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Access
as a service: Centrals see RMR potential in managing
card systems for their clients...p3. Privacy and biometrics:
The industry needs to be involved now with local, state and federal
governments...p5. The growing SMB market: Enterprise systems may get
the hype, but "don't go elephant hunting."...p11. Product guide...p12 |
In
the weeks following the Virginia Tech shooting, Security Systems News
polled our readers about what might improve campus security going
forward, and what hinders security, if any such obstacle exists, on
U.S. campuses today. Here are the results. |
Over
the past year, a number of camera manufacturers have joined a select
few industry leaders and moved analytics and processing to the edge of
the network, to the camera itself, creating intelligent cameras that
take the place of servers, offer new scalability and require just a
fraction of the bandwidth. |
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IP-based
access control paves the way for ease of use, cost savings. While a
networked access control systems has been around for years, the use of
the Internet opens the door for more applications, such as integrating
with video. |
The
distribution marketplace is rapidly changing as established players
redefine their approach and new players cater to a rising demand for
specialized security products. |
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Monitoring
companies are in the business of helping, save lives and protecting
property, while supporting dealers and end users. Central stations
throughout North America emulate this, whether it's a company with 90
accounts or 90,000 accounts. But as the door to the digital divide
opens, aisles of new products present themselves and so do the price
tags.... |
The
security landscape continues to change as digital technology
infiltrates the surveillance market. Today, many manufacturers offer
digital solutions alongside CCTV counterparts, but as computer
technology and surveillance mix, more and more end users are finding
that the IP evolution has arrived. |
The
go-it-alone mentality that pervaded a world of proprietary access
control systems is increasingly giving way to one in which integration,
open architecture and partnerships are the focus. |
There's
room for growth both in new products and new customers in the fire
market, according to observers of the fire prevention market, even if
the sector doesn't keep pace with the technology adoption that is
occurring on the security side. |
As
the security industry continues its migration toward network-based
systems—bringing with it the need for infrastructure-related products
and services—the distribution side is evolving as well. |
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As
the digital revolution continues its march through the security
industry, the interest in digital network cameras and hybrid models has
risen as well. And finally, industry participants note, adoption may be
starting to catch up with the hype. |