Posts Tagged ‘testing’

• Guarding the Mainstream

  • November 4th, 2011
  • Posted in surveillance cameras, surveillance monitoring
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  Security cameras have traditionally been used to reconstruct past events, not for preventing incidents from happening. That WAS true…until now. In the past, surveillance monitoring was left to human operators. And let’s face it, even the best human operator is… Read More

• Study: Surveillance Cams Worth the Money, Don’t Always Reduce Urban Crime

  • October 28th, 2011
  • Posted in surveillance cameras
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   With police departments across the nation experiencing drastic budget cuts, more and more cities are beginning to adopt surveillance cameras as a means to fight crime. But how effective can these security cameras really be at reducing crime? More importantly,… Read More

• Sound Advice: How To Design Campus Loudspeaker Systems

  • October 21st, 2011
  • Posted in sounder systems
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  In order to better campus security, a properly designed mass notification system is essential. And since not everyone may have access to a telephone or the Internet when a warning is given, a specified loudspeaker system is crucial in alerting… Read More

• Tips for Selecting the Right Security Consultant :: ARK Systems

  • September 30th, 2011
  • Posted in Uncategorized
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  If you have a need for increased security, but are unsure how to go about the process, you may be in the market for a security consultant. Finding the right consultant, however, is sometimes difficult. That is why it helps… Read More