Like many utility companies around the country, City Utilities in Springfield, Mo., was the victim of copper theft. To protect the substations, security cameras were a must. However, providing the lighting for the cameras posed a problem.

Not exactly Maxwell Smart’s Cone of Silence, there was a time when security staff members monitoring blurry CCTV video images on CRTs would look through a kind of cone device to cut down on monitor glare.

Information storage, according to psycho cybernetics author Paul Thomas, has to take place at the unconscious level. Less psycho– and more cyberfocused, Thomas has – unconsciously, no doubt – managed to get security video storage right, too.

When Wisconsin-based systems integrator Faith Technologies suggested an all-IP surveillance solution as an update to Woodman’s existing multi-store hybrid solution, they had to prove the return on investment (ROI) and total cost of ownership (TCO) benefits.

The director of loss prevention at Brown Shoe Co. talks about many benefits the company has seen from upgrading its alarm and surveillance systems, including operational improvements and apprehensions.

When Skechers USA Inc. built a new distribution facility in Rancho Belago, Calif., the footwear company looked to deploy a surveillance system that would meet its unique security requirements because of its designation as a U.S. foreign trade zone.

To realize the full capabilities of outdoor thermal imagery, a camera must reveal what the human eye would miss.

The role of cloud-based services is being increasingly accepted and adopted by users in all parts of life. Cloud-based software is provided as a service over the Internet, typically on a subscription basis.