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Success in the Security Industry

Unsuccessful people often wonder why they are so, developing silly theories about what is holding them back. The Women's Security Council is an...

By John Honovich - about 12 years ago

SIW Flip Flops on Analog

Days after a spirited defense of analog and a scathing critique by us, SecurityInfoWatch has reversed course on the future of analog. In its...

By John Honovich - about 12 years ago

Panasonic Full HD Domes

Panasonic has added two models of full HD fixed domes to its line, promising the highest resolutions and framerates of any Panasonic dome. In this...

By Ethan Ace - about 12 years ago

Panasonic New Integrated IR Camera Reviewed

Panasonic is the latest manufacturer to jump on the built-in IR bandwagon with the introduction of the WV-SW316L outdoor camera. This camera...

By Ethan Ace - about 12 years ago

Z-Wave Automation Guide

The smart home automation segment has exploded.  Now with Axis releasing a camera integrated with Z-Wave, the technology is taking on a new wrinkle...

By Brian Rhodes - about 12 years ago

FST21 SafeRise Overview

FST21 has hit the industry with much fanfare, winning the 2011 ISC West Best In Show, surrounded by much hype and promises that the future of...

By Ethan Ace - about 12 years ago

Crowdsourced Funding for Security Startups

"I have a great idea, but no money to do anything with it!" This circumstance has to be one of the most frustrating sentiments shared by tinkerers,...

By Brian Rhodes - about 12 years ago

New Product: OCULUS Surveillance Robot

While new innovation in surveillance is sorely lacking, a startup is championing an amitious idea - surveillance robots - using very non...

By Brian Rhodes - about 12 years ago

Worst Advice Ever

"Don't count analog video out yet" is the worst advice ever. Integrators who want to bankrupt themselves should jump on this...

By John Honovich - about 12 years ago

StarDot 10MP Cameras Examined

The race to higher resolutions continues, now with 10 megapixel entries from Stardot. These new cameras aim to provide increased resolution at...

By Ethan Ace - about 12 years ago

Favorite Encoders

Encoders play a secondary, but vital, role to IP cameras in surveillance systems, normally relegated to upgrades of existing analog systems....

By Ethan Ace - about 12 years ago

Axis: Good or Bad For Partners?

Is Axis good or bad for its partners? While no company has done more than Axis to champion and grow the IP video surveillance market, many partners...

By John Honovich - about 12 years ago

PIR Detector Selection Guide

Motion sensors are a frequent source of 'false alarm' headaches in many intrusion systems. 'PIR', or 'Passive Infrared' technology have been widely...

By Brian Rhodes - about 12 years ago

New Panasonic Home Cameras Reviewed

Panasonic is aggressively improving their home video surveillance offerings. Continuing the trend of better video performance at a cheaper cost,...

By Brian Rhodes - about 12 years ago

Beautiful - the New Surveillance 'Standard'

Crappy video quality is expected with surveillance. Grainy, fuzzy, pixilated, blurred images are the norm. In the UK, the common refrain is even...

By John Honovich - about 12 years ago

Bad Dog Rover Bits: Good Stuff?

Bad Dog Tools [link no longer available] ran a surprisingly busy booth at ISC West. Based in Rhode Island, the cutting tools manufacturer...

By Brian Rhodes - about 12 years ago

TKH Siqura BC620WDR Reviewed

The highest award for any camera [link no longer available] was given to the new BC620WDR camera from Siqura at the ISC West 2012 show. In this...

By John Honovich - about 12 years ago

Best New Product Awards Investigated

The ISC best new product awards use a secretive process that lacks transparency, making it impossible to understand the rationale, fairness or...

By John Honovich - about 12 years ago

Security Monitoring Station Guide

Console furniture optimized for security command centers is typically required for surveillance systems installations of 50+ cameras. Those sites...

By John Grocke - about 12 years ago

Samsung's Next Big Thing: VGA?

"More pixels, more cheaply" has been the camera market mantra in IP video for the last several years. Despite (or perhaps because of) the...

By Brian Rhodes - about 12 years ago

Sony XIS - 248MP Camera System

The Sony XIS series is one of the most intriguing and unknown surveillance systems available. Designed to capture up to 186.6 Megapixels, this...

By John Honovich - about 12 years ago

DVTel TruWitness Overview

Originally announced in limited release as part of its Latitude NVMS version 6.2, DVTel has officially released the TruWitness mobile application...

By Ethan Ace - about 12 years ago

Honeywell Total Connect 2.0 Reviewed

Historically, a key part of Honeywell's security business has been selling low cost residential intrusion alarm equipment. Honeywell has recently...

By Brian Rhodes - about 12 years ago


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