Here is a really cool app for those of you looking to get your pixel density down right.

Do you know what pixel density you need to capture a license plate? What about a face? Unlike a complex lens calculator, there is no need to understand complicated pixel densities to use this app. Just select your sensor size, resolution, and lens, let the app do the rest. You will…

Continue

 The FCC gives go ahead to over a dozen licenses to allow police and fire departments around the country to operate a surveillance robot called the Recon Scout. The action came over strong opposition from members of the amateur radio community, who have fought deployment of the Recon Scout at every…

Continue

With the trade shows quickly approaching I figured I would get some of my trade show pet peeves out of my system.

1. I have great idea that I want to patent. Wait for it…wait for it…. the double sided printed badge. Great idea, right? Every year I get people that come up and hug me and know me by name and…

Continue

Continue

Continue

Continue

I can't remember how many times I have gone through my warehouse and have said, " I need to get rid of this stuff."

Like me there are hundreds of us. We keep samples, scratched items, returned items, old stock and stuff we don't remember even owning. I finally got tired of looking at my stuff and decided to get rid of it. When I tried selling it off, no walk in customer really wanted it and if they did they had a million questions as to what it did. That left me with… Continue

The demand for high-tech security systems is expanding rapidly in the United States, and a new report from the Security Industry Association (SIA) provides a first-of-its-kind, comprehensive look at the growth and evolution of this multi-billion dollar market.

The United States Security Market Report and Economic Impact Study, which analyzes the non-residential building security market as a whole and within geographic regions and product sectors, provides more than 300 pages of data about… Continue

This is impressive stuff. Would you use it?



Cisco has released a web conferencing and collaboration application for the iPhone.



The WebEx Meeting Center app lets users join and collaborate in WebEx meetings from their Apple handsets, via Wi-Fi and/or the 3G cellular network. The app, which is available as a free download from the iPhone App Store, was released on Tuesday.



Cisco has a statement on the matter, which incorporates various quotes about the iPhone… Continue

Acquisition includes unique and powerful advanced video analysis technology for retailers

The Latest from SIW

The security week that was: 07/18/08 A weekly surveillance of news shaping your profession Tyco International announces acquisition of IntelliVid Acquisition includes unique and powerful advanced video analysis technology for retailers Go deep: Deeply integrated access control and digital video Security and alarm firms hit hard by gas prices Bush signs new rules on wiretapping… Continue