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Z-Wave Alliance Reaches 600 Members, Surpasses 2100 Certified Smart Home Devices

In addition to increasing membership and device numbers, the Z-Wave Alliance also revealed its new membership specifically for…

Defining the Differences Between IP and Analog

The CCTV industry is abuzz with talk of an IP (internet protocol) camera takeover. Yet reports of the…

Becoming a Protocol Know-It-All

Along with Social Security, home addresses and phone numbers, no other set of digits has so completely permeated…

‘Green’ Becomes the Envy of End Users

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

Are You a Good Supervisor?

Are You a Good Supervisor? If you have been following my writings through the years, there has been…

Ethernet Switches Are Fast-Rising on the Security Horizon

Getting Video to Play Nice on the Network

The emergent footprint of Internet protocol (IP)-based video surveillance demands close attention from physical systems integrators who are…

Optelecom-NKF Signs $800,000 IP Video Contract in Saudi Arabia

GERMANTOWN, Md. — Optelecom-NKF Inc., a global provider of IP-video network technology, has been awarded an $800,000 contract for…