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Tech Briefs: December 2012

December 13, 2012

Anyone who owns or has consulted ASIS International’s Protection of Assets (POA) likely understands its role as a vital resource for security professionals. That’s why ASIS put tremendous effort into the latest edition, released in October. The new POA reference has been completely rewritten, and was edited and critiqued by hundreds of security subject matter experts.

I-View Now Streamlines Alarm Verification Using the Cloud

December 13, 2012

Since the company’s formation in July 2011, I-View Now has offered a service that it says turns burglar alarms and passive surveillance appliances into active video systems with no hardware or software to purchase.

TASS Consortium Launches Test Project at World’s Busiest Airport

December 4, 2012

In choosing London’s Heathrow Airport as the site for its initial project, the Total Airport Security Solution (TASS) consortium thought big — as big as they come, in fact.

Integrator Thinks Big by Staying Small

Derek Rice

December 4, 2012

Generally speaking, most integrators find that the best path to success is by offering a full suite of products and solutions from a number of manufacturers. Stone Security, however, has achieved success using a very different approach.

The Heart of the Matter

Navigating the ins and outs of storage can pay big dividends. But there is no single common solution for storage to make that easy. Instead, each technology has its own pros and cons to consider.

Derek Rice

November 30, 2012

There are a variety of storage types available, from analog DVRs to appliances to on-board storage at the edge to cloud-based solutions. Even tape is making a comeback. Yes, you read that right.

PPVAR Flies Solo

Sabrina Gasulla

November 29, 2012

Since the Partnership for Priority Video Alarm Response group was introduced a primary point of discussion has been whether it would continue to operate as an independent organization or whether it would be absorbed by an established industry organization like CSAA or ESA, in order to ensure that the message sent to law enforcement and insurers was cohesive and representative of the whole industry.

Samsung and Pivot3® Partner to Offer Turnkey Video Surveillance Solution

November 29, 2012

Samsung Techwin, Ridgefield Park, N.J., a global supplier of video surveillance and security products, announced a collaborative partnership with Pivot3 wherein the two companies will offer a unified IP video surveillance solution to new and existing clients.

LAPD Uses Milestone & Axis Video to Monitor Space Shuttle Endeavour’s Final Journey

November 28, 2012

Milestone Systems, an open platform company in IP video management software (VMS), provided the technology for live monitoring with archived recordings when the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) needed to supervise every moment during the space shuttle Endeavour’s recent weekend-long journey from the Los Angeles International Airport to its final home at the California Science Center.

SDM Exclusive

Behind the Technology: Lightfinder Q&A

November 20, 2012

Find out how Lightfinder went from idea to reality, including stories from its development, in this exclusive Q & A with Axis executives.

Protection 1 Brings Cloud-Based Video Verification Services & Storage in Partnership With I-View Now

November 14, 2012

Protection 1, Romeoville, Ill., partnered with I-View Now to enable cloud-based video services. The integration of the I-View Now technology enables receipt of alarm video — both pre- and post-alarm — in Protection 1’s security automation system by alarm center agents, as well as simultaneous delivery to customer mobile devices and event storage on the customer’s eSuite Web-based account.