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2009 Columnists Wanted
Think you have the knowledge to write for Security Magazine? Ever read an article and said to yourself, "I could've written that?" Then we want you!
Security Magazine is looking for end-users in the industry with the experience and wisdom to write to his/her peers. Topics include:
- Access Management
- Integrated Systems
- Video Systems
- ID Management
- IP Security Systems
If you're interested in seizing this opportunity, please contact Managing Editor Erin Fellores at FelloresE@bnpmedia.com |
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Are Video Analytics Ready for Prime Time?
By Bill Bozeman
The question of whether or not video analytics are ready for primetime can be answered in several different ways. Considering we are in the election season and everyone seems to be talking in circles, I will join the party and answer in a politically correct manner. My answer: Maybe, or possibly. The answer depends on whom you are asking, as well as a host of variables that can make the average physical security player dazed and confused. (By the way, the logical security players are just as dazed and confused. Anyone who professes to know all the answers or have the all the solutions you need in one tidy package should run for office.)
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he future for intelligent video is huge, off the charts, bigger than most of us dream it of becoming. Applications are endless and go far beyond the physical security world.
The big question is: When? Is the technology ready for prime time now? Should you unleash your sales team to sell the applications currently offered?
Ask yourself these questions before committing to your end-user:
- Can intelligent video feature sets be deployed by your existing technical team, or will you need an army of NASA engineers on call to satisfy the claims made by your aggressive sales force?
- Can you make money now on existing intelligent video offerings?
- Who has the best solution for your specific application?
- Will you need multiple analytics suppliers?
- Should the analytics be at the edge? Should they be imbedded in the cameras? Should they be server-based?
- How much should you charge your customer for intelligent video features and solutions?
As you might imagine, the list goes on and on. Hundreds if not thousands of scenarios exist.
PSA Security Network hosted a roundtable with some of the best minds in the intelligent video field to ask these professionals questions we received from our security integrators in the United States, Latin America and Canada. Their answers will be published in the July issue of SDM Magazine.
The PSA Video Analytics Roundtable brings you to ground level and is the perfect starting point for your analytics education. The sooner you understand the intelligent video offerings available today and the projected new offerings being developed for the immediate future, the better positioned your company will be to survive in our increasingly competitive industry.
About the Author:
Bill Bozeman is president and CEO of PSA Security Network, the world's largest electronic security cooperative. Bozeman has 29 years experience in the security systems integration business. In 2005, he was inducted into the Security Integration Hall of Fame and was recognized as one of the 25 Most Influential Security Executives in 2006. Visit
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Connecticut Inventors Develop Smart Card Data Transaction System
Vincenzo Valentino Di Luoffo and Dylan Maxwell Reilly, both of Sandy Hook, Conn., and Craig William Fellenstein of Brookfield, Conn., have developed a data transaction system.
What's different about this system?
ioimage Intelligent Video Appliances Slash Crime Rate at Japanese Condominium Complex
ioimage, the pioneer of intelligent video appliances designed for simplicity, announced today that its intelligent video solution has been implemented in two 14-storey apartment buildings each housing 400 families in Tokyo, to prevent theft and criminal activities.
How has this deterred crime?
Diebold Wins Award for Advanced Skimming Detection Technology
Diebold, Incorporated(NYSE:DBD), a trusted partner and leader in the financial self-service industry, recently announced it received The Banker Technology Awards 2008 Retail Award for Delivery Channel Security for its leading-edge ATM advanced skimming detection technology.
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  He's Got Your Back
by Bill Zalud
We've built a program around the needs of the practitioner, the real needs. Our aim: decision makers in the field who are managers or executives who are making homeland security decisions," said Vincent Henry, CPP, PhD, associate professor and director of the Homeland Security Management Institute at Long Island University.
Look for the rest of this article in the
June Issue of Security Magazine, or
sign up for a free subscription.
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 The Stories behind the Numbers
by Laura Stepanek
Publishing the 18th annual SDM 100 this month was a humbling project. Of course there are always hours and hours of data collection, data entry, analysis and writing involved; but the interesting part begins when I review the dealers' responses to the question: "Please describe the market for security system sales in 2007. Was the market strong, average or weak? What segments exhibited the best or worst growth?" Look for the rest of this article in the
May Issue of SDM Magazine, or sign up for a free subscription. |
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