Honeywell, Louisville, Ky., recently announced new radar capabilities for its line of Vindicator security systems used to protect high-profile locations such as large commercial properties, government facilities and military installations. Honeywell’s Vindicator customers will have access to SpotterRF’s series of Compact Surveillance Radar systems, which can be used to detect intruders along perimeters when traditional ground surveillance radar systems are not practical.
Sentry360 integrated Salient Systems’ CompleteView video management system (VMS) with its high-megapixel surveillance camera line. CompleteView is built for seamless IP camera support and is available in CompleteView ONE, CompleteView Pro or CompleteView Enterprise.
Integrators are finding that their customers are more interested in intercoms today than ever, because having an IP backbone gives them mobility and interactivity features, and video offers greater situational awareness.
As our industry continues to install an increasing percentage of IP cameras, some of the problems with the transmission of big-bandwidth IP video over UTP cables are growing concerns for security installation companies.
The structured cabling industry has long used comprehensive testing equipment that provides detailed analysis of each cable, including bandwidth and data transmission quality measurements.
Debates on home automation are nothing new, but some recent ones have less to do with one system over another and more about the available solutions or even perceived threat to what we do.
From Z-Wave and Wi-Fi to video-enabled touchscreens and home automation capability, intrusion panels are gaining a wide range of technology enhancements that can help dealers sell more systems and keep more customers.
From the dealer’s point of view this should yield increased sales, a higher average sale and increased recurring monthly revenue, as most dealers charge an extra monthly fee for interactive control.
When Ultra HD/4K first arrived on the tech scene two initial concerns were offered, the first being available content. Sure, the 4K resolution sounds great but if the content is not 4K than what’s the point?
The move to IP communications has created new power requirements, but also has fostered new power capabilities. Get answers to these 12 common questions about power for IP security.
Another benefit of the shift to IP is that more information can be communicated across the network than with analog systems. Managed PoE and UPS systems use this capability to send alerts about the system.