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How to Buy Mag Locks

Russ Gager
April 1, 2005
It hurts high-style architects and high-fashion stores to admit it, but sometimes, even though their solid glass doors are so welcoming, they must be securely locked. Doing so while preserving
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FIELD GUIDE TO DVRS: Expert Tips: On DVR installation

David Engebretson
March 1, 2005
Replacing VHS Recorders with DVRs One of the most common situations where DVRs are deployed is when an existing CCTV system is being upgraded to use digital image storage, either
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FIELD GUIDE TO DVRS: Success Stories

March 1, 2005
Hitting the Brakes Toshiba’s Surveillix DVR puts a quick stop to vandalism. The Toshiba Surveillix digital video recorder helped crash the criminal aspirations of a car vandal responsible for $75,000
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Sound-off to Safety

Russ Gager
March 1, 2005
On March 29, 2004, a fire inspector for the city of Evanston, Ill., asked a resident of a condominium building who had a television on in his unit if he
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Patrol With Less Petrol

Russ Gager
March 1, 2005
The logos on the patrol fleet attract attention from residents, along with positive comments on the energy efficiency of the hybrid autos.With gasoline prices on the West Coast fluctuating significantly
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Uncharted Territory

March 1, 2005
Making a transition from sales representative to sales manager isn’t an easy one. Top producers must shift from individual interest to team interest, and although you may be personally motivated
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Distributors: Backing Your Business

March 1, 2005
Having the right equipment at the right time is critical to a security installation. A total of 63 percent of respondents to a recent exclusive survey of security dealers (SDM
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What customers want in network video

March 1, 2005
The technology migration from analog video surveillance systems based on videocassette recorders to networked systems that use Internet protocol (IP) to connect digital video recorders (DVRs) is in full swing,
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FIELD GUIDE TO DVRS: DVR Performance Criteria

March 1, 2005
Key Decision – Camera Count The first choice that a security dealer must make in selecting a DVR is the maximum number of cameras that the DVR will accept –
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Exorcising Ghost Signals

March 1, 2005
Ghost signals are referred to as alarm signals that come in on an unknown or different account within signal automation software. Incorrect programming or central station receiver line card errors
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