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
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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
Technological Advancements Improving Video Surveillance
Video surveillance is constantly improving, thanks to technological advancements that are increasing camera performance. And while this increased performance is leading to increased bandwidth requirements, bandwidth capacity is also growing, thanks to the IT industry’s constant investment in improving bandwidth… Read More
Baltimore County Seeks to Increase School Security
Baltimore County is looking to increase security at its public schools, with a $10 million investment in security equipment. County Executive Kevin Kamenetz is asking the County Council for $2.5 million for equipment this year, and for the remaining $7.5… Read More
How Security Technology is Improving the Retail Experience
With the rise of online shopping on mobile devices, consumers are expecting the same high degree of usability and functionality in their retail shopping experience. In order to meet these expectations, retailers are finding more and more that technology that… Read More
Protecting Hospitals from Security Threats
Security is one of the most important missions of hospitals, second only to their primary mission as a place of medical treatment and healing. In order to protect this process, hospitals have to protect themselves against a variety of security… Read More
Integrating Access Control Systems with Video Security
The importance of integration in security systems today cannot be overstated. As technology has improved beyond not just allowing integration but encouraging it, integration has become a fundamental tenet of a successful security solution. Two systems that are naturally predisposed… Read More
Turning Detection into Prevention
New technology in the world of security cameras has made great strides in the technical abilities of these cameras. Cameras have better resolutions, increased fields of vision, more megapixels, and more details. They can be connected wirelessly to open-sourced systems,… Read More
Video Surveillance Trends for 2014
A new year brings new possibilities and new expectations in the world of security cameras and related video surveillance technology. Here are some video surveillance trends to look out for in 2014. Cameras 180-/360-degree network cameras are expected to… Read More
Additional Video Surveillance Uses Outside of Security
Video surveillance cameras are extremely useful in security situations and before the advent of smart technology that’s all that the cameras were usually used for. Now with IP-based software and networked surveillance cameras, they can be used for a lot… Read More