Video Surveillance

Colorado City Uses IP Cameras For Monitoring, Surveillance

June 16, 2008

Axis Communications recently announced that the City of Longmont, Colo., is using its network cameras to provide city-wide monitoring and surveillance.


Canadian Hospital Uses IP Video For Multi-Site Surveillance

June 11, 2008

Integrated IP video technology has been providing multi-site CCTV surveillance for St Joseph’s Health Care’s four facilities in and around London, Canada since 2001.


Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Uses Digital Surveillance As Part Of Crime Fighting Plan

June 9, 2008

Sheriff’s deputies at Century Station, part of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, are now using “digital eyes” to protect citizens on the streets of Lynwood, Calif. and the surrounding unincorporated areas.


Former UK Law Enforcement Official Says Public Surveillance Cameras Work

By Brent Dirks · June 6, 2008

Public surveillance cameras in the United Kingdom work, but there are a few caveats. Sir Chris Fox, former president of the National Association of Chief Police Officers and 34-year veteran of British law enforcement, made the case for surveillance in a recent presentation.


Report: U.S. Network Video Surveillance Market Growth Slowing

June 5, 2008

In a recent report from IMS Research, the U.S. market for network cameras, video servers and NVRs is estimated to have increased by a massive 45 percent in 2007. However, the market has got off to a slower start in 2008 and it seems unlikely that the market will grow as fast this year as it did last year.


Texas City Uses Wireless IP Video For Crime Prevention Network

June 3, 2008

BridgeWave Communications recently announced the city of Southlake, Texas has selected the company's FE80U point-to-point wireless links to provide the backbone for its crime prevention video network.


Cleaning Up Montebello

By Steven Titch · June 2, 2008

Montebello, situated between East Los Angeles and Whittier, faced a graffiti and vandalism problem in its central business strip and surrounding public parks. City officials in the town of 50,000 residents -- whose daytime population swells to 110,000 -- feared the pervasive vandalism was driving away commercial traffic and eroding quality of life.


Not a Sure Bet

By Jason Schmitt · June 2008

A well-designed networked system requires planning and best-of-breed products

Not a Sure Bet

Digital video has become the buzzword for all modern surveillance systems, but networked, or IP, video is still anything but a sure bet—despite its numerous benefits.


IP Video Brings Greek Casinos Fully Digital Surveillance System

May 30, 2008

An integrated IP video solution has been used to upgrade two Greek casinos to fully-digital CCTV surveillance, in full compliance with the demanding Greek gaming laws. The Casino Rio, located north of the Western port city of Patras and Casino Xanthi, which is situated in the Northeast city of the same name, are now both benefiting from vastly improved CCTV systems.


NASCAR Crowds In Phoenix Protected With Wireless Video Surveillance

May 29, 2008

NASCAR Crowds In Phoenix Protected With Wireless Video Surveillance

To assist in protecting crowds during the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event at the Phoenix International Raceway, the Glendale Police Department reached once again for a high-tech wireless video surveillance system from AgileMesh, a provider of rapidly deployable video surveillance, and Firetide, a developer of wireless mesh and access networks.


New Products

Digital Video Recorders (DVRs)

DR Series

The DR Series of multiple-channel DVRs is designed to provide exceptional picture quality in live and playback modes, remote monitoring, remote search and remote configuration using the supplied Remote Administration System Plus software. The DVRs also have an advanced archiving system using a compressed file format with executable “player” software saved with each image file.

Digital Video Surveillance (IP): IP Cameras

SurroundVideo

SurroundVideo® network cameras deliver 180- and 360-degree panoramic views at high-definition resolution up to 1,600x1,200 per sensor or 6,400x1,200 across all four sensors. The AV8180 and AV8360 offer four regions of interest for panoramic and digital PTZ viewing while recording the entire panoramic field of view for forensic high-definition analysis on playback.

Cameras

EL-1000

The EL-1000 is a medium- to long-range varifocal IR camera. It uses a Sony Super HAD sensor with 580 TV lines of resolution and a varifocal 3.5- to 10-millimeter AI lens. It is IP-67 rated for outdoor applications and has 21 IRs with a viewable distance of up to 75 feet. The camera comes with a sturdy mounting bracket that can be used as either a top or bottom mount.

New Webinar

Combating Counterfeiting

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Expanding Options with IP

IP has changed the way people are thinking about security for their industrial environments. With the vast capability for collecting and analyzing data that comes with an IP-based security system, the mission is no longer simply surveillance, but an integrated security system.

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