According to Gary Perlin of Speco Technologies, the perfect application in a public space or retail environment centers on cost effectiveness. “It means rapidly expanding in the public space arena as well as anticipating the recession with less people to deploy.”
     
For restaurants, he says that end-users can do more with video than security. It’s a business tool. “These cameras which would be hooked up to a DVR allow an manager or owner to look in from any location to any location.”
     
On large public spaces like plazas, security executives and their system integrator need to walk the job site. “Look at things in greater details.”