Take a Deep Breath
The Micro IV single-gas detector is the successor to the proven Micro III. The key features of the previous model have been retained, and there is now some impressive added functio...
Crime on TV
Villennes-sur-Seine lies about 30 kilometers west of Paris, in the middle of a protected nature reserve. With 4,788 inhabitants, the small and prosperous city offers its population...
Reliable Perimeter Protection
Outdoor security systems detect intruders as soon as a protected area is entered and before intruders are able to gain access to people or valuable objects and assets. Sensors can ...
Seeing in the Dark
Today, the challenge to CCTV professionals is to make sure that video footage is effective on a 24/7 basis, 365 days a year. Securing an area during the daytime is one thing. But w...
Emergency Evacuation
In the event of an emergency, employers and building managers have a legal responsibility for the safe and swift evacuation of every person in the building; this will include emplo...
How to Dam Out Unauthorized Access
The Nam Theun is a tributary of the Mekong and flows through Laos. Its role as an energy source will become more significant in the next few years. The completion of the second bar...
Under Lock and Key
Keys are used to control access to so many things these days that there can be serious consequences when one is misplaced or has been taken without authority. Managing who is autho...
A City of Dreams
The „City of Dreams" is a massive new casino project currently under construction in Macau - an integrated urban resort in which there will be exciting entertainment, elegant night...
Creative Monitoring
Visitors who cannot restrain their desire to touch, art thieves who are becoming more refined in response to rising prices on the art market, and acts of vandalism are increasingly...
Interfaces, Integration and Interoperability
If you are only interested in a stand-alone CCTV system for screening and recording video - full stop - then this article is probably not for you. However, most CCTV users these da...
Chipset Evolution - Is the Key
In years gone by, purchasers of CCTV systems would perhaps have looked no further than the outline description of a camera to decide if it was suitable for a specific project. The ...
Largest Ever HD IP Video System
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has deployed what is believed to be the largest ever High-Definition (HD) IP Video surveillance system to monitor its customs operation on the ...
Securing a Modern Metropolis
At the moment there are are lot of discussions about an internal report by the Metropolitan police in London about the use of CCTV in city centers. The effectiveness of CCTV as a w...
Basler IP Cameras
The Basler network camera product line offers flexible, high-performance solutions for a wide range of applications in the area of security surveillance. The cameras meet the marke...
A Close-up View: MP Lenses
Increasingly, megapixel cameras are conquering the security technology market, which offers not only high-resolution cameras, but now also megapixel lenses. The following technical...
Samsung Techwin plus Samsung Electronics equals Samsung
Since the spring of 2009 there have been reports surfacing that the management of Samsung Group had been discussing the company's strategy for their professional security businesse...
Machine and System Safety: Ready to Go?
As the European Union has grown closer together there has been increasing harmonisation of laws, regulations and provisions. The Machinery Directive has special significance in ter...
Camera Test: Sanyo HD4000 and Axis Q1755
In cooperation with Seetec, GIT SECURITY tests current and new video cameras under standardised conditions in the test laboratory of the SeeTec Hardware Competence Center. The Hard...
Camera Test: Axis P3344 and Panasonic WV-NW502
In cooperation with Seetec, GIT SECURITY tests current and new video cameras under standardised conditions in the test laboratory of the SeeTec Hardware Competence Center. The Ha...
Video Management: Looking Back & Looking Forward
Geoff Thiel, CEO of VCA Technology, pioneered Video Content Analytics more than 10 years ago when the company he headed then, PI Vision, developed one of the world’s first video an...
Bluehill ID and SCM Microsystems
SCM Microsystems, provider of solutions for secure access, secure identity and secure exchange, and Bluehill ID AGannounced that the transaction to combine their respective busines...
Taking Care of Evacuation
Most employers are already highly aware of the need to provide a safe and healthy workplace to protect their employees against potential health and safety risks. But the responsibi...
Fire Detection in Buildings with High Ceilings
Many industries today rely heavily on the detection system to be fast enough and give such early warning that the rescue service arrives in time to extinguish the fire before the d...
Interview Basler: Small and Sophisticated
Eighteen months ago, Basler AG took the bold step of entering the video surveillance market with newly developed IP cameras. This company, which already has more than 20 years of e...
Will It Be Another Roller Coaster Ride For The Security and Fire Systems Market?
The latest report on Intelligent Controls in Buildings - Monitoring service of Security and Fire Systems (2008-2013) is now available. Countries covered in the study include France...
Three Simple Ways to Optimize Your Bandwidth Management in Video Surveillance
Although an organization’s IT infrastructure is typically built to handle large amounts of data, including that of video surveillance applications, many operators are not fully lev...
Senstar Company Profile
Senstar is the trusted choice and industry leader in perimeter security solutions. Our company researches, develops, manufactures and markets the largest portfolio of sensor techno...
Genetec Secures Denver International Airport
Genetec announced that Denver International Airport (DIA) in Colorado has selected Omnicast, the company's IP video surveillance solution, to secure their 53 square-mile (137 squar...
Partners for Video Surveillance
In October the two companies Cisco and Pelco surprised the market with an extensive cooperation in the field of IP video cameras. Now, Siemens Building Technologies Division and Bo...
