A new organization is bringing security manufacturers, central stations and dealers together with law enforcement officials and insurance companies to reduce property losses resulting from burglaries and increase arrests that get criminals off the streets.
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Axis Communications, Chelmsford, Mass., may be an all-IP company, but that hasn’t stopped the company from taking the number one global manufacturer position for all surveillance cameras — including IP-based and analog providers — according to the 2012 edition of the annual IMS Research report, “The World Market for CCTV & Video Surveillance Equipment.”
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Avigilon, Vancouver, Canada, a provider of high-definition (HD) and megapixel (MP) video surveillance solutions, is officially in the PTZ market, with the release of a high-definition pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) camera available in 1 or 2 MP resolutions.
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SightLogix® Inc., Princeton, N.J., a manufacturer of smart thermal cameras for perimeter security applications, and CNL Software, a provider of Physical Security Information Management (PSIM) software, announced integration of SightLogix' outdoor video analytics system with CNL Software's IPSecurityCenter™ PSIM platform.
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Axis Communications, Chelmsford, Mass., announced that four HDTV-quality AXIS Q6035-E PTZ Dome Network Cameras were used to monitor race day activities at the Athletes’ Village and finish line for the 116th running of the Boston Marathon on April 16.
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PSA Security Network®, Westminster, Colo., added Gem Electronics as a vendor partner.
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Phoenix, Ariz., the sixth largest city in the United States, has 1,097 intersections with traffic signals, and the number is growing. With 96 of these signalized intersections using closed circuit surveillance cameras installed to monitor traffic, VIVOTEK cameras account for 88 of the intersections with the completion of a project in October 2011.
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At ISC West last week, Samsung Techwin and Intelligent Security Systems (ISS) jointly exhibited an integrated video surveillance system that combines Samsung’s video surveillance cameras and devices and ISS video management services (VMS) and image analytics.
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OzVision and Schneider Electric signed a strategic marketing and distribution agreement to provide U.S. businesses with comprehensive Video Surveillance as a Service (VSaaS) solutions. The agreement was signed in January 2012 and announced last week during ISC West.
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Video surveillance, for all its clear benefits, comes with its equal share of barriers: storage limitations, image quality and resolution demands, price concerns, a painfully absent ease-of-use. There’s a whole list.
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ASIS International announces the introduction of a new executive education program for security managers designed to address the scope of business fundamentals and challenges commonly faced by mid-to-upper level corporate security managers. Read More

ASIS certification classroom reviews present a focused review of the body of knowledge for ASIS board certification. Classes are offered annually across the country for CPP, PCI, and PSP applicants. Read More