Education Equals Loyalty
As a salesman in the CCTV and access control market, I have learned that educating the customer is the key to making the sale. Often I interact with resellers who are new to the security industry. I...
View ArticleKnowing Both Sides of the Business
We all know it takes a lot of effort to keep up with technology changes in the security industry. Over the last decade we’ve seen storage devices shift from the VCR to the DVR and now to the network...
View ArticleThe Value of Video Verification
Alarm systems have been a part of security since the beginning. We all know that when an alarm goes off, police are called to respond, but how many of those alarms are false? To just one person or...
View ArticleLicense Plate Cameras – They Recognize You
License Plate Recognition is opening a new chapter in law enforcement, turning street poles, stop lights, and squad cars into surveillance platforms. In the past most people would rush through a yellow...
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Network Sharing and Bandwidth
One of the first things I hear when beginning a conversation about using IP cameras on an existing network is “Will it eat up all my bandwidth and slow everything way down?” The answer, not unless...
View ArticleAre you really getting what you need?
When designing a surveillance system, don’t get too caught up in some of the technology that is now on the market. Things like a PTZ camera can be a great tool if used for the right application, but...
View ArticleWhat is H.264 and Why Does it Matter?
There seem to be a few leaders in the market at this time regarding compression: H.264, MJPEG, andMPEG4. H.264 seems to be the market leader at this point in time due to the fact that it provides...
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Which Type of Camera Should I Use? Part 1: Box Cameras
When designing a security system, one of the most common questions that comes up is “which type of camera should I use?” There are dome cameras, bullet cameras, box cameras, IR cameras, IP cameras,...
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Migrating into IP
As technology is changing, more and more people are feeling that they are falling way behind as far as having some of the features the newer CCTV systems have to offer. One of those features is being...
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Which Type of Camera Should I Use? Part 2: Bullet Camera
As I mentioned in my previous post, selecting which type of camera to use is often the most confusing part of designing a surveillance system. In part 1, we discussed how box cameras good for very...
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