Editor's Note

By Ralph C Jensen · October 2006

What's New?

WILL the evolution of technology ever slow down? The answer is simple: no. Technology has a life of its own and as long as there is room for innovation and investors are given free reign, there will constantly be improvements.

We're pleased to be part of that revolution by bringing to you a few examples of security technology at its best. Just a sidebar in this conversation, even the news and magazine industry is part of the technology revolution.

Technology has a life of its own and as long as there is room for innovation and investors are given free reign, there will constantly be improvements.

In the publishing industry, photographs used to be taken with camera and film, then developed using nasty-smelling chemicals, printed on paper, using more awful chemicals. These days, it's all digital, and a darkroom is a thing of the past.

Similar to the security industry, the use of common sense, and new technology has helped minimize back-breaking labor.

Sometimes, new technology is as simple as re-engineering a technology already in use. For instance, at Dortronics, a switch assembly already in use wasn't very reliable and didn't measure up to the company's standards. Instead of seeking a new manufacturer, company officials took matters into their own hands, taking the assembly apart and re-engineering the switch. The end result was a more reliable switch at a fraction of the cost.

That's the essence of technology.

Thanks to innovation, we have, I mean System Sensor has, introduced a product that detects carbon monoxide in the event of an equipment failure, improper venting or fire. The sensors provide accurate measurements in the parts per million of CO concentrations. CO detectors are designed to be life savers and should be centrally located outside each separate sleeping area in the home. At my house, that includes the media room.

At a recent tradeshow, System Sensor officials were quick to showoff one of the most interesting technologies I've seen in a long time. It's a directional signal, that advises people to either move up or down in a multi-story building en route to safety.

Imagine a sound, in those critical times of distress, that directs a person to go up or down. The final result is superior technology at is most important job-saving lives.


Finally, Sanyo is touting its own successes in this issue with pan-focus camera technology. It allows video surveillance cameras to focus on every object in the camera's field of view, no matter the distance.

This technology also improves identification capabilities in the expanded depth of field, does not require manual focus adjustments and provides extended coverage in unsupervised capacities.

New technology is on a playing field of its own, and we're pleased to give you the inside scoop on who's on deck.

This article originally appeared in the October 2006 issue of the Security Products New Technology supplement, pg. 42D.

About the author

Ralph C Jensen
Ralph C. Jensen is editor-in-chief of Security Products magazine.

You can visit the company Web site at 1105 Media Inc. .


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