CCTV

HDcctv Alliance, an industry group that launched in June, says it will make its proposed high definition video surveillance standard (HDcctv Interoperability Specification 1.0) publicly available in September. The gist of the consortium is to offer the marketplace a cheaper alternative to IP megapixel cameras. Todd Rockoff, chairman of the HDcctv Alliance, offers further insight.

April showers bring May flowers, or so goes the old cliché. Warmer weather also brings with it thunderstorms and power surges galore. All too often the result is false alarms, lost data and the destruction of high-tech electronic equipment.

I ran across someone on an CCTV installation the other day using a device called a Balun. What is it?

No matter what your level of technical expertise, one area that can cause confusion is the proper bonding and grounding of electrical systems such as ...

A friend once asked if I wouldn’t mind evaluating the specifics of a proposed security solution at a local nonprofit children’s shelter ...

Differentiate. That is the essential exhortation Dave Smith is employing to gain a foothold in North America’s crowded and hotly contested ...

Keith Jentoft, president of RSI Video Technologies, a provider of remote monitoring solutions, assumes the “Hot Seat” this month to discuss issues arising from alarm verification.

Well here we are with another exciting year ahead of us in the security industry. I thought I would take some time this month to ...

Because security technology is becoming more integral to business operation, funding is now coming from the customer’s IT, sales and marketing departments. This convergence opens new recurring monthly revenue opportunities.

You would almost have to be living on another planet to have missed the current energy crisis ...

Phew, we can finally bid adieu (for some good riddance) to 2008 — one of the most topsy-turvy years in U.S. history. However, despite the ceaseless ...

Selecting and understanding the operation characteristics of security system power supplies ...

The spin-off of Brink’s Home Security (BHS) from its parent, The Brink’s Co. (BCO), became ...

Contrary to what might be perceived by all of the articles in security magazines, exhibitions ...

Bosch Security Systems’ agile and strategic ascent in the video surveillance market recently took a bold step forward ...

If you have been following my writings through the years, there has been a topic that consistently appears in almost every article. This way of thinking is not only an important practice for security professionals, but it is woven into the very fabric of professional security performance and reliability. I am referring to the art of ...

Integration has been a buzzword in our industry for a long time. Whether it’s an access control system tied to a video system to provide video verification of a card swipe, or a perimeter fence protection system that can trigger pan/tilt/zoom (p/t/z) cameras ...

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 ...

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