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Deployed Integrated Intelligent Video Solutions: What's In It For Me?

Customers today demand pre-integrated solutions that are flexible, highly efficient and as always, cost-effective. more
Intelligent Video Surveillance – In Action!

Join Doug Marman, CTO of VideoIQ, for a discussion on how intelligent video surveillance is being used by organizations of all kinds with tremendous effect. more

Expo Seguridad Conversation: Infinova

Adolf Salas, vice president of Infinova’s Latin American/Caribbean group, discusses how end users can make the move from an existing analog surveillance infrastructure to network-based surveillance at Expo Seguridad Mexico. more
Expo Seguridad Conversation: Axis Communications

Fernando Esteban, regional sales manager with Axis Communications, discusses the IP video market in the Mexico and Latin American regions with Security Products Editor-In-Chief Ralph C. Jensen during the first day of Expo Seguridad in Mexico City. more
ISC West Podcast: Bosch

Jeremy Hockham, president of sales in the Americas for Bosch, talks about the economy, his vision for 2009 and beyond and the importance of standards at the second day of ISC West. more

ISC West Conversation: ADT Security Services

ADT Security Service's Hank Monaco talks at ISC West about some of the challenges security directors and end users are facing in today's environment. more
ISC West Conversation: Next Level Security Systems

Peter Jankowski and Jumbi Edulbehram with Next Level Security Systems discuss some of the trends in the IP video market along with the migration to standards at ISC West. more
ISC West Conversation: Axis Communications

Fredrik Nilsson, general manager of Axis Communications, discusses verticals where IP video is beginning to become more prevalent and some upcoming trends in the space, including video surveillance as a service, at ISC West. more

Camera Resolution Is Limited to 540 HTVL Maximum in CCTV Systems

Recently, manufacturers have been promoting CCTV cameras with resolution specifications higher than 540 HTVL, implying that video security customers will benefit from enhanced resolution. It turns out, however, that even if a CCTV camera can pass a test that validates a resolution specification over 540 HTVL, the end-user is not going to get more than 540 lines out of a typical installation because of system limitations common to all real-world CCTV applications. more
Understanding H.264

Data compression is the process of encoding information to reduce the number of bits as compared to the uncompressed version of the information. A compression process will reduce the disk space required to store the information, and bandwidth required to transmit information. more
Considerations When Selecting a Digital Video Management Platform

A Digital Video Management System acts as the front end interface to the operators of a security system. It is the most visible component in a security and surveillance installation and often the most important component to decide on. The DVMS features and level of integration with cameras and other security sensor devices will ultimately determine if it will meet the needs of your organization or customer. more

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