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FIELD GUIDE TO NETWORKING: Networking Facts & Fiction

David Engebretson
September 1, 2005
Fiction: MPEG compression is better than JPEG for all video security applications JPEG (Joint Pictures Expert Group) and MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group) compression technologies, called codecs, are inherently related
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CAN LARGE MANUFACTURERS RELATE TO SMALL INTEGRATORS?

September 1, 2005
As president and CEO of PSA Security Network, the world’s largest electronic security cooperative which specializes in supporting systems integrators, Bill Bozeman works closely with security equipment manufacturers and systems
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FIELD GUIDE TO NETWORKING: 20 Questions About Networking

David Engebretson
September 1, 2005
Utilizing the millions of available wired and wireless connections already in place, progressive security installation companies are installing network cameras, intercom systems, video servers, access control systems and other electronic
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FIELD GUIDE TO NETWORKING: Networks & Security Systems

David Engebretson
September 1, 2005
Networks have transformed many aspects of how we live, work, and communicate in this new century. From streaming video feeds of music and sporting events, to the transmission and receiving
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Expert Tips On Digital Video Storage

Russ Gager
September 1, 2005
Digital video revolutionized the accessibility and ease of sharing CCTV images. But with the high resolution new cameras offer, archiving these detailed images at lifelike frame speeds can escalate storage
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FIELD GUIDE TO NETWORKING: Success Stories

September 1, 2005
College Uses Smart Card Technology East Los Angeles College serves more than 30,000 students and is located in the center of a vibrant community close to the cultural and civic
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Trends in RFID Technology

September 1, 2005
PHOTOS COURTESY OF NEDAPRadio frequency identification, or RFID, technology is used in many applications, such as vehicle tracking, supply chain management and homeland security – and new applications surface regularly.
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FIELD GUIDE TO NETWORKING: Expert Tips On Networked Systems

David Engebretson
September 1, 2005
Before a security system is installed on a client’s data network, there is significant preparation work that must be done. The network must be tested to determine how it is
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Success Stories in Fleet Tracking

September 1, 2005
Vehicle tracking software lets Lowitt management put a “geo-fence” around an employee’s driveway, creating an alarm condition if the employee uses a company vehicle for personal use.PHOTO COURTESY OF LOWITT
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What Customers Want in Access Control

Russ Gager
August 1, 2005
Among leading-edge access control technologies, smart cards and biometrics receive a lot of attention in the consumer media. Yet among end-user companies that employ access control at their facilities, these
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