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Canadian Retailer Deploys Network Cameras To Reduce Shrink
August 8, 2008
Axis Communications recently announced that Ardene, Canada’s premier fashion accessory retailer, is implementing its network cameras to reduce shrink in 350 stores across the country.
Wireless Video Surveillance System Helps Decrease Crime In Georgia City
August 7, 2008
The city of Temple, Georgia, located on the border of Georgia and Alabama, has deployed a next-generation wireless video surveillance system and public safety network which will be a testbed for advanced public safety applications and services.
Study Looks At Potential For Video Analytics
August 7, 2008
As demand spreads from North America and western Europe to the rest of the world, a promising new technology, called video analytics, takes surveillance to a whole new level. Video analytics can perform certain functions such as identifying abandoned objects, detecting motion and identifying traffic flow. It is useful for both security and managerial purposes.
Broadband Wireless Network Enables First Responders In Virginia Town
August 7, 2008
Federal Signal Corporation's Safety and Security Systems Group recently announced that the Town of Abingdon, Virginia, has deployed a Federal Signal 4.9 GHz public safety broadband wireless network to deliver mission-critical communications to police, fire and EMS personnel.
Few Fingers In The Mix
By Sharon J. Watson · August 6, 2008
Biometric technology is no longer the stuff of science fiction or high-tech thrillers. The technology for using a person’s unique biological markers to offer irrefutable proof of identity or presence in a specific place at a specific time is functional, marketable and increasingly sophisticated.
DHS-Funded Research Center To Study Homegrown Radicalization
August 6, 2008
A team of more than 50 social scientists, armed with new federal funding, will extend its research into radicalization and the formation of terrorist groups in the United States and abroad. The researchers will also study the effectiveness of counter-terror strategies, as well as efforts to build community resilience to attacks.
Video Analytics Enhances Urban Security In Madrid Suburb
August 6, 2008
ioimage recently announced that its video analytics solution has been implemented to prevent urban crime in the Spanish city of Alcorcon, located 13 kilometers from Madrid.
Mass Notification Meets IP
By Steven Titch · August 5, 2008
There was a time you could set your watch by it. Throughout the Cold War years, every Friday at 1 p.m., towns across America tested their air raid sirens. It was an exercise in basic mass notification.
Analysis: Technological Innovations, Government Regulations Drive Use Of Biometrics In Border Control Applications
August 5, 2008
The increased stringency clamped down on fraudulent activities and illegal immigration post 9/11 has greatly increased biometrics’ usage in border control applications. The convenience and user friendliness of biometric solutions such as e-passports have made biometrics the security solution of choice to monitor cross-border activities.
Cernium Offers Perceptrak For Milestone XProtect Enterprise Certification Training
August 5, 2008
Cernium Corp., developer of video analytics-enabled products, recently announced it has launched a certification program for Perceptrak, now integrated with Milestone XProtect Enterprise. The program will certify integrators and value-added resellers to sell, design and provide technical support for Perceptrak for XProtect Enterprise.
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