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February 12 2010 - Cover Story

Keeping Trouble Out of Shoppers’ Paradise

By Scott Goldfine

Massive Mall of America fortifies its security by converting its outdated video surveillance system into an advanced IP-based solution.

Tags: AXIS, COMMERCIAL MARKET, IP-based

February 11 2010 - Feature

Remote Video Catches Them In the Act

By SECURITY SALES & INTEGRATION Staff

Remote video offers security contractors an attractive service to sell. Taking it a step further, interactive surveillance transforms the security dynamic from deterrence to prevention.

Tags: RMR, WEB-BASED

January 11 2010 - Feature

Top 10 Most Viewed Stories in 2009

By SECURITY SALES & INTEGRATION Staff

Top viewed stories included "Hospital System Handled With Intensive Care," "Top 4 CEOs Size up 2009" and "Systems Integrator Study Light at the End of the Economic Tunnel."

January 7 2010 - Feature

Super Surveillance

Whether your profession is football or security, there’s no larger stage than the Super Bowl. In an industry exclusive, SSI goes behind the scenes of Super Bowl XLIV to analyze the security plan for the big game.

By Scott Goldfine

Whether your profession is football or security, there’s no larger stage than the Super Bowl. In an industry exclusive, SSI goes behind the scenes of Super Bowl XLIV to analyze the security plan for the big game.

December 18 2009 - Feature

Hybrid System Helps Protect Oceanfront Condominiums

Security Integrator CSI: Palm Beach underwent the task of updating an aging surveillance system to fit the needs of luxury, oceanfront condominiums on the coast of Florida. The integrator built the backbone of its new video surveillance network system on the Toshiba Surveillix HVR 16-channel DVRs.

By Toshiba

Security Integrator CSI: Palm Beach underwent the task of updating an aging surveillance system to fit the needs of luxury, oceanfront condominiums on the coast of Florida. The integrator built the backbone of its new video surveillance network system on the Toshiba Surveillix HVR 16-channel DVRs.

December 11 2009 - Feature

What’s Really Is an IP System?

The market is being whipped into a frenzy by buzz about IP, yet studies show that only 10-15 perent of systems sold include IP cameras. What’s the deal?

By Bob Grossman

The market is being whipped into a frenzy by buzz about IP, yet studies show that only 10-15 perent of systems sold include IP cameras. What’s the deal?

Tags: Analog, Digital video Recorders, IP, NETWORK VIDEO RECORDERS

December 4 2009 - Feature

Hurray for Hollywood Casino’s Video Solution

What happens when an educated end user sets out to design its own 2,100-camera surveillance system? In the case of Indiana’s Hollywood Casino and its new superboat, tremendous success — thanks to a cohesive partnership among end user, integrators and suppliers.

By By The Editors of SECURITY SALES & INTEGRATION