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Find articles published in the SIA Technology Insights journal, a twice-annual journal focusing on emerging security technologies, and authored by SIA members.
SIA Technology Insights – Fall 2015
The first half of this issue is about the power of data, and this, frankly, was not intentional. It’s just that five of the SIA members whom we asked to write articles about coming trends and technologies independently proposed pieces on “big data.” Such is the nature of the industry now that data mining has become an important security tool, and software has multiplied the effectiveness of video surveillance cameras, access control equipment and other devices.
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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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Transforming Data into Actionable Intelligence
New solutions can identify insider threats before it is too late Ajay Jain, Quantum Secure In every industry, data drives decisions. This might be as simple as an organization reviewing financials to determine whether an expansion is feasible, or it could come in the form of more complex analysis, such as examining a pool of…
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Reducing Retail Shrink with Business Intelligence Software
Data mining can be a valuable new tool for loss prevention professionals Retailers, like most businesses, are attempting to do more with less in an effort to increase competitiveness and profitability. Hardest hit have been corporate support organizations (Target and Best Buy are recent high-profile examples), where corporate loss prevention (LP) personnel who specialize in…
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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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Integrating Intrusion
Video and access have converged on the network; the time has come for intrusion detection to join them By any measure, IP communication is the most important trend in electronic physical security in decades. Although IP entered security technology as a solution to managing large amounts of video data generated by digital cameras, it now…
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Removing the Barriers: The Wireless Side of Fire Protection and Life Safety
The industry’s wireless movement is fueling innovation This is an exciting and challenging time in the fire alarm and life safety industry. Historically, the sector has seen subtle changes through technological advances, combined with more drastic changes resulting from unfortunate local and global events. Even more profound are the effects that recent innovations in wireless…
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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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SIA Technology Insights – Spring 2015
From integration to fire protection to video surveillance to audio surveillance and more, this edition analyzes some of the leading technologies in the security space. And for those of you who work in or with schools, maritime transportation/ports, or transit systems, there are articles that focus on security challenges in those verticals.
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