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CCTV Blog Admin Tyco International announces acquisition of IntelliVid

Acquisition includes unique and powerful advanced video analysis technology for retailers The Latest from SIW The security week that was: 07/18/08 A weekly surveillance of news shaping your profession Tyco International announces acquisition of IntelliVid Acquisition includes unique and powerful advanced video analysis technology for retailers Go deep: Deeply integrated access control and digital video Security and alarm firms hit hard by gas prices Bush signs new rules on wiretapping The securi… Continue

Posted by CCTV Blog Admin on July 19, 2008 at 9:08pm — No Comments

CCTV Blog Admin Introduction to video CODECs : MJPEG, MPEG-4, H.264

Great Article on Codecs By John Honovich, IPVideoMarket.info Special to IPSecurityWatch.com CODECs are a critical element of choosing, designing and using video surveillance systems. CODECs can lower the price of overall systems and increase the usability of systems. As such, having a basic understanding of what a CODEC is and why CODECs are used is important. Fundamental Principle of CODECs The most important factor to understand in video CODECs is that CODECs help balance off different… Continue

Posted by CCTV Blog Admin on July 19, 2008 at 9:00pm — No Comments

CCTV Blog Admin GPS-equipped Car Camera Voyager Pro logs fender benders

Sure, these in-car crash loggers are a dime a dozen these days, but Brickhouse Security is pushing its Car Camera Voyager Pro as better than those ho hum alternatives thanks to the inclusion of GPS. As with most of its highly functional rivals, this one also packs a G-se… Continue

Posted by CCTV Blog Admin on July 19, 2008 at 8:41pm — No Comments

CCTV Blog Admin Sorry

I have been out of town doing seminars and training for dealers. Its nice to see people joining the network. Please feel free to post blogs, questions, videos, pics or feeds. Keep in mind that you can upload videos or pictures while on the go. When you log in you will see My Settings located on the right hand side. Click on My Settings, you will then see an email towards the bottom of the page. Use this email from your phone to send videos or pictures. The subject will be the title of picture or… Continue

Posted by CCTV Blog Admin on June 12, 2008 at 11:22pm — No Comments

CCTV Blog Admin California city gets video surveillance fever

California city gets video surveillance fever Posted by Elinor Mills Post a comment RICHMOND, Calif. -- Taking a cue from surveillance camera-laden London, this San Francisco Bay Area city is installing security camera systems for the police and at the port to reduce crime and protect against terrorism. The systems are being built and maintained by ADT, known for its home burglar alarm systems, and use a high-speed wireless mesh network. Clusters of video cameras transmit data to wireless ra… Continue

Posted by CCTV Blog Admin on May 15, 2008 at 8:27am — No Comments

CCTV Blog Admin Speco Technologies Intensifier Cameras - Whats the secret?

# View low-light images without IR LEDs

Let me put on my B.S. boots. One second please. AAAHHHH, ok I'm ready now. See in the the dark when others cant. No IR's needed. Blah, Blah, Blah. Truth is there is nothing special here folks. Its called DSS. Digital Slow Shutter. Thats it. No mo… Continue

Posted by CCTV Blog Admin on April 21, 2008 at 12:27pm — No Comments

CCTV Blog Admin H264 the new trend. I dont see it.............

After taking a short trip to Taiwan for Secutech 2008 I realized something I did not think possible. H264 for now, is not the technology of the masses. DVR after DVR could not perform the basic functions of its little brother MPEG4. The simplest of functions became a task for all DVR's.… Continue

Posted by CCTV Blog Admin on April 21, 2008 at 5:50am — 2 Comments

CCTV Blog Admin The fine line.

There's a fine line that I seem to come across everyday. Dealers are commenting on how they are losing sales due to non CCTV dealers under quoting there jobs. This use to be very black and white. If you where a state certified installer with a license and tax ID you we… Continue

Posted by CCTV Blog Admin on April 12, 2008 at 10:00pm — No Comments

CCTV Blog Admin Pelco DVRs certified "Qeeps compatible"

05 Apr 08 By Steven Vickers Pelco has been testing its DVRs with Qeeps, an innovative solution that lets users view CCTV footage on their mobile phones from anywhere in the world. Extensive trials carried out at Pelco’s labs in California showed that both the Pelco DX8000 and… Continue

Posted by CCTV Blog Admin on April 12, 2008 at 7:46pm — No Comments

CCTV Blog Admin CCTV Busting Infra-Red Headset Makes You Invisible

Maybe Britney Spears should get one of these. By Charlie Sorrel EmailFebruary 21, 2008 | 8:10:31 AMCategories: Hacks, Hacks, Security, Security

A German art project could help the British avoid the oppressive proliferation of surveillance cameras in their country. The I-R.A.S.C… Continue

Posted by CCTV Blog Admin on April 11, 2008 at 9:33am — No Comments

CCTV Blog Admin Congrats GE ...... I guess

Truth is GE really has not brought out anything innovative in years. Most of the GE DVRs and products are OEM's from Taiwan or Korea. The DVR platforms are standard at best. GE makes decent products but Video Surveillance Solutions Company Of The Year? I dont think so. It just shows they have alot of marketing money to buy the award. I just wish someone would really research and award companies that really do have something diffrent to bring to the table. GE Security Named April 7, 2008 Bas… Continue

Posted by CCTV Blog Admin on April 10, 2008 at 12:00am — No Comments

CCTV Blog Admin Very Intresting. VideoIQ new product.

VideoIQ claims to raise camera bar By L. Samuel Pfeifle - 03.20.2008 BEDFORD, Mass.--One of the products sure to get a thorough examination from integrators at this year's ISC West show is VideoIQ's new iCVR, what the company claims is "the world's first high-performance, day/night network camera with content aware storage, intelligent networking, analytic detection and object search built right into the camera." Theoretically, all the camera requires is a network connection and a monitor to a… Continue

Posted by CCTV Blog Admin on March 22, 2008 at 10:30pm — No Comments

CCTV Blog Admin Taiwan

I will be visiting Taiwan for the show in April. I will take some pics and keep you posted on whats new. If you want me to look into anything let me know. Continue

Posted by CCTV Blog Admin on March 22, 2008 at 10:20pm — 2 Comments

CCTV Blog Admin IC Reatime 32ch DVR

Digital Video Recorders (DVRs) DVR IC Realtime • IC Realtime’s new 32-channel embedded DVR can achieve real-time video on all channels at 960 x 960 resolution along with 16 channels of audio. • The DVR also features a four-port virtual matrix and has storage capacities up to 4.5 Terab… Continue

Posted by CCTV Blog Admin on March 22, 2008 at 10:00pm — 1 Comment

CCTV Blog Admin Daley wants to link school security cameras to police, 9-1-1 centers

03.10.2008 CHICAGO--Mayor Richard Daley last week unveiled plans to bolster Chicago school security by linking 4,500 school cameras to police districts, squad cars and the 9-1-1 emergency center. The move comes only one week after four Chicago Public School students were killed and five others wounded in separate shootings, reported the Chicago Sun-Times. STORY CONTINUES BELOW Advertisement The city's surveillance network currently has 10,000 public and private sector cameras. Adding school… Continue

Posted by CCTV Blog Admin on March 14, 2008 at 7:32pm — No Comments

CCTV Blog Admin DM gets off to Icey start

05 Feb 08 By Alan Hyder Dedicated Micros has started production of selected models from the award-winning range of Baxall ICE cameras and mini-domes at its main manufacturing facility in Malta. The company, part of the AD Group, bought the manufacturing rights after Baxall went into administration last year. Dedicated Micros acquired Baxall’s intellectual property, inventory and the production equipment. The ICE range of mini-domes and cameras has been integrated into the Dedicated Micros C… Continue

Posted by CCTV Blog Admin on February 13, 2008 at 12:50am — No Comments

CCTV Blog Admin ADI-Gardiner and TeleEye in distribution deal

11 Feb 08 By Anthony Hildebrand ADI-Gardiner and CCTV transmission product manufacturer TeleEye have entered into a comprehensive distribution deal. TeleEye DVR Transmitters send CCTV video from a security installation to a central, fixed location or remote video response centre. The DVR Transmitters are all BS8418 compliant and use SMAC-M compression technology to reduce CCTV video data for transmission and storage. TeleEye says SMAC-M "uses 40 per cent less hard disk space than MPEG4 compre… Continue

Posted by CCTV Blog Admin on February 13, 2008 at 12:45am — No Comments

CCTV Blog Admin Are you kidding me? Advantage: IP

WOW. ”The study, funded by Axis Communications, a manufacturer of IP cameras, but conducted independently". Yeah, let’s fund a study of independent research that concludes that our product line is less expensive than an

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Posted by CCTV Blog Admin on February 11, 2008 at 10:06pm — 1 Comment

CCTV Blog Admin Graybar to distribute JVC security products - Good luck with tech support

I would like to see all those high voltage electrical background people give support on this stuff. Keep your receipts, I have a feeling your going to need them.

Distributor to carry JVC's IP cameras, analog cameras and IP recording technolo…
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Posted by CCTV Blog Admin on February 9, 2008 at 7:57pm — No Comments

CCTV Blog Admin MythBusters Are Busted ...... at least it makes for good tv but boring to read

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Posted by CCTV Blog Admin on February 9, 2008 at 7:50pm — No Comments

CCTV Blog Admin RFID is the future.

I have seen RFID grow over the last couple of years and it seems to catching on quite quickly. The possibilities are endless for this product. It seems that every few months I see a new application for this technology and it almost always makes sense. The future seems very bright for RFID.

Government Agency Uses RFID Solution To Track Assets

February 8, 2008

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Posted by CCTV Blog Admin on February 9, 2008 at 6:31pm — No Comments

CCTV Blog Admin Vista launches Blade DVR

Vista's new Blade DVR

08 Feb 08

By Anthony Hildebrand

Vista has launched Blade, a range of hybrid DVRs offering high resolution images for systems incorporating both analogue and IP cam

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Posted by CCTV Blog Admin on February 8, 2008 at 7:30pm — No Comments

CCTV Blog Admin As Similar as Day and Night

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Day/night network cameras patrol Mission Beach in San Diego 24 hours a day. Most cameras have wireles
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Posted by CCTV Blog Admin on February 7, 2008 at 12:41am — No Comments

CCTV Blog Admin Buying typical storage for video surveillance? Rethink that!

December 18th, 2007 by Arun Taneja

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Posted by CCTV Blog Admin on February 6, 2008 at 6:09pm — No Comments

CCTV Blog Admin Flash Me!!!!!!!

CCTV of suspected train flasher released POLICE are looking for a man who is said to have exposed himself to a 60-year-old woman on a train. The incident happened between Belvedere and Plumstead stations when the man, who was carrying a holdall, was allegedly seen acting indecently. British Transport Police (BTP) has issued CCTV images of a man they want to speak to in connection with the incident. He is described as white, aged from 55 to 65, and around 5ft 9in tall. He was wearing a wash… Continue

Posted by CCTV Blog Admin on February 6, 2008 at 4:17pm — No Comments

CCTV Blog Admin London borough gets talking CCTV

Big Brother will now be watching and speaking to residents of Barking and Dagenham with the borough having introduced talking CCTV cameras as part of its latest efforts to tackle crime and street offences. The new technology has been fitted to 16 of the borough's existing cameras and are located in hotspots around the borough. A spokesman said the talking cameras will be used to give warning messages to people dropping litter or committing anti-social behaviour. He said the cameras are part o… Continue

Posted by CCTV Blog Admin on February 6, 2008 at 4:15pm — No Comments

CCTV Blog Admin Milestone XProtect Transact 2.5 is released

Loss prevention visibly improved by combining IP video with transaction data

Milestone Systems, a world-leading developer of open platform IP video management software, has now released version 2.5 of XProtect Transact, an integrated solution…

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Posted by CCTV Blog Admin on February 6, 2008 at 3:12pm — No Comments

CCTV Blog Admin Wide Dynamic Range gives Ernitec's Mercury dome new vision

The fourth member of the mini dome flagship is Mercury/2 WDR. WDR reproduces clear images in extreme high-contrast environments, which makes it perfect for security applications where lighting conditions change over time. Basically the WDR technology compensates for the difference in contrasts…

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Posted by CCTV Blog Admin on February 6, 2008 at 2:52pm — No Comments

CCTV Blog Admin P Intelligence at the door with integrated iCLASS read/write for host systems



The HID EdgeReader ERW400 is a unique read/write iCLASS reader with an IP-enabled intelligent access control processor and host interface solution in a single unit. With the same footprint as a traditional reader, the EdgeReader ERW400 provides a complet…

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Posted by CCTV Blog Admin on February 4, 2008 at 6:35pm — No Comments

CCTV Blog Admin Dedicated Micros focuses on high definition CCTV with launch of DV-IP HD at IIPSEC 2008

Dedicated Micros focuses on high definition CCTV with launch of DV-IP HD at IIPSEC 2008

Published on 4 February 2008

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Posted by CCTV Blog Admin on February 4, 2008 at 6:30pm — 1 Comment

CCTV Blog Admin Axis gains market share says CCTV report


01 Feb 08

By Alan Hyder

Axis Communications has has grown its share of the network camera market in Europe, Middle East and Africa market from 42 to 46 per cent.

According to the annual report from IMS Research, the combined worldwide market for network cameras is set to continue at an annu…

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Posted by CCTV Blog Admin on February 2, 2008 at 4:45pm — No Comments

CCTV Blog Admin CCTV studied in cat killing probe. ( here kitty, kitty )


A cat (generic)
The incident is said to have happened on Monday night
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Posted by CCTV Blog Admin on February 2, 2008 at 4:43pm — 3 Comments

CCTV Blog Admin Call for CCTV review after latest unsolved attack


I am amazed at how many of these articles i am coming across. It seems to me that more and more city CCTV systems simply do not cut it. The choice for IP cams with limited bandwidth and frame rate usually seems to be the issue. Not sure in this case but it does not look good.


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Posted by CCTV Blog Admin on February 2, 2008 at 4:40pm — No Comments

CCTV Blog Admin Industry professionals rate ISC West the best security event in the nation. Yeah Right.........


That is why over 26,000 security professionals, including dealers and installers, integrators and distributors come to Las Vegas and discover thousands of the latest products and cutting-edge technologies. Find the most relevant security applications that will drive your sales and grow your business. Put yourself at the center of the security universe and find out what's hot today, and how to prepare for tomorrow.

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Posted by CCTV Blog Admin on February 2, 2008 at 2:19pm — 4 Comments

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