Archive for June, 2011:

The CCTV Doctor: a question of storage

{ Posted on Jun 28 2011 by DominikaRak }
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Our CCTV Doctor, David Hammond of Sanyo, answers a reader’s question on how long CCTV video should be stored. Reader Roger Sears asked: Can CCTV storage be kept for longer than 31 days, if so can this info be used in ...Read More »

Dedicated Micros DVRs installed in security upgrade for support services provider at London Luton Airport

{ Posted on Jun 27 2011 by DominikaRak }
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A recent system upgrade at London Luton Airport by ICTS (International Consultants on Targeted Security) has demonstrated how the latest digital security solutions, including Digital Video Recorders (DVRs) from Dedicated Micros and associated NetVu ObserVer software, can be used to ...Read More »

A simpler approach to access control?

{ Posted on Jun 24 2011 by DominikaRak }
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For those who have been involved in the mainstream access control market- place for some years, BSB Electronics might be  a familiar name. The company has been active in the security market for over a decade, but for the past ...Read More »

The Road to Profit?

{ Posted on Jun 21 2011 by DominikaRak }
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In the past, traffic managment devices such as bollards, gates, barriers and similair products have offered installers the chance od additional revenue. However, with recent changes in the political climate, some manufacturers are more focused on the delivery of anticrash ...Read More »

Health of CCTV systems monitored by new RVR scheme

{ Posted on Jun 20 2011 by DominikaRak }
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Remote Video Response (RVR) has launched a new service designed to continuously monitor the health of its customers’ CCTV equipment. RVR, part of UTC Fire and Security, is to roll out the new service in partnership with CheckMySystems Ltd. It has been ...Read More »

Sending signals about IP

{ Posted on Jun 17 2011 by DominikaRak }
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Undoubtedly the future will be IP with reagrd to alarm signalling. It offers lower costs and the flexibility of being able to manage signalling, CCTV and audio through shared infrastructure. However, it hasn't taken off as quickly as had been ...Read More »

An exit stragedy for school safety

{ Posted on Jun 15 2011 by DominikaRak }
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A school should have the fewest possible number of exterior doors to deter unwanted intruders from gaining undetected entry. When a new school facility opens, most of the staff and students are eager to get inside quickly and check out the ...Read More »

A forgotten option for access control?

{ Posted on Jun 08 2011 by DominikaRak }
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For many years, biometrics was touted as 'the next big thing' in access control, while smart cards were seen as one for the future. However, things have not turned out as a first envisaged. Driven by rapidly advancing technology and ...Read More »

Airport security – CCTV takes off

{ Posted on Jun 03 2011 by DominikaRak }
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Advances in technology and increasing risks are driving an unprecedented level of change in security and nowhere more so than in the application of closed-circuit television surveillance systems in the airport environment. Although the security camera now seems so commonplace that ...Read More »