As a member of the press, there are certain expectations you have for booth visits with all the companies at a massive trade show like ISC West in Las Vegas.

The collaboration between Axis Communications, Chelmsford, Mass., and Boston’s Wentworth Institute of Technology began, as so many collaborations do, with a personal connection: Rob Muehlbauer of Axis and Annamaria Wenner, Wentworth’s dean of students, have been friends since the days when Annamaria lived in Rob’s building in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood.

As I walked into the studio, the technology director gave me a concerned look, and mused: "People haven't been checking into the studio."

When trying to solve difficult problems, it’s always good to think outside the box. For Boston’s Wentworth Institute of Technology, thinking outside of the box means looking inside the camera.