New standards boost power to 30 and 60 watts
With the ratification of the IEEE802.3at standard in September 2009, Power over Ethernet is ready to deliver 30 to 60 watts of safe power over a single Ethernet cable to a broad range of security products, including access control systems, PTZ cameras, outdoor cameras and even full outdoor solutions that include a heater.
From transmission to storage, IP floods security market
It is no secret that the use of IP video has flooded every corner of the physical security market. Driven by a continuous stream of technology advancements, such as high-definition IP cameras, the IP video movement continues to gain momentum each year.
IndigoVision’s complete IP video system has been deployed at the new arc Shopping Center in Bury St Edmonds in the United Kingdom. The integrated surveillance solution interfaces 24 CCTV cameras with door entry intercoms and plant equipment, allowing the center’s security team to respond quickly to incidents and problems.
The video surveillance market is showing limited unit growth in 2009, but still seeing revenue declines as the weak economy takes its toll. However, the impact is greater in some segments than others, according to market research firm, In-Stat.
Axis Communications recently announced it has won the contract to supply network cameras for Sydney’s new Waratah train suburban fleet. The total installation order is estimated at about 7,000 network cameras.
IndigoVision’s complete IP security system is providing an integrated surveillance solution for Sears Canada’s new head office located on the top four floors of its flagship store at the Eaton Centre in the heart of Toronto.
New York hospital replaces analog system with IP surveillance equipment
All hospitals, regardless of specialties or locations, share the same worries when it comes to security. Their mission is to ensure the safety, well being and security of patients and employees. Security is paramount.
ComNet Communication Networks has been selected by Bosch Security Systems to develop a fiber optic Ethernet interface to be integrated into the AutoDome line of TCP/IP dome cameras.
IQinVision, Pivot 3 and Veracity USA recently announced the creation of the designIP series of symposiums. The initial designIP event will be held in Chicago at the Blackstone Renaissance Hotel on Thursday, October 1.
While security has raced forward with IP video and digital video management, similar bursts are surfacing in the general access control market. Access control hardware first found its way onto IP networks in the early 1990s, but the movement toward any true functionality beyond the basic data gathering panels running on networks is a more recent trend that poses a certain degree of challenge and understanding.
Cost-saving technology takes hold in security industry
Alexander Graham Bell may have invented the telephone more than 100 years ago, but the device remains the basis for many technological innovations. Power over Ethernet is the latest technology based on Graham Bell’s “vocal telegraph,” and despite some hesitancy in the security industry, it is quickly becoming a popular way to save space, money and energy.
Power-over-Ethernet technology, which enables networked devices to be powered over the same Ethernet cabling infrastructure as data, provides important benefits in security applications.
The first day on the IFSEC floor has apparently been disappointing for some exhibitors. Since I’ve never been here before, I’m not sure how crowded it should look and the only thing I have to judge by is the traffic from ISC West. It didn’t seem all that crowded.
Technology in the Bergen County Jail in New Jersey is state-of-the-art, featuring computer control of all inmate housing areas, an integrated perimeter security system, a site-wide duress/panic alarm system and a computerized control center. However, the Bergen County courthouse and jail had some particular challenges that the coaxial (analog) cameras simply could not meet.
IQinVision recently announced that Farmers & Merchants Bank of Central California, located in California’s great Central Valley is installing only IQeye cameras in all its bank branches.