Doorknobs and broomsticks
RESEARCHERS have shown that biometric sensors are no dirtier than doorknobs. While biometric equipment is gaining popularity in a variety of electronic security applications,...
Honeywell pays US320 million for Hand Held Products
HONEYWELL has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Hand Held Products Inc., a privately held automatic identification and data collection company based in Skaneateles...
Pelco, OnSSI develop open architecture for IP video
PELCO and On-Net Surveillance Systems Inc. have announced a collaboration to develop an open architecture IP-based video surveillance technology solution that allows Pelco Camclosure...
Fear driving security spend
BRITISH homeowners are willing to spend up to £8,500 on home security measures like CCTV and intruder alarms, new research shows. Two thirds of...
Most British CCTV ‘illegal’
NEARLY all CCTV systems in Britain are operating illegally, according to Bernie Brooks of consultancy firm Datpro, who also told Out Law Radio that...
Delhi Police deploy DVTel IP surveillance
DELHI is a city of 13.8 million spread over 1500 square kilometers (580 sq. mi.) with more vehicles than the three metros of Mumbai,...
French to triple CCTV spending
CCTV camera numbers in France will triple over the next 2 years, the French Interior Minister announced last month. Michele Alliot-Marie told Le Monde...
DSCSiemens Show Power
WHEN John Peterson founded DSC in his basement way back in 1979 he was convinced he could build a better alarm panel than could...
Choosing Camera Housings
IT'S as much the responsibility of the security manager as it is the job of the installer to ensure that ppropriate housings are used...
Two Eyes Better Than One
MEGAPIXEL cameras have a huge advantage. Their non-interlaced image streams deliver live video and still shots at such high quality that they allow genuine...
