Video Surveillance

Since the inception of video surveillance cameras, customers have been faced with the challenge of deciding which camera resolution will best meet their requirements.

The only way to build recurring revenue is to stay ahead of the curve — find new ways to lower losses, raise profits and decrease expenditures. One option for many security dealerships is to add services that include monthly maintenance fees.

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.

SecureWatch24 was founded by a former NYPD detective who envisioned providing video surveillance services with a police officer’s perspective. Today his company is a leading provider of electronic security services that relies on old-fashioned investigative skills to revitalize and protect residential complexes and other facilities.

It isn't news that the Convergence Wave opened up a variety of ways to move video over long distances. As long as sufficient network bandwidth is available, a video stream can be sent literally around the world.

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.

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.

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

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