Toshiba Surveillance and IP Video Products, a business unit of Toshiba America Information Systems, launched a new NVR recording platform empowered with Surveillix Web Services (SWS) that records locally while leveraging the benefits of cloud-based services to provide their reseller partners with increased profitability and provide end users with cutting-edge solutions that streamline operations and add value across their entire organization, the company described.

Siklu, a manufacturer of gigabit throughput wireless products, and Dotworkz, a manufacturer of protective camera housings for extreme environments, have joined the Arecont Vision Technology Partner Program. 

Whether consisting of products, services or a combination of both, we’ve come to expect bundles. Cable providers offer bundles of any combination of TV, Internet and phone services, complete with the equipment to make everything work. 

When most people talk about high-quality video, the conversation likely starts with — and quite possibly ends with — resolution.

Integrators and manufacturers who execute security projects in sporting venues now have an award for the work they do — the Golden Eagle Award. The award, sponsored by SDM, is from the National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS4).

For coax cable connections to analog cameras, our industry long ago standardized on the BNC style of connector. The BNC (Bayonet Neill–Concelman) was patented in 1951; consequently, it has been heavily used in analog CCTV, other video and 10BASE2 coax-connected Ethernet networks for decades. These connectors were and are manufactured by a wide variety of companies.

The CANASA breakfast on Feb. 25 in Burlington, Ontario, featured a panel of experts on the topic of video-verified alarms from Videofied (RSI Video Technologies), Tyco, and Norelco safeCAM. Sergeant Carolyn Sweenie, the alarm coordinator from the Toronto Police Service, was there to interact with the panel members and provide feedback to the CANASA attendees.

In the less populated northern regions of Saskatchewan, summer temperatures can reach 38 degrees Celsius.

The Québec City Jean-Lesage International Airport caters to 11 airlines and serves 1.6 million passengers per year. The latest expansion beginning in 2006 increased the terminal’s capacity and helped to enhance the level of customer service, but it also led to an enhanced security and operations system that is driving both airport efficiency and safety.