In the event of a fire doors can play a crucial role; they can contain the spread of fire and smoke within the building as well as providing access and escape routes where necessary. but many automatically operated doors are ...
There can be no doubt that in today's society, CCTV surveillance is something we not only expect but, to a cerain point, we have almost come to accept too. According to the Daily Mail, there is one CCTV camera for ...
Biometrics has always been an emotive subject for some people, but a recent news story brings the topic back to the top of the 'hysteria' agenda. Mountain Ash comprehensive school in Wales has been running a scheme where children have ...
By combining wireless intruder detection, CCTV and 24-hour monitoring, electronic security solutions provider Secom plc has developed a low-cost, high efficiency property protection system that's ideal for the heightened risks during economic recession. Brian Sims reports.
Needing no telephone line, external ...
The advent of IP-based CCTV has brought with it a different type of video recording device- The NVR. Will the impact of these devices derail R&D for established DVR's, or are both likely to continue to grow, side by side? ...
That networked solutions will play a role in future security systems is not in doubt. One area where TCP/IP technology is already firmly entrenched is access control. However, is the technology only ideal for larger campus-style sites, or can it ...
Recent advances in surveillance and communications technology mean that rapidly deplyable CCTV is increasingly finding favour with security providers and their customers as an extremely cost effective and flexible option to tackle problems at key hotpots on the ground. Temporary ...
On the face of it, integration sounds like a sound concept; different elements
working together to achieve one goal. What makes or breaks integration is
whether it can implemented effectively. we asked a selection of the leading
companies about the key factors that ...
The reputation of biometrics in access control has suffered some knocks in the past, but it now undergoing something of a renaissance. However, does the technology still retain overall security as its main selling point, or has the desire to ...
Video compression exists to facilitate the timely movement and efficient storage of image data. Without it, storage devices and communication systems would be swamped almost instatntly by the high amount of data in modern viedo footage. Consider HD Video compression ...
