CCTV


Questions & Answers From the Top

By Security Products Staff · January 2008

A conversation with Michael Kaplinsky

Arecont Vision, which was founded in April 2003, lends their expertise to the security market with product development and design of cost-efficient imaging systems for commercial applications. To find out more, we talked to CEO Michael Kaplinsky about his thoughts on trends within the megapixel and camera marketplace.


Always Optimizing

By John Monti · January 2008

Improved image quality for video analytics gets help from wide dynamic range

Video analytics promises to revolutionize the use of security cameras worldwide. For instance, intelligent video solutions are being developed to identify a face from millions of possibilities, pick out a suspect in a crowded stadium, detect a group of potential terrorists or spot suspicious behavior on city streets or in airports.


Bosch To Acquire Extreme CCTV

December 14, 2007

Bosch is planning to acquire all shares of Extreme CCTV Inc., headquartered in Burnaby, Canada. With this acquisition, Bosch intends to boost its Security Systems division and extend its activities in video surveillance.


The CSI Influence on Video Surveillance: Meeting High-Definition Video Expectations

December 3, 2007

Expectations for video have changed significantly. Unrecognizable video images are unacceptable. High-definition megapixel, video, now a requirement for forensics, surveillance and analysis, is breaking traditional infrastructures.


Workforce Continuity: Keep Employees Safe and Productive During Disruptions

December 3, 2007

Whether a workforce disruption takes the form of a bird flu pandemic, winter storm or transit strike, your business needs to keep running even when your employees can't make it to the office.


Producing an Advantage

By Pierre Parkinson · December 2007

Multi-megapixel IP cameras work on time, every time

Have you ever looked at a surveillance image and wondered why the image quality is so poor when compared with the clear, detail-packed images captured by consumer digital cameras or even the newest cell phones?


Whoa! Nellie

By Ralph C Jensen · December 2007

Kentucky breeder installs state-of-the-art system to care for high-price horses

Whoa! Nellie

Say you have some pasture land and a few horses. Chances are you won’t install a security system to ensure their safety and security. However, Stonestreet Farm isn’t your run-of-the-mill horse ranch. It’s a thoroughbred horse farm that sprawls over 460 acres in the heart of the bluegrass near Lexington, Ky.


Taking Stock

By Megan Weadock · November 2007

Car dealership reduces theft with video analytics system

Thieves know how to spot weaknesses, even when a business has a security system in place. This is exactly what made the Nick Whale BMW dealership in Warwick, England, such a susceptible target.


In It to Wynn It

November 2007

State-of-the-art resort takes systems integration to new heights

In It to Wynn It

In addition to becoming one of the most luxurious resort destinations in the world, Wynn Macau hosts what is widely believed to be one of the largest, most fully integrated video surveillance and security systems ever implemented. The facility’s infrastructure is awe inspiring for anyone even remotely interested in technology; for example, the resort features a fully integrated video surveillance and security system that employs a unique networked digital/analog hybrid configuration, including close to 4,000 cameras and 100 displays that makes impressive seem like an understatement.


Mosaic Global Solutions Introduces Intelligent Video Management System

October 22, 2007

Mosaic Global Solutions has just released the Mosaic Intelligent Video Management System (IVMS).


New Products

Cameras

ADV240

The ADV240, a high-resolution dome camera, is built with a DSP chipset and powerful functions such as day/night, digital noise reduction and an OSD menu. The electronic iris function enables continuous automatic control of the shutter between 1/60 and 1/120,000 seconds. The ADV240 also features a 1/3-inch Sony Super HAD CCD image sensor and a 2.8- to 12-millimeter auto-iris varifocal lens to provide a clear picture for most applications.

Cameras

BE Series

The BE Series weatherproof, high-resolution IR cameras provide exceptional picture quality in both bright and low-light conditions. The varifocal, dual-voltage cameras optimizes their picture quality in both day and night using CNB’s “Next” Version of IR cut filter technology. The series includes a built-in heater and fan, Sony Super HAD CCDs and an extra video out-port for easy installation.

Cameras

ECL-557HIM

The outdoor super high-resolution dome camera has a 540-TV-line, 1/3-inch Sony HQ1 CCD sensor with mechanical IR filter for more true-to-life color during daytime operation and 28 IR LEDs for nighttime use. It also comes equipped with a 3.8- to 9.5-millimeter auto-iris varifocal lens, test monitor output, a mini strobe for deterrent and a reinforced coated polycarbonate dome with high impact resistance and a high-grade hard aluminum base.

New Webinar

From the Sandbox to the College Campus

This Webinar will focus on schools and campuses, and how best to step up your facility security.

ID Insurance

Crossing the Chasm: Deterrence to Defeat

In this age of widespread easy access to personal information, identity theft has become the fastest growing and most lucrative crime in America.

Info. Security

Leaving Your Mark

Today’s mobile professionals carry more sensitive information than ever before. A single laptop can contain information that can be valued in the millions, if not billions, of dollars.

New Webinar

UHF Gen 2 RFID Expands Possibilities

When you think about security access and tracking solutions, now you can start thinking differently.

Poll

Which of the following identity management products do you see being the most useful in the security industry?