Top Priority Sector: video_surveillance_cctv Image Caption: Lynn University,Boca Raton, FL Allowing rapid deployment at special events and temporary installations, OnSSI’s Ocularis video surveillance software will provide an added layer of security for the final presidential debate on October 22 at Lynn University in Boca Raton, FL. Thanks to its open-architecture,…
Rio de Janeiro metro system turns to IndigoVision for video surveillance
Top Priority Sector: video_surveillance_cctv Image Caption: MetroRio in Brazil MetrôRio, Rio de Janeiro’s metro system, has chosen IndigoVision to supply a complete IP video security solution to help protect the 700,000 people who travel daily on its network and to allow for future expansion of the metro service. Homepage position: …
Single server video surveillance systems often provide false sense of security
Kevin Wu Top Priority Sector: video_surveillance_cctv Image Caption: Kevin Wu As the use of analog closed-circuit television (CCTV) in video surveillance applications fades, the role of Internet Protocol (IP) based systems is transforming the industry. IP video surveillance systems enable camera placement practically anywhere on the network and live camera…
Applying mobile surveillance across the tablet universe
Sri Palasamudram Top Priority Sector: video_surveillance_cctv Image Caption: Sri Palasamudram The smart phone has given government employees and agencies a new window into keeping an eye on suspicious activity. There are many applications on the market today that make mobile surveillance and on-the-move monitoring a reality, seamlessly connecting iPhones, Androids…
Getting ‘big-city surveillance’ with small-city budgets
Francis Lachance Top Priority Sector: video_surveillance_cctv Image Caption: Francis Lachance At a recent press conference, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg revealed the city’s latest crime-fighting technology: a sophisticated city-wide surveillance platform developed with Microsoft that centralizes data from many sources, and displays information in real-time. But New York is not…
What’s next in HD surveillance?
Rick Ramsay Top Priority Sector: video_surveillance_cctv Image Caption: Rick Ramsay Many of us in the surveillance industry are quite familiar with television programs, such as CSI and Person of Interest touting the powerful capabilities of video surveillance that can capture reflections in someone’s eyeball or view incidents miles away from…
ASIS 2012: HGH Systems offers unique 360-degree surveillance capability
Jacob Goodwin Top Priority Sector: access_control_identification Image Caption: IR Revolution 360from HGH Systems HGH Infrared Systems, of Cambridge, MA, was pleased to tell attendees at the recent ASIS show in Philadelphia that its 360-degree IR Revolution 360 system has been incorporated into the mobile surveillance solution being offered by SRI…
GOP convention will use ‘behavior recognition’ software on video surveillance cameras in Tampa
Jacob Goodwin Top Priority Sector: video_surveillance_cctv Image Caption: GOP conventionsite in Tampa, FL The police department in Tampa, FL, is deploying behavioral recognition software from BRS Labs on dozens of the video cameras that will provide round-the-clock surveillance at many of the venues where the GOP national convention will take…
Firetide, Lenel and Axis contribute video surveillance network for Little League World Series
Top Priority Sector: video_surveillance_cctv Image Caption: Little LeagueWorld Series Firetide, Inc., a provider of wireless infrastructure mesh networks, announced on August 15 that it has joined forces with Lenel Systems International and Axis Communications to contribute an extensive wireless video surveillance network that will play a critical role in keeping…
CBP evaluating DoD airborne surveillance equipment in Texas
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: border_security Image Caption: Aerostat Customs and Border Protection is warning residents in the Rio Grande Valley in Texas not to be alarmed by unusual objects in the skies the week of Aug. 6. CBP has partnered with the Department of Defense (DoD) to begin testing…