Video Surveillance
The most rapidly growing sector of the security industry is undoubtedly video surveillance, which has seen fast adoption with a boost in video quality and a drop in system prices. Video surveillance systems empower security personnel to see across vast enterprises, but they also provide other benefits such as demonstrating patterns in customer behavior.
New Symbols Add More Security to Architectural Designs
AG-01 V.3.0 addresses some of the industry’s latest technologies, including IP cameras, advanced intrusion sensors, Power over Ethernet and biometric devices, among others. SILVER SPRING, Md. — The Security Industry Association (SIA), along with the International Association of Professional Security Consultants (IAPSC), today released AG-01 Architectural Graphics Standard–CAD Symbols for Security System Layout Standard 3.0.…
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Frank De Fina to Receive Lippert Award Posthumously
Mr. De Fina, former senior director, strategic sales, for Hikvision USA Inc., passed away unexpectedly in July. SILVER SPRING, Md. — The Security Industry Association (SIA) today announced the selection of Frank De Fina, former senior director, strategic sales, for Hikvision USA Inc., to receive the 2015 George R. Lippert Memorial Award posthumously. Mr. De…
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Creating the Workforce of Tomorrow
The Security Industry Association (SIA) has teamed up with Mercer County Community College in New Jersey to bring you a new degree program that prepares students for jobs that support the selling, installation, management and technical support of physical security systems technologies in an IP-based networked environment. The Associate in Applied Science Degree in Security…
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The Public Safety Data Lake
Making the right decisions regarding storage and other issues can vastly increase the value of video surveillance For years, surveillance has largely been deployed either as a closed system or on an appliance. The reasons are understandable: Most customers, companies and partners come from the CCTV days where every system was closed, and that is…
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Big Video Data
Video management systems offer a powerful platform for security and business intelligence From a single store location to multinational enterprises, IP surveillance systems have become extremely prevalent. While the majority of these systems were originally installed to improve security, there has been a recent push by many organizations to leverage the video from surveillance systems…
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Surveillance in the 21st Century
Smart, 3-D, 360-degree cameras that see in the dark are on the way The constantly evolving security industry has experienced some significant shifts in technology offerings in the last decade – from server-driven storage to cloud-based solutions, from analog to IP, and much more – and these advances often lead to the question, what’s next?…
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SIA to Honor Paul Schomburg of Panasonic with Statesman Award at SIA Public Policy Dinner
The Statesman Award, presented in conjunction with the SIA Government Summit, represents outstanding contributions to advocating for the security industry before government decision makers. Silver Spring, Md. — The Security Industry Association (SIA) will honor Paul Schomburg, senior manager of government and public affairs at Panasonic Corp. of North America, with the SIA Statesman Award…
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SIA Unveils Agenda for 2015 SIA Government Summit
The Security Industry Association will host the 2015 SIA Government Summit on June 8-10, 2015, at the W Hotel in Washington, D.C. Silver Spring, Md.— The Security Industry Association (SIA) has announced an exciting slate of speakers for the SIA Government Summit, to be held June 8-10, 2015, at the W Hotel in Washington, D.C.…
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MorphoWAVE from Safran Morpho Named Best New Product at SIA’s 2015 New Product Showcase
The prestigious Judges’ Choice Award was presented to IC Realtime for its IC720 360×360 Video Surveillance Camera product. Las Vegas, Nev. — MorphoWAVE from Safran Morpho took the top honor at the Security Industry Association’s 2015 New Product Showcase (NPS), winning the coveted Best New Product Award at the NPS awards ceremony at ISC West…
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Do You Hear What I Hear?
Audio technology is redefining the surveillance industry and has become an essential component of security systems We are now a decade and a half into the 21st century, and it is time for a new mode of thinking when it comes to security. Security is on our minds more than ever before, and we need…
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