** ****** ******** ** *** expectation ** *** ******* *********. *************, ***** *** * **** of ************ ********** ** **** ******** ** ** *** ** to *** ******** **********.

Undisclosed Integrator #4

02/20/19 11:20am

* ****** ** ******* ****** ******* ** * ********** *-* years ***.
**** **** *** *** ***** ******** ***** ** *****.
***** **** ******* *** ****, *** ****, **% ***** **** PTZs. *** *** ******* ******** ****** ** **** *** ****** Virtual ***** **** ****** *** *******. ***** * ******** ** storage *** ****. **** **** *** * *** **** ** for **** ****.

*** ****** ******* *** ******* **** *** *** ******* *** departments **** *** ********* **** **** *****. ******* ******** **** seperate ********* *** ********.

*** **** ******** *** ********* ***** **** ****** ********** ***. Twin ** ******** **** ***** ***** *****. **** *** ****** 4k *** ******. *** **** ******** **** ***** *** **** from ****.

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Jordan Dobbs

02/25/19 09:35pm

"*** ******* **** **** ******* ********* ******* ** **** *** buy **** ******** **** *** *******, **** *******, *** ************ from *******, *** ***'** ******* ****** *** * ******* ****** from *** *******. *** ** **** **** ******** ******* ********, everyone ****** ******* ** *** ** *** ***** *************."

****... ** ** **** **** ** * *********** ********* **** you're ******* * ****** ********. *** '*****-*******' *********/************* ** ** opinion **** **** **** **** ****.

Undisclosed #6

In reply to Jordan Dobbs | 02/26/19 12:47am

*** ***** *** & ******** *** * *** **********. **+ Mixed *******, ******, *** *** ********.

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*** **** ***** **** ** ******** *** ***.

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