Future of IP video surveillance pulled into focus

Posted on June 1st, 2011 by Andy Smith

Channel anticipates increase in budgets for IP / network video surveillance, according to new security survey from Frost & Sullivan at IFSEC The future looks bright for the video surveillance market, according to a new survey of customers and channel players from IT analyst firm Frost & Sullivan. System integrators, consultants and distributors questioned at… Read more >>

What is RFID Access Control?

Posted on May 16th, 2011 by Andy Smith

Parking and Transportation Services has installed a gate monitoring system called radio frequency identification (RFID), which reads a small device attached to the inside of your vehicle windshield. All garages have this technology. You just drive up to the gate, stop briefly and the gate automatically opens! This hands-free technology will be used from year… Read more >>

BARCODE

Posted on May 2nd, 2011 by Ron Gibson

What is Barcode: A barcode is an optical machine-readable representation of data. Barcodes represent data by varying the widths and spacing of parallel lines, and may be referred to as linear or 1 dimensional. Barcodes originally were scanned by special–optical scanners called barcode readers, scanners and interpretive software are available on devices including desktop printers…. Read more >>

Next Level Security System – Biometric Door Access Control

Posted on April 8th, 2011 by Andy Smith

Security is always concern whether you buy a new home, office or any private or public sectors. Whenever you want to buy a new home or want to go somewhere a safety is the main point that you first consider. Technology is also growing very fast and some bad factors like terrorism along with technology… Read more >>

VIDEO SERVER

Posted on April 1st, 2011 by Ron Gibson

Features of Video Server: A good video server records, stores, and plays back multiple streams of video without any degradation in the video signal. Broadcast quality video servers often store hundreds of hours of compressed audio and video, play out multiple and synchronized simultaneous streams of video, and offer quality interfaces such as Serial Digital… Read more >>

BIOMETRIC ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEMS

Posted on March 3rd, 2011 by Ron Gibson

The science of measurement and analysis of biological data is known as biometrics. The biological data mainly refers to certain unique characteristics of the human body. These characteristics include fingerprints, eye retinas and irises, DNA, facial patterns, voice patterns, hand measurements etc. They serve as excellent parameters for biometrics due to the fact that they… Read more >>

RFID Journal Adds New “RFID Green Award” Category, Issues Call for Submissions for Industry’s Most Prestigious Awards

Posted on March 2nd, 2011 by Andy Smith

The leading source of RFID news and strategic insights is now accepting submissions for the 2011 RFID Journal Awards, which will be awarded at RFID Journal LIVE! 2011, to be held on Apr. 12-14, at the Orange County Convention Center, in Orlando, Fla. RFID Journal, the world’s leading media and events company covering radio frequency… Read more >>

Addressing the natural human limits of monitoring multiple video feeds

Posted on February 28th, 2011 by Andy Smith

Video analytics software ‘watches’ the feed from a camera or the playback from a recorder, and flags instances when certain patterns have changed in a way preset by the operator. Trying to increase vigilance while contending with manpower shortages, some communities are increasing their use of fixed-video surveillance cameras. This technology can be a force… Read more >>

LIMIT SWITCH

Posted on February 3rd, 2011 by Ron Gibson

Limit switches are Mechanical Switch which is used to make or break an electrical circuit during certain positions of a repetitive movement. The Basic purpose of a limit switch is to switch discrete outputs on or off based on the position of a rotating shaft. The point at which an output switches on or off,… Read more >>

INSIDE PROXIMITY CARD

Posted on January 26th, 2011 by Ron Gibson

WHAT IS PROXIMITY CARD: In the world of Security System and Access Control, Contactless Proximity Card plays a very vital role. Proximity cards are a custom programmed item. Many companies and organizations use proximity cards for their access control system as well as for the Identification of employees. iWatch Systems offers a wide range of… Read more >>