Archive for the ‘intelligent technology’ Category

• IDs, Credentials, and Biometrics: The Future of Access Control Systems

  • May 2nd, 2012
  • Posted in ARK Systems, Cybersecurity, intelligent technology, Public Alerts
  • Tags: ARK Systems, crucial security, Facebook, mass notification emergency communication, security, security systems, Surveillance, Technology, Twitter

  IDs, Credentials, and Biometrics: The Future of Access Control Systems Tell me if this sounds familiar… You carry around a magnetic stripe card with two barcodes. You have to remember two completely different PINS. And you have to carry a… Read More

• Surveillance Cameras and Fire Detection

  • March 2nd, 2012
  • Posted in ARK Systems, intelligent technology, surveillance cameras, surveillance monitoring, Video Camera Networks
  • Tags: ARK Systems, Facebook, fire detection system, flame detection, smoke detection, Surveillance Cameras and Fire Detection, Twitter, VID, Video Expands Limits of Fire Detection, video image detection, Video Surveillance and Fire Application

  Until recently, fire detection primarily relied on two major devices – heat and smoke detectors. And for the most part, these two devices have provided sufficient coverage and timely detection. However, this has not always been the case. Certain areas… Read More

• Security Cameras, City Surveillance, and Crime Rates

  • February 10th, 2012
  • Posted in ARK Systems, intelligent technology, Security Image, Security Trends, surveillance cameras, surveillance monitoring, Video Camera Networks
  • Tags: 360-degree pan and zoom capabilities, a court order, and Crime Rates, and Memphis, ARK is the expert across the board, Atlanta, Benefits of Operation Virtual Shield, bulletproof exteriors, cameras throughout the city, Chicago’s managing deputy of public safety, Chicago’s Operation Virtual Shield, City Surveillance, Crime surveillance experts are able to access these private feeds directly over the Internet through a public IP address, crucial security, design, Do video cameras really help reduce crime?, during emergencies and only after owners are notified., Facebook, For assessment, In Operation Virtual Shields first year of deployment, installation, Instead of wasting time getting an owner’s permission, instituted real-time public-private camera agreements into their crime reduction efforts, it is estimated that at least half of Operation Virtual Shield’s surveillance network is comprised of these private cameras., Jonathan Lewin, narcotics-related calls were reduced by 76% and serious crimes by 17%, network accesses, New York, one thing becomes clear, Operation Virtual Shield provides instant access and thus substantially speeds up investigations, or a subpoena allowing access these videos, owners are all voluntary and sign a memorandum of understanding to link their video feeds into the unified network, Police department installed cameras are equipped with night vision, Saves a lot of time as a forensics tool, security cameras, Security Cameras City Surveillance and Crime Rates, simply contact ARK Systems, testing and service, The Chicago Police Department forged this extensive network by forming agreements with business and other private organizations., the city’s network of surveillance cameras, the impact of Surveillance Cameras on Crime Rates in Major Cities, Twitter, Video Camera Networks Link Real-Time Partners in Crime-Solving, when you think of all the options that you’re faced with today, You need a contractor with experience

  Do video cameras really help reduce crime? Chicago’s managing deputy of public safety, Jonathan Lewin, believes they do. And he has the statistics to support his belief. Chicago’s Operation Virtual Shield, the city’s network of surveillance cameras, has played a… Read More

• The Present and Future of Security Technology

  • February 2nd, 2012
  • Posted in ARK Systems, intelligent technology, Security Image, Security Trends, surveillance cameras, surveillance monitoring
  • Tags: 1080p, a HurleyIR Thermal Imaging Camera, Alarm verification with video, alongside the performance predictions of Moore’s law, Analytics, Analytics can be used in marketing and building management, analytics has been a fairly overrated technology when it comes to facial recognition and detection, analytics technology continues to grow and evolve, arge on-board storage, ARK is the expert across the board, As video surveillance camera resolution and storage continues to improve, better compression and a higher speed Internet, camera tampering detection and cross line detection, city surveillance systems, construction site monitoring, design, Facebook, For assessment, franchises, HDR, heat map generation and detection for empty shelves and product sweeps, high quality motion detection, High Resolution Images, Hosted Video, HurleyIR has developed a design methodology for thermal imaging solutions that allows for custom configuration to meet spectral needs and control formats imaging systems beyond compare, improved dynamic range, including super-low light color cameras, installation, IP Video, IP video fails to be a viable option for small systems, IR cameras, Light Sensitive Cameras, Moore’s law states that performance of computer-based hardware will double every two years, much better image processing, near future we will begin to see analog cameras being taken down as end-users opt to move to 720p HDTV, next 15 years due to 4 factors, offices, often found in gas stations boutiques, Please visit www.hurleyir.com for more information, purposes as people counting, remains fairly high, security technology is no different, several useful ways that analytics can benefit your security efforts, simply contact ARK Systems, smaller systems, so too does video functionality, some of these technologies may be headed in the near future, Source:, still rely primarily on analog video, TCO, testing and service, the best and brightest video technology around, the Future of Security Technology, The Present and Future of Security Technology, thermal, total cost of ownership, Twitter, video functions will benefit from hosted solutions, Video-as-a-service is poised to be one of the biggest technology trends in the near future as more and more integrators are pushing hosted video, WDR, What Lies Ahead, When you consider how crucial security can be, You need a contractor with experience

  Moore’s law states that performance of computer-based hardware will double every two years. And security technology is no different. So let’s take a look at where some of these technologies may be headed in the near future. IP Video: Currently,… Read More

• The Benefits of Off-Site Video Monitoring and Storage

  • January 25th, 2012
  • Posted in ARK Systems, business intelligence, ehanced business intelligence, intelligent technology, Security Image, Security Trends, surveillance cameras, surveillance monitoring, Wired Networks
  • Tags: a contractor with experience, Access to the latest technology, archived video is secure, ark, assessment, challenge HOAs face is with their leadership, contact ARK Systems, crucial security, design, destruction of property, DVR and tape are subject to theft when stored on-site, Facebook, HOA, HOA is burned down, HOA members, homeowners associations, installation, interest in the well being of the property, Internet-connected device, Low up-front cost, network's IP cameras, no additional cost to the HOA, no management issues, Off-site monitoring leads to decrease in significant events, off-site monitoring offers a cost-effective security solution, Off-site video can be accessed remotely, Off-Site Video Monitoring and Storage, own unique set of challenges, private homes and businesses have a single point of contact, Remote monitoring and storage offers several benefits, security, security systems for homes and security systems for businesses are pretty different, separate security hurdles, small budgets, testing and service, The Benefits of Off-Site Video Monitoring and Storage, the entire security system suffers, The system will send email alerts or similar notifications, Too many cooks spoil the broth, Traditional security systems can be difficult to learn, traditional systems, trespassing, Twitter, vandalism, when a single security concerns goes ignored

  As much as we would like to think otherwise, security systems for homes and security systems for businesses are pretty different. Both have their own goals and both have their own unique set of challenges. And then there are homeowners… Read More

• Video Continues to Enhance Its Security Image

  • January 5th, 2012
  • Posted in ARK Systems, business intelligence, intelligent technology, Security Image, Security Trends, surveillance cameras, surveillance monitoring
  • Tags: 080 pixels, Analytics, Analyze, ark, ARK Systems, assessment, clearer picture, contractor with experience, conventional analog equipment, defined as a minimum resolution of 720-1, design, emergence of VMS, ever-increasingly sophisticated software, exponential growth, Facebook, Government, hd video, HDcctv, healthcare, High Quality Optics, High-definition video, Homeland Security, human monitoring, identification of individuals, include education, installation, IP-based Systems, leading edge of the technological revolution, limits of technology, machine vision designed, Megapixel Security Cameras, new security innovation, nonproprietary platforms to facilitate interoperability, operational applications, pioneered for broadcast television, prices continue to fall, reasonable price points, reliability, Security Industry, service, sophistication of video surveillance systems, special applications like license plate recognition (LPR), storage capacity, TCP/IP, testing, the utilization of fewer cameras to cover a given area, track, trackable success in security, transportation, Twitter, unified user interface, Video analytics, Video Continues to Enhance Its Security Image, Video Management Systems and Software (VMS), video surveillance or closed circuit television, video surveillance technology, video these systems capture

  The security industry is always on the leading edge of the technological revolution. This is especially true when it comes to video surveillance or closed circuit television (CCTV), which has been around since the 1970s. Video cameras combine proven reliability,… Read More

• Inside Baltimore’s CitiWatch Program

  • December 22nd, 2011
  • Posted in ARK Systems, CitiWatch Program, intelligent technology, Mass Notification Systems, Security Trends, surveillance cameras, surveillance monitoring
  • Tags: 50 cameras, ARK Systems, arksysinc.com, assessment, baltimore 2010, baltimore city, baltimore police department, cad, camera, cameras, cctv operator, cctv policy, citiwatch program, computer aided dispatch, crime statistics, criminal intelligence watch center, cross referenced, design, detection, Facebook, footage, gunshot, Inside Baltimore's CitiWatch Program, installation, license plate, live feeds, martin O'Malley, municipal surveillance, networks, pay attention, police work, prime locations, program, recognition, service, System, testing, Twitter

  Have you ever heard of Baltimore’s CitiWatch program? If not, you should pay attention. CitiWatch is only one of the most sophisticated municipal surveillance networks in the United States. Launched in 2005 by former mayor Martin O’Malley, the program was… Read More

• GSN Exclusive: Integrated security system will safeguard new WTC site

  • December 8th, 2011
  • Posted in ARK Systems, business intelligence, Early Warning Systems, ehanced business intelligence, intelligent technology, Security Trends, surveillance cameras, surveillance monitoring
  • Tags: 10 years ago, access, access managment, ark, ARK Systems, autonomous, available, biological, building owners, buildings, chemical, comercial, contractor, control, cooling systems, coordination, crcuial security, credential management, design, doors, emergency situation, equipped, event, expert, Facebook, fire, fire alarms, GSN Exclusive: Integrated security system will safeguard new WTC site, heating, identity, information management, installation, installed, integrate identity, intercoms, intrusion, management, memorial, new system, nuclear detection systems, options, port authorities, portals, prevention coordination, radio communications, radiological, security awareness, security cameras, security gates, security project, service, shares, single platform, state of the art security systems, terrorist attacks, testing, the world trade center's new security platform, Twitter, utilize a security system, Video surveillance, world trade center

  With security awareness heightened since the terrorist attacks of 10 years ago, it only makes sense that the new World Trade Center site be equipped with one of the most state-of-the-art security systems available. This is why the new site… Read More

• What To Do When Severe Storms Strike

  • November 22nd, 2011
  • Posted in ARK Systems, Early Warning Systems, intelligent technology, Mass Notification Systems
  • Tags: address, ARK Systems, assessment, blizzards, certification, communications, community, company, contact, crucial security, damage, data communications, data networks, design, early warning systems, Effective, electronic, email, excellence, expert, Facebook, fire, flooding, goals, high quality, hurricans, ideas, impacts, impending danger, implementation, infrastructure, innovative designs, integrated solutions, irreversible devastation, life, maintenance, mass notification platforms, mass notification systems, message, mitigating damage, newest, options, outdoors, proven technologies, quality, safer, security alarm systems, service, severe weather, sirens, skilled craftsmen, sound, strikes, Systems, technical staff, testing, text messaging, threat, time, tornadoes, tornados, Twitter, utilize, Video, warning, warning message, What To Do When Severe Storms Strike

  The threat of severe weather is ever present. Tornadoes, hurricanes, blizzards and flooding can all cause irreversible devastation. But what if there was a way to minimize that damage, at least a little. Well, there is. One way to do… Read More

• Enhanced Business Intelligence

  • November 11th, 2011
  • Posted in business intelligence, ehanced business intelligence, intelligent technology
  • Tags: 50%, 80%, accomplish, Analyze, analyze flat data, ark, ARK Systems, assessment, better management, billions of dollars, business intelligence, business intelligence systems, cameras track, centralized management system, clear, combing, communicate performance, conclusion, conjunction, contractor, correlate, count cash, criminal activity, crucial security, date, designed, designing effective business intelligence systems, Education, Effective, efficiency, emphasis, Enhanced Business Intelligence, entering, exciting, existing technologies, exiting, expert, Facebook, Government, helps, higher performance, identify, in store technologies, incidents, increasing performance, independently, indexed, installation, integrate, intelligent technologies, internal, knowledge, lack of emphasis, manage, managers, manufacturing systems, measurable potential, metrics, new possibilities, next level, options, Performance, physical, physical world, planning, point of sale systems, pos data, pos systems, possible, process, profitability, provide, purpose built, real time, retail, retail theft, right vision, service, single system, store, Surveillance, surveillance systems, system daily, tally, technological planning, Technologies, Technology, testing, theft prevention, time camera, traffic counters, transaction, transportation, Twitter, unattainable level, utilize, vdms, Video, Video analytics, video and datamanagement systems, virtual manager, virtual worlds, working smarter

  Every business – whether it is retail, education, government or transportation – is looking for ways to increase efficiency and profitability. One way to accomplish all of this is to better manage and integrate existing technologies. Billions of dollars are… Read More