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Items Tagged By: 'cameras'

ARTICLES

Clever Cameras Revolutionize School Surveillance

April 12, 2012

 Integrated network cameras are taking on all kinds of new responsibilities in schools, including running iPhone-style applications, reading license plates and even talking back to misbehaving students. 


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Universities Want Higher Quality Video

March 16, 2012
A need for better image quality led Virginia’s George Mason University to IP-based megapixel camera technology.
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Why You Can’t Afford to Ignore Video Analytics

January 24, 2012
In this age of heightened security, the sheer quantity of video needing to be monitored from cameras observing sensitive locations can be a daunting challenge for security professionals at all levels. Added to this task is the expense and potential fallibility of dedicated personnel hired to scrutinize video displays for extended periods of time.
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How to Get Accurate Thermal Analytics at Mainstream Prices

December 13, 2011
Achieving effective security over perimeters and outdoor areas often comes down to detection accuracy and solution cost. While there are a number of options available for perimeter security, thermal video analytic cameras have become a strong contender for best-of-breed in this arena.
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Video Quality in Live and Recorded Environments

Why your intuition on the best choice may lead you astray
July 26, 2011
There are a number of aspects of 'conventional wisdom' in the realm of physical security that just don't add up, that smack of having their origins in "the salesman made me do it," which under close scrutiny turn out to be absolutely backwards or even dangerous.
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Camera Placement: A Quick Lesson for Schools

January 25, 2011
At most school districts, the word “security” is synonymous with “surveillance.” It has always been and still is the most popular security technology used in schools. In fact, school video security continues to expand faster than the overall security market.
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‘Mega’ Hit? More than More Pixels

January 01, 2011
Bigger isn’t always better and less can beat more. Important keys to the video kingdom now include aspect ratio, actual resolution, frame rate and color rendition. Standards are essential except when they are not.
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Vital Assignment – Keeping the Essentials Going

January 01, 2011
It was electricity, gas, oil and water back then. But when Congress passed and President George Bush signed the USA Patriot Act of 2001, those and a lot other sectors got bundled into critical infrastructures and suddenly inherited a more intense security profile.
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How the Water Valley School District Gets Security Game On With IP Video

December 14, 2010
The Water Valley ISD is a small, independent school district that is home to 350 students in grades K-12 in mid-west Texas. While crime and incidents are relatively few and far between, there are occasional occurrences of theft and trespassing and, like any school, Water Valley administration likes to keep an eye on things.
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Picturing Next Year’s Video Advances Now

November 29, 2010
Stow the crystal ball. What rolled out in Dallas at the ASIS International event earlier this fall or even at the spring International Security Conference in Las Vegas may indicate what will be specified next year. But, as in the past with security video and its camcorder chip origins, what’s happening with consumer electronics, computer gaming, homeland security and at the futures conferences of the National Association of Broadcasters may point to more developments.
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EVENTS

Webinar: Axis Communications Product Overview

04/22/11

This presentation is designed to showcase our various product offerings, also walks through various features and functions of our cameras.

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Webinar: ACS - Configuring Motion Detection through AXIS Camera Station

04/11/11

 

Axis cameras give you the ability to do edge analytics, reducing the load on the server, and ensuring the best possible analytic quality. 

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Stanley Customer Appreciation Event at ASIS 2011

Customers enjoyed the annual Stanley customer appreciation event during ASIS 2011 in Orlando.

Podcasts

The New Age of Video Surveillance
In this podcast, Bill Lawrence, director of Service Solutions and Platforms for ADT Security Services, explains the growing interest in video surveillance by both government agencies as well as businesses of every stripe. He discusses what any organization should consider before investing heavily in the technology. Lawrence is a 25-year veteran of both the information technology and physical security industries, with extensive experience in network video surveillance and physical security convergence.
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