Posts Tagged ‘Maryland’

• How safe is your Child’s School?

  • February 14th, 2013
  • Posted in ARK Systems, Security Technology, surveillance monitoring
  • Tags: ARK Systems, child safety, Maryland, preventing school shootings, Safety, school safety, school security systems, Surveillance, Video surveillance

  Following the Newtown, Connecticut school shootings, the general public, especially parents and school employees, has had a new-found interest in improving school security. But how? School Safety Checklist Those who ignore History are doomed to repeat it: Before looking into… Read More

• Remote Video Surveillance: The Future of the Security Industry

  • February 8th, 2013
  • Posted in ARK Systems, Security Technology, surveillance cameras, surveillance monitoring
  • Tags: ARK Systems, Facebook, Maryland, security systems, surveillance cameras, Technology, Twitter, Video surveillance

  Remote Video Surveillance: The Future of the Security Industry Perimeter security is a constant struggle for many commercial facilities, but does it have to be? What if a security guard could send a picture of a suspicious car to a… Read More

• Physical Access Control: Building a Better Security System with ARK Systems

  • June 15th, 2012
  • Posted in ARK Systems, Cybersecurity, Security Image
  • Tags: ARK Systems, biometric identification, crucial security, Department of Homeland Security, election, Facebook, Google, Homeland Security Presidential Directive, Maryland, olympic, physical control, security cameras, security systems, service, Surveillance, Threat Conditions, Twitter, Video surveillance

  The term access control is actually fairly vague, covering a wide range of security products, services, and devices. These security solutions include security officers, locks and keys, access cards, key fobs and readers, combination locks, biometric systems, and so much… Read More

• School District Unifies its Access Control and Video Surveillance Efforts

  • May 31st, 2012
  • Posted in ARK Systems, Cybersecurity, Security Trends
  • Tags: ARK Systems, arksync.com, crucial security, culver county unified school district, emergency response, Maryland, mass notification emergency communication, security personnel, security system, Video surveillance

  The Culver County Unified School District (CCUSD) in California encompasses five elementary schools, a middle school, a high school, a continuation school, and an adult school that contains 7,500 students. And as you can imagine with some many facilities and… Read More

• Smart Thermal Cameras :: Surveillance Cameras :: Security Cameras

  • May 11th, 2012
  • Posted in ARK Systems, Security Image, surveillance cameras
  • Tags: ARK Systems, Department of Homeland Security, emergency response, Facebook, installation, Maryland, security, security cameras, security systems, smart thermal cameras, surveillance cameras, Technology, Twitter

  he cornerstone of any successful security system is perimeter awareness with high quality surveillance cameras. And while there are more than a few options available on the market today, one has emerged from the crowd: smart thermal cameras with video… Read More

• The Biometrics Industry and Maryland

  • March 16th, 2012
  • Posted in ARK Systems, Biometrics, business intelligence, Cybersecurity, Security Trends
  • Tags: biological, biometrics, cloud technology, Cyber-cryptographic technology, Cybersecurity, Fingerprint analysis, identification and verification, Maryland, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley, physical access control

  Biometrics – the identification and verification of individuals via biological and even behavioral traits – is expected to become an $11 billion industry by 2017. And many believe that biometrics could be the answer to Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley’s (D)… Read More

• The great debate: HDcctv versus IP video

  • August 11th, 2011
  • Posted in Uncategorized
  • Tags: access, access control, ARK Systems, CCTV, Emergency, emergency response, HD, high definition, HSPD 3, infrared cameras, Internet Protocol, IP, IP Video, Maryland, secure facilities, security, security cameras, security field, security personnel, security systems, Surveillance, Technology, Threat Advisory System, Threat Conditions, VHS

  As technology continues to expand, your decisions begin to become more and more complicated. What was once as simple as picking a manufacturer and grabbing a box of 24 VHS tapes is now so much more complex.   In the… Read More

• Putting Wireless to Work for You

  • June 23rd, 2011
  • Posted in Uncategorized
  • Tags: Alternative Path, ARK Systems, automatically reconfigure, Budget, Business security, camera, card access, CCTV, Commercial security technology, Cost-effective, Emergency, emergency response, HD, Head-end, high definition, Homeland Security, Homeland Security Advisory System, Homeland Security Presidential Directive, infrared cameras, Internet Protocol, IP, Maryland, Putting Wireless to Work for You, Residential technology, secure facilities, secure IDs, security, security cameras, security personnel, security systems, Security Technology, Self-heal, Self-Healing, Signal Verification, Technology, Upgrade, Upgradeable, Upgrading, Wireless, Wireless business security, Wireless Security Camera, Wireless Security System, Wireless Technology

  In today’s economy, one thing is for certain; budgets are as tight as they have been in recent memory. But a small budget does not excuse the use of poor security technology. Because of this, wireless intrusion technology has become… Read More

• IP Video Builds on What you Know

  • June 16th, 2011
  • Posted in Uncategorized
  • Tags: Analog, Analog/Digital Hybrid, ARK Systems, Bandwidth, camera, Cat-5e Infrastructure, CCD, CCTV, charge coupled devices, coax cable network, Coaxial Cable, Computer, De-interlaced, Department of Homeland Security, Digital Camera, Digital format, digital video, DVR, DVR Storage, Emergency, HD, high definition, Homeland Security, Homeland Security Advisory System, Image Degradation, infrared cameras, Interlaced, Internet Protocol, IP, IP camera, IP Integration, IP system, IP Video, IP Video Builds on What you Know, LAN, Maryland, Picture quality, Pixels, power-video-data, Progressive Scan, secure facilities, secure IDs, security, security cameras, Security Industry, Security Manager, security personnel, security systems, Surveillance, Surveillance Camera, Tansmission Medium, Technology, unshielded twisted pair (, UTP Cable, UTP Cabling, Video Streams

  Despite all the advantages that IP video lends to the security field, less than 15 percent of current video surveillance systems utilize this technology. Security managers are often leery to switch from a system, analog, that they are very comfortable… Read More

• Is Your Campus Ready for IP Video?

  • June 9th, 2011
  • Posted in Uncategorized
  • Tags: access, access control, ARK Systems, biometric, biometric access, biometric ID, biometric identification, biometrics, Budget, camera, camera manufacturers, camera types, card access, CCTV, coaxial infrastructure, cost to maintain, Department of Homeland Security, economic, Emergency, emergency response, Expanding business, Expanding or contracting, fingerprint scans, HD, HDcctv, high definition, high quality video data, high threat risk, Homeland Security, Homeland Security Advisory System, Homeland Security Presidential Directive, How to, HSPD 12, HSPD 3, infrared cameras, Internet Protocol, Internet Protocol Video, IP, IP Video, iris scans, Is Your Campus Ready for IP Video?, Lease or own, lens, Lighting, Maryland, mass notification emergency communication, National Terrorism Advisory System, Ongoing costs, retinal scans, secure facilities, secure IDs, security, security cameras, security personnel, security systems, Size of building, smart business choice, smart card, smart cards, Stay or leave, surveillance technology, Technology, telephone access, Threat Advisory System, Threat Conditions, threat level, video equipment, video quality, What is

  Over the past eight years, surveillance technology options have gone from a few simple choices between camera manufacturers, camera types, lens and how many tapes were needed to more complex issues such as choosing between IP Video and HDcctv. And… Read More