During the last week of January, Tyco Security Products hosted the first two events in its “Inspiration on the Road” series of in-depth technology presentations highlighting access control, video and integrated solutions for end users, integrators, distributors and consultants around the United States and Canada.
The Sabine-Neches Waterway runs 55 miles through Jefferson County, Texas, to the Gulf of Mexico, and includes the No. 1 commercial and military out-load port in the United States, as well as the fourth-largest port in terms of tonnage processed.
There’s a lot of talk about the cloud, both in the security industry and in general. In security, that discussion is almost always about cloud-based video, which goes by many names — managed video, hosted video and remote video, to name a few.
While the entire state of Rhode Island may have fewer residents than the city of Dallas, the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority (RITBA) pulled out all the stops when it came to securing the structures that allow safe travel in the coastal area of Rhode Island and its neighboring states.
In its fifth annual year-end look ahead at the main trends in surveillance for the coming year, IHS has highlighted a number of technologies and opportunities that should serve as a heads-up for systems integrators who are looking to stay ahead of the curve in 2014 — which should be another banner year for video surveillance.
Integrators who can keep up to speed on these top three trends and technologies will have a leg up on their competition in the high-resolution video game.
Nearly 225 years ago, Benjamin Franklin wrote, “In this world, nothing can be said to be certain but death and taxes.” Chances are, if Mr. Franklin were around today, he might add a third item to that list: the constant — and rapid — advancement of technology.
Milestone Systems, the open platform company in IP video management software (VMS), joined forces again with Axis Communications to demonstrate the two companies’ latest integrated solutions.
IC Realtime, Pompano Beach, Fla., announced that four of its ELITE Series surveillance cameras have achieved ULR listing by Underwriters Laboratories Inc. under the UL-60950 standard for Information Technology Equipment.