The mobile video surveillance market is expected to double by 2015 (Frost & Sullivan, July 2009), but are you equipped with the right system to handle harsh conditions? As proven by Military Standard testing, a good Ruggedized Mobile Surveillance system lasts longer, is safer from damage, and the right ones can communicate via multiple types of transmission.
We will provide in-depth information on standard mobile surveillance systems, the significant differences of a ruggedized solution and how DNF Security can fulfill those needs.
Our webinar: “Hybrid Surveillance – The Best of Both Worlds” was a tremendous success. We have now posted the video for you to see and share with others. Just go to the Video section of our website (www.DNFsecurity.com) and log in to see the video.
Here are the main highlights of the video:
The pros and cons of Analog and IP surveillance
The wave of the future for surveillance
How to maintain your current investment and gain all the benefits of IP-based surveillance
You can also view the datasheet for our Falcon Hybrid series, with application notes of what our Hybrid system can do for security end-users.
We will provide an in-depth overview of analog and network-based systems, hybrid surveillance, and how to choose the right configuration, teaching you how to maintain your current investment and gain all of the benefits of an IP-based surveillance system.
Click here to sign up for this informative webinar.
A couple of weeks ago, a 15-year-old Richmond High School student was gang-raped in a campus alleyway during a school dance. A crowd of witnesses watched for hours while the brutal act took place, yet there was no surveillance cameras installed on the school grounds to capture the incident.
We’ve come to an age where campus security should be a pressing concern for school officials. After this eye-opening incident, there has been growing concern among parents, educators, and community leaders at the lack of security monitoring devices on school campuses.
The crime: A Georgia sheriff has his gun, radio, GPS device and briefcase stolen from his car in broad daylight at a public parking lot.
The problem: The video surveillance footage shows merely a figure with no detailed information. All police can identify is the suspect’s body and car type. Check out the video:
The solution: Think about investing a little more in higher definition cameras. Higher resolution = higher likelihood police identify the suspect.
In recent years, video surveillance has shifted to the IP network. The change is not just for higher resolution images and longer retention, the growth of IP surveillance has resulted from a variety of benefits. One of the key benefits is consolidating hardware resources which increases performance, availability and utilization across the three parts of a surveillance network: cameras, video servers, and storage.
To learn more about centralizing surveillance resources on your network read this white paper, and watch this short video.
Of course there are more advantages of IP video surveillance, here’s a killer list provided by excITingIP.com:
Scalability: IP Surveillance system scales from a single camera to thousands of cameras (in the increments of single camera) by just increasing the cameras, memory and processing power of the back-end servers.
Reliability/Redundancy: As standard IP hardware is used, trouble shooting and availability of spare parts become easier for IP Surveillance. IP based data storage enables off-site storage and back up in multiple locations as standard hard disks are being used. And complete redundancy can be created at the network and individual component level (Servers etc) to make sure that there is no single point of failure.
Cost: IP Surveillance use the IP Network components like Catx cables and network switches. This network can also be shared with other applications. So, the cost of setting up and maintaining twisted pair IP network is lesser than the cost of setting up and maintaining analog co-axial cable networks, which might be useful only for surveillance.
Power for Cameras: Since Catx cables in IP Networks support Power Over Ethernet standard, both electrical power and data can be carried to the cameras in the same cable (Instead of requiring a separate power source/ adaptor/ power cabling etc).
Open Standards: As most of the IP systems are based on open standards, multiple vendor interoperability is possible with IP Surveillance.
Seen a camera online for cheap? Thinking about buying it? Well it seems harmless enough, but what if you run into installation, compatibility, or support issues?
I ran across a post on IPVideoMarket.Info that reveals an emerging trend of online camera purchases, and digs deep into the long-run issues (read the comments). Sure, if you need one camera for simple home surveillance then online buying may be logical. But what if you need 24 cameras for multi-site recording at high-resolution? Unless you change your own motor oil, do your own plumbing, cut your own hair, and sew your own clothes, why not leave security configuration to the pros?
Online purchases tend to be cheaper and offer a wide selection, but how many people know if they are choosing the right camera for their deployment? Get in on the conversation, leave a comment.
We have teamed with NUUO, a leading video software maker, to launch the new Falcon Hybrid N Series. This solution is ideal for security administrators looking to incorporate the latest IP technologies, while still supporting existing analog investments. The Falcon N supports up to 64 recording channels, up to 8TB of video storage capacity, and integrates advanced NUUO digital video software, including Central Management System (CMS).
As the wildfires in Santa Barbara, CA demonstrated to local business, it’s important to be prepared for the unforeseen. Some companies, such as AAA, used surveillance to monitor and analyze the crisis. Making sure employees were evacuated and accounted for, and the corporate site was safe, surveillance helped AAA stay on top of things.
Posted by Nancy Smith 
