Security professionals can tune in to one of many web casts hosted by Steve Surfaro, group manager and strategic technical liaison at Panasonic System Solutions Company. Participants may gain from
After literally weeks of work, we have finally seen the end of contractors working on our new home. Our primary go-to guy for wallpaper, painting and general “fix-that” duties is
When my daughter and I watch television, one of our favorite programs is “Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius” on the Nickelodeon cable channel. Jimmy’s common refrain when launching one of his
Road trips can be dangerous, as I learned during a recent trip to Boston where I provided network training for American Alarm. While relaxing in my hotel room, I was
When surveying a potential installation, some security dealers/integrators seem to shy away from using fiber optics. When asked why, many state that fiber is too tricky to work with and
Back in my younger years, selling halon fire suppression systems for computer rooms was fun and easy. Whip out a tape measure and figure the volume of the room; warm
A recent United States Federal court ruling has gone against Qualcomm, the originator of the MPEG-4-type video compression format called H.264. According to published reports, Qualcomm’s “bad acting” has resulted
In order to minimize friction with a client’s IT department, many physical security integrators are proposing and installing a parallel network infrastructure to support IP-enabled cameras, encoders and other electronic
Even though it’s still summer in Chicago where I live, I’ve been thinking about what product features security integrators want from our IP-enabled security device manufacturers in the near future,
Most video surveillance systems use a boxed device or appliance to perform the tasks of video recording, playback and other user interfacing functions. These DVRs and NVRs often are limited
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