Posts Tagged ‘surveillance’

Comings and goings of Palm Beachers and others will come under greater scrutiny with the Police Department’s plan to upgrade its video surveillance system. Public Safety Director Kirk Blouin said the new cameras are technologically superior to those now in place and will enhance the department’s ability to investigate and solve crimes. Some may view… Read more >>

Software mines security footage to help business owners see what people do once they’re inside the store. The huge success of online shopping and advertising—led by giants like Amazon and Google—is in no small part thanks to software that logs when you visit Web pages and what you click on. Startup Prism Skylabs offers brick-and-mortar… Read more >>

Boston – Boloco Inspired Burritos reaches out to its social media network to help catch three robbers caught on video surveillance. They are asking for local community support and offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the three men. On Monday, January 30, 2012, local restaurant group, Boloco (Boston Local Company)… Read more >>

Instead of using stealth undercover surveillance trucks to catch criminals, Florida police have taken the more brazen route and dispatched a renovated armored bank truck problem neighborhoods of Fort Lauderdale in hopes of scaring the would-be thieves and felons. The truck, which has been dubbed ‘The Peacemaker’, even has the boldfaced message ‘Warning: you are… Read more >>

DALLAS, January 31, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — According to a new market research report “Video Surveillance Market – Global Forecast & Analysis (2011 – 2016): By Products (IP, Analog, Remote, Mobile); Components (Cameras, Storage Devices, Software, System Management); Applications (Infrastructure, Commercial, Institution, Industrial, Residential); System Services” published by MarketsandMarkets ( http://www.marketsandmarkets.com ), the total… Read more >>

SmartCity Malta has implemented a first of its kind, extremely comprehensive security and building management system, succeeding in integrating both systems together to provide a highly developed and unique structure in which the two systems exchange information and execute actions based on the integrated and accumulated information collected through the functioning of both. Honeywell Security… Read more >>

After September 11th, a seamless control of passengers and luggage was established at the Karup Airport in Denmark. For that purpose, an analog video system had been installed. However, during last year the decision was made to observe all critical security restricted areas in addition. SeeTec and Solar Denmark have now delivered a cutting edge… Read more >>

Video surveillance is on the rise, and not just for private businesses and major urban areas: It’s a growing portion of FY2012 security’s $300 million spending budget across state and local jurisdictions of all sizes. According to Joanna Salini, research analyst for the Deltek Justice/Public Safety team, that trend is expected to grow, driven by… Read more >>

Aggressive marketing creates dangerous myths. Vendors transform their product’s highest aspirations into concrete claims. Unfortunately, these become generally accepted ‘knowledge’ that helps sales, hurts users and sometimes crushes a market (such as video analytics). In this report, we examine 10 of the most serious myths facing the video surveillance industry. Our analysis is based on… Read more >>

One of the most heated video surveillance debates is when the market will ‘tip’ to IP cameras, typically defined as the first year when IP camera revenue exceeds analog camera revenue. However, this debate and metric misses the more important shift that has occurred. Already Tipped Right under Our NosesIn the past year, the market… Read more >>