The True Cost of IP-Based Video (Data Storage Today)

Many buildings today still have the same access control, alarm panels, intercom and closed-circuit TV (CCTV) systems they had in the 1990s. After Sept. 11, 2001, however, renewed emphasis was placed on how to better secure buildings, borders and assets. Today, many facilities managers are using high-tech cameras and video analytics to protect assets. Most of these systems are based on digital ...

Firetide to Present on Wireless Security and Surveillance at BICSI Winter Conference (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

LOS GATOS, Calif.----In response to growing demand for information on technology, design and deployment issues facing systems integrators, consultants, security directors and law enforcement professionals when implementing a wireless video surveillance network, Firetide will deliver an authoritative presentation on deploying wireless networks to secure business operations, improve situational ...

Impulse C Tools Accelerate HD Video Processing Development on Xilinx FPGAs (Centre Daily Times)

Impulse Accelerated Technologies was invited by Xilinx, Inc. to showcase fast prototyping and development of real-time HD video processing applications. In an FPGA-enabled video processing demonstration, HD video is processed in real-time to identify and track a specific object. In this case, an inexpensive, low-power Xilinx FPGA is used to track and highlight “Nemo” as he moves through the ...

Two-thirds of UK businesses neglect internet security, says research (Channel Business)

A SURVEY undertaken by managed security firm, Network Box has found that just over 65 per cent of companies spend ‘no time’ managing their security systems (anti-virus, anti-spam, content filtering, VPN, intrusion detection and web usage and bandwidth policies).

Alarm systems at risk: UL establishes a higher security requirement for magnetic switches (CNET)

Underwriters Laboratories recently updated UL 634 to address the insecurity of current magnetic switches that are used in alarm systems.