H.264: Beyond The Hype

By Steven Titch
OK, you're sold. After a year of anticipation and hype, IP cameras incorporating the H.264 compression standard are finally available. You know there will be bandwidth and storage benefits -- music to the IT department's ear. But what else do you need to know?
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IP Speaks Clearly In Mass Notification

By Sharon J. Watson
How do you tell potentially thousands of people how to avoid an imminent threat? At Cleveland State University, fire alarm panels in 84 buildings will connect via the school's fiber backbone network. Using a central controller, the school will be able to issue a network-wide warning or to send a message to one building, a specific floor or a single classroom.
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Headed Out

By Gary Perlin
Closed-circuit television has been the installation model for video security monitoring for years. CCTV evolved from the installation of large-format traditional vidicon tube cameras to the invention of the all-in-one CCD bullet and dome cameras; from recording on reel-to-reel time lapse recorders to the latest digital video media.
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Webinar: Expanding Options With IP
IP has changed the way people are thinking about security for their industrial environments. With the vast capability for collecting and analyzing data that comes with an IP-based security system, the mission is no longer simply surveillance, but an integrated security system. Join GarrettCom Inc. for this free, one-hour Webinar Thursday, November 20.
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The Listening Post With Dan Verton
Watch the latest collaboration between Security Products and Homeland Security Television. In this episode of The Listening Post with Dan Verton, representatives from videoNEXT discuss the technology that keeps us all safe.
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October 29-30, ISC East 2008, New York City
ISC East features more than 400 leading companies and innovative newcomers with every type of solution for any security need.
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November 18, IP-In-Action Live, San Francisco
IP-In-Action Live is a one-day networking and educational event that provides timely information on the latest trends, best practices, and new technologies involved in the design, implementation and support of IP-centric and integrated physical security solutions.
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