This plug and play video encoder allows you to pull analog surveillance feeds out of their closed circuits to transfer video to any destination over an IP network, so live footage can be viewed in both a central control room and a remote recorder or an operator’s mobile device.
Most security executives clearly understand cyber security is in a class by itself, and the risks associated with ignoring it are immeasurable. They are surrounding themselves with IT and technical security professionals instead of traditional security staffing and former law enforcement personnel.
Big Data is coming more and more into play in security, and the need to have real-time, actionable intelligence is key to security enterprises’ success in risk mitigation and management.
Globally, the Siemens brand plays in many spaces. In security, Siemens is known for its integrated approach to security, with product applications demonstrating how different system configurations can be utilized in a given environment. Its success has given it a number two position on sister publication SDM’s 2013 Top Integrator Report.
Plato’s Closet puts a luxurious spin on the typical consignment store concept by offering brand-name, high-end clothing and accessories. In this cash-heavy, bargaining atmosphere, surveillance is at a premium.
The costs of tearing out old coax cabling to install a new IP surveillance or access control devices can negate many of the bonuses of having a state-of-the-art system.
Many within the surveillance industry are deploying IP video surveillance cameras and networked recorders using the same design and engineering strategies used for building analog CCTV camera and DVR-based systems. On the surface this makes sense: surveillance is surveillance; the fundamental optics and geometry remains the same regardless of the medium. What isn’t the same is how the IP systems operate under day and night conditions.
OnSSI’s Ocularis software based IP video surveillance and security platform seamlessly connects and improves security processes and makes up for the limits of human capacity.
IP video surveillance systems are now in 50 percent of large enterprises in the US as defined by systems with more than 32 cameras. And analog is far and away the king with more than 80 percent of the less than 16 camera installations.
A survey of retail companies says that 87% who currently use analog technology for surveillance are now considering migration strategies toward network video.