NEWS IN BRIEF

Available from Anixter is one of the sweetest solutions I’ve seen in a long while, S2’s Pronto VR, which integrates a full S2 NetVR with access control and event monitoring in a single network appliance addressed through a web browser.

Panasonic i-Pro SmartHD WV-SP509 Wins Independent Shootout

Under controlled conditions, a variety of CCTV application scenarios and installation environments were recreated at a sales channel event held at Milestone Systems in Denmark last month. The participants gauged the performance of 4 surveillance camera brands and models in 4 installation and monitoring scenarios. The Panasonic i-Pro SmartHD WV-SP509 won it.

Aritech Vector Sensor Technology

Interlogix’s Aritech sensors deploy a suite of technologies like 5D signal processing and gliding curtain mirror optics that together give auto focus with constant range sensitivity and more effective false alarm immunity. The latest development at Aritech is new Vector technology.

NIS Installs Mobotix for NZ’s Interislander Line

26 April 2012

Network Imaging Systems, in partnership with Teltrac Communications has installed a Mobotix video surveillance solution at Interislander Lines 2 ferry terminals at Wellington and Picton in New Zealand.

Case Studies

City Of Calgary Installs Genetec And Panasonic

19 April 2012

City of Calgary’s Light Rail Transit System has Genetec’s Omnicast video surveillance platform to keep passengers safe. Installed by integrator Contava, the system deploys nearly 500 Panasonic cameras across 38 stations and is hosted on Dell servers.

Analysis

Google Drives The Cloud

08 May 2012

WITH our penchant for technical naval gazing, SE&N has spent the past 3 years or so speculating on the development of a number of key items of vapourware, including the cloud, which has fogged our imaginations since 2009.

Monitoring

Remote Video Monitoring Cuts Theft

07 March 2012

Remotely monitored, detector activated CCTV has slashed theft at a site in West Yorkshire by 80 per cent in a powerful indication that this technology really does have an impact on crime.

News

NIST Says Iris Biometrics Improving

10 May 2012

A NEW report from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) evaluates the performance of iris recognition software from 11 different organizations and finds that some techniques produced very rapid results - though this speed was often at the cost of accuracy.

News

4G Monitoring Hoves Into View

08 May 2012

IN a development that has ramifications for the Australian market, major US providers Uplink and DMP have rolled out 4G cellular monitoring solutions. The move increases the suspicion that 2G networks may be reaching the end of their lifespan – something that would impact on wireless alarm monitoring here in Australia.

News

Mobotix Launches Inter’l Channel Program

07 May 2012

MOBOTIX has presented its new international network program that offers certified partners multiple benefits. The new program provides partners with useful tools information and competitive advantages.

News

Interlogix Announces ASD Partnership For Challenger

07 May 2012

Interlogix continues its commitment to innovation and the advancement of the Challenger product portfolio as the premier security solution for distributors, customers and end users, the company has announced an exciting initiative that will reignite its status as a market leader.