IP Video

Which security technologies will make the greatest impact in 2010? Which ones will be on their way out? How can integrators profit? Six of the industry’s foremost technologists from every facet of the supply channel reveal the answers.

While the down economy hampered revenue growth in 2009, the security industry’s technological advancements continued largely unabated. That bodes well for a brighter future where breakthroughs such as those selected for SSI’s annual Top 30 Technology Innovations help usher in an era of renewed prosperity.

The adoption of IP camera standards is considered a vital component to the continued expansion of the IP video surveillance market. A select few groups, including Open Network Video Interface Forum (ONVIF), are leading the charge to create a global standard for interfacing network video products.

With the current economic climate, it is becoming crucial for systems integrators to place greater emphasis on providing value to their customers, and not just a technological solution. The technology is part of that value, for sure, but equipment is becoming more of a commodity while that necessary value proposition remains more elusive.

A nonprofit organization in Lancaster, Pa., spearheaded a 165-camera public video surveillance program to combat crime in most all public spaces. The fiber-backboned solution provides a fine example of how being connected in your community can lead to winning similar projects.

The detail in an image is determined by resolution. The shorter the lens focal length, the wider the field of view. Greater than about 90 degrees most lenses start to show curved, barrel distorted images that compress the image at the edges. Rectilinear lenses such as those using Theia Technologies’ Linear Optical Technology™ don’t exhibit barrel distortion and thus maintain image resolution out to the edge of the image.

Video analytics has the potential to tremendously impact the security industry. By using image processing algorithms to detect, track and analyze specific activities captured in video streams, video analytics software can accurately identify threats in real-time the moment they begin to unfold and alert personnel to take immediate ...

With the price of barrels hitting record highs, it’s a good time to be in the oil business. Just ask Convergint Technologies, which benefited from serving a major petroleum industry client that viewed having the best possible security solution as being ...

Working with CCTV systems typically offers a select number of application technology choices. You can take the old standard route of laying an array of coaxial cable and connecting standard analog cameras or, as we see more and more today, you also have the option of creating a network configuration with category cable, such as ...

Davidson College, the nationally-respected liberal arts school located near Charlotte, N.C., is a case-in-point of how IP-based alarm signal communications is hastening the evolution of traditional security and fire/life-safety systems. Strapped with excessive recurring cost to operate its legacy solution, the college turned to ...

The ability to remotely view video of building renovations via an Internet-connected security camera has become a popular innovation in the construction industry. When that renovation involves the home stadium of a major sports team, the use of such technology provides fans with the ability to see the progress unfold ...

The shift to digital technology and IP-based solutions is readily apparent, especially at the big trade shows. Jim Talbot, CEO of Chicago-based Ionit Technologies, a provider of advanced DVR systems, provides his perspective on what security contractors could be doing better to take advantage of sales opportunities beyond legacy infrastructure.

A stock market maxim says that past performance does not necessarily indicate future returns. Nowadays, the same holds true for the ...

Can there be obstacles to growth? Even with the fast-paced growth that IP video is currently enjoying? You bet!

Joe Freeman: Manufacturers identify IP video growth challenges.

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