The newest line of IP cameras from Bosch hit the market this month, in the form of the FLEXIDOME IP 4000 and IP 5000 cameras. These new cameras offer the latest technology in image quality, data storage and management, access… Read More
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5 Critical Components of an Emergency Communication System
With the number of avenues available to communicate a message today, it would seem that emergency communication systems are always effective in their goal of informing people of a situation that requires their attention and action. But despite the extensive… Read More
How Thermal Cameras Improve Perimeter Security
We talk a lot of IP cameras in our blog, but there’s one thing IP cameras can’t see: heat. Or, more specifically, they can’t see the variations in temperature in the environment. This is because IP cameras operate in the… Read More
The Latest in Biometrics Technology
Biometrics technology has improved significantly over the course of the past decade. Today’s biometric systems are highly accurate, with a very low risk of a false negative identification. And as technology has improved, prices have come down, leading more and… Read More
How to Layer an Emergency Notification System
Layering emergency notifications is the concept of distributing these notifications across multiple platforms and mediums. The goal of this is two-fold. First, it maximizes the number of people who are exposed to the message by reaching out across multiple platforms…. Read More
The Basics of Designing an Emergency Communications System
There are a lot of factors that need to be considered when designing an emergency communications system. But above all, these systems need to be designed with one goal in mind: getting the message across. No matter what the layout… Read More
Video Surveillance: Moving Beyond Loss Prevention
In retail, video surveillance systems were for a long time considered to be one-dimensional, in that their only purpose was for loss prevention. And not only that, most systems were used only in a post-incident respect. But now, with IP… Read More
5 Reasons to Migrate to IP Video Surveillance
If you’re still using analog video surveillance, the time has come to seriously consider switching to IP video surveillance. IP video outperforms analog video in every category, and in many cases offers stellar performance in categories that analog video doesn’t… Read More
Feds Seek Greater Collaboration in Video Surveillance Strategies
Video surveillance cameras are generating data at an astonishing rate. By 2020, “video surveillance data is expected to reach approximately 3.3 trillion hours globally,” according to Security Today. And with new video analytics software, this data can be endlessly analyzed… Read More
Enterprise Command Center Platforms: Integrating Video Surveillance
The potential of video surveillance has been demonstrated time and time again in its ability to protect facilities, offices, campuses, and other spaces. But scaling this potential to large cities is a challenge unto itself. Cities are large-scale environments that… Read More