Posts Tagged ‘assessment’

• Smarter Security Technology: It’s worth the Investment

  • June 28th, 2012
  • Posted in ARK Systems
  • Tags: access control, ARK Systems, assessment, Bandwidth, cameras, Department of Homeland Security, emergency response, Facebook, security mass notification, smart security, Surveillance, surveillance cameras, video security systems

  Despite less than stellar economic times, there are certain business investments that are still worth the investment, like security. Even as the economy struggles, businesses continue to upgrade their security systems, realizing the growing importance of security.  And as the… 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
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  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

• Enterprise-Class Access Control Solutions

  • January 20th, 2012
  • Posted in ARK Systems, Wired Networks
  • Tags: access control networks, additional advantages, and Smart Card Access Control Networks, ARK is the expert, assessment, audit reports, available networks, building, Building Enterprise-Class Access Control Solutions, centralized management, Changing the configuration of a wired network, constant power source, crucial security, customizable network, data encryption on the card to prevent data tampering, database via online and offline access points, design, end-users, Enterprise-Class Access Control Solutions, Facebook, fire intrusion and CCTV applications, fraction of the installation costs, frequency of access points, global lock down, great news for businesses in today’s tight economy, inconsistent networking option, installation, Leading wireless systems also have built-in redundancy, locks/readers can be easily relocated, managed network access control, mesh network, particular router, real-time monitoring, reduces labor and materials costs, required to be hardwired, same functionality as wired networks, service, simply contact ARK Systems, TCO, Technology, testing, the highest total cost of ownership, to ensure that the wireless network remains operationa, Twitter, typical wireless router, updates and audit logs, very labor intensive and costly project, Virtual Smart Card Networks, Wired, wired and wireless solutions, wired door panel components, Wired Networks, Wireless, Wireless Networks, wireless system design

  With the frequency of access points increasing across access control networks, end users will be excited to learn that fewer and fewer of those doors are required to be hardwired. This not only allows for a much for customizable network,… 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

• Hospital Abduction

  • December 30th, 2011
  • Posted in ARK Systems, surveillance cameras, surveillance monitoring
  • Tags: ark, ARK Systems, assessment, California Department of Public Health, California’s Reaction to the 2009 Kidnapping, Cottage Hospital, crucial security, design, Details of the 2009 Kidnapping, Facebook, facilities, Fine After 2009 Baby Abduction, Hospital Abduction, Hospital Security Initiatives, installation, Janet O’Neill, mandatory badges, noncompliance with licensing requirements, nursing staff, permanent security greeter in the Mother Infant unit, Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Slapped with $50, screening and monitoring of visitors, security guards, security improvements, security personnel, security system, serious injury or death to patients, testing, Twitter

  A 2009 kidnapping incident at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital’s Mother Infant Unit now has the facility facing a $50,000 fine following a state oversight agency review of the unfortunate event. Details of the 2009 Kidnapping: Leanna Patricia Arzate took an… 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

• US Park Police Leverage Video Surveillance for Large Scale Events

  • December 16th, 2011
  • Posted in ARK Systems, business intelligence, surveillance cameras, surveillance monitoring
  • Tags: a bold, Agencies, agency, american red cross, ark, ARK Systems, assessment, awareness, biological, broadcasting bandwidth, cameras, cameras together, cellular based systems, chemical, combat video degradation concerns, contractor, crowd control, crucial security, cutting edge video, D block, data casting, David Mulholland, design, detection, existing local networks, expert, Facebook, FBI, implemented, installation, life safety, mesh networks, mitigation, multiple communications, national center for missing and exploited children, new tricks, new video, not exploited, nuclear agents, official government facility, park police, Park police captin David Mulholland, platforms, public safety radio spectrum, radiological, recorded, redistributed, remote viewing, resource protection, restrictions, secret service, security concerns, service, single system, situational, special events, Surveillance, Technology, testing, Twitter, u.s. park police, uniformed policy agency, US Park Police Leverage Video Surveillance for Large Scale Events, utilization of television, video feed, video feeds, video sharing initiative state of the art, video surveillance sharing capabilities, we thought outside the box

  Who said you can’t teach an old dog new tricks? The country’s oldest uniformed police agency – the U.S. Park Police – has implemented a bold new video sharing initiative for its large-scale events. This cutting edge video surveillance technology… 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

• 2011 Security Trends

  • November 18th, 2011
  • Posted in Security Trends
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  Do you often feel out of the loop when it comes to technology? Well, you are not alone. That is why we at ARK Systems, Inc. have bundled the latest trends in the security industry into one place. Wireless Infrastructure… Read More

• Enhanced Business Intelligence

  • November 11th, 2011
  • Posted in business intelligence, ehanced business intelligence, intelligent technology
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  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