Analog and megapixel HD cameras coexist at Canada’s Vancouver Community College with the design aimed at bringing in digital video while also respecting the legacy technology.Let’s face it. The analog
While standards groups such as ONVIF and PSIA, and associations such as the Security Industry Association (SIA) that address standards development, are diligently working to provide interoperability for IP-based physical
What makes an enterprise-level access control system tick? Is it merely the size? The method of communication? Or something more? Access control systems were one of the first genuinely networked
Images captured by a conventional camera lack the sharpness and clarity that is produced by LPR-specific cameras such as the Bosch REG LPR camera.A license plate is essentially the DNA
Early in the convergence of information technology (IT) and physical security, a common piece of advice for success was to speak IT language when it was necessary to get the IT director involved. It was essentially a courtesy nod, similar to learning hello and good-bye when visiting a foreign country.
If you install video systems on a regular basis, you may think you know all you need to know about cable and wire. Think again. Between the variety of cable
In certain applications it is no longer just people that end users want to restrict, it is also the germs they potentially carry. Nowhere is this more important than
As consumers become more and more aware of environmental issues, they are becoming increasingly interested in the idea of “green” living or minimizing the impact of their lifestyles on the
After the Excellence Awards breakfast, all the 2010 CSAA Central Station Excellence Awards winners join Laura Stepanek (far right), SDM’s editor and the event’s emcee, for a group photo.This year
Integrating video surveillance with access is undergoing renewed interest because of advancements on the video side and enhanced capabilities of its integration with access control.For the third consecutive year, SDM’s
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