Tag: Surveillance
Poll respondents assess risk of theft, cyberattacks & more
April 23, 2024Ken Showers, Managing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine - A majority of respondents to a recent SSN News Poll report that enhanced physical security and surveillance is the best answer to the rising problem of retail theft, while some wonder if that constitutes a sufficient response.
Among this month’s questions we discussed the rising problem of retail theft from organized crime groups and best practices to combat this trend. Most respondents, 60%, feel that enhanced physical security and surveillance is the best answer...
Aired grievances
March 13, 2024Ken Showers, Managing Editor
A dozen lawsuits later and it sounds like Airbnb has finally put the kibosh on indoor security cameras in its policies.
I’m not an aficionado of the rental properties lifestyle but I suppose I assumed that it was, at the very least, frowned upon beforehand to install security cameras indoors at places like this. Obviously, bathrooms and bedrooms were already a no-go but having a bunch of Norman Bates’ peeping on tenants while having a somewhat ambiguous policy on indoor surveillance...
Speco adds John Graves as new regional sales manager
February 7, 2024SSN Staff
AMITYVILLE, N.Y. – Speco Technologies, a surveillance, access control, and audio technology company, has tapped John Graves for the position of regional sales manager.
“We are pleased to announce the appointment of John Graves as the newest member of the S peco sales team, responsible for Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina,” the company wrote. “John hails from South Carolina, having spent his formative years in North Myrtle Beach, where he developed...
Eyes wide open
January 17, 2024Ken Showers, Managing Editor
Now that CES is behind us let’s step back from smart home security products for a minute and talk about AI-based surveillance platforms and what an impact they’re making.
By impact of course I mean that with AI everything being so en vogue it’s been particularly popular for surveillance where it’s being used to do everything from authenticated visitors and license plates to identifying dangerous patterns and harmful devices. That last one is especially notable since...
ONVIF forming new group focused on metadata specs and data ontology
December 21, 2023SSN Staff
SAN RAMON – The Open Network Video Interface Forum (ONVIF) has announced an agreement with the Open Security & Safety Alliance (OSSA) to take over development of data ontology and metadata specifications.
In a release ONVIF stated that the work will continue under a new ONVIF metadata working group originally under OSSA. According to ONVIF, the new metadata working group is focused on developing standardized ways of richly describing the context in which objects of interest appear in...
Snap One launches Luma Insights platform
November 21, 2023SSN Staff
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Snap One has launched Luma Insights, a new AI-based surveillance solution for Control4 customers.
The company revealed that the Luma Bridge device comes bundled with a three-year subscription to the Luma Insights service, which allows users to integrate new artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning features that Snap One said exceed the capabilities of their IP cameras and Network Video Recorders (NVR) alone. The Insights service is compatible at launch with...
'A groundbreaking leap forward' - i-PRO's new X Series turns non-AI network cameras into AI cameras
November 16, 2023SSN Staff
TOKYO – i-PRO, a provider of professional security solutions for surveillance and public safety, announced big news with its new line of artificial intelligence (AI) on-site learning cameras that turn non-AI network cameras into AI smart devices.
The new X Series enables users to teach the camera about specific objects they want to monitor. With support for up to nine AI applications, i-PRO said it is the most powerful AI camera they’ve produced to date.
“The X Series...
Edge360 fully integrates Quanergy’s advanced object tracking
November 8, 2023SSN Staff
ASHBURN, VA – Edge360 announced that it has enhanced its collaboration with Quanergy, ensuring the provision of crucial security and business intelligence services to enhance their surveillance solutions.
With the integration of Quanergy's Q-Track and its advanced Object Stitching Mechanism, Edge360 said that its bolstered the capabilities of its flagship Surveill VMS platform, allowing security experts to maintain continuous surveillance over potential bad actors regardless of visual...
PSA Network announces addition of i-PRO to technology partners
November 2, 2023SSN Staff
WESTMINSTER, Colo. – The PSA Network (PSA) has announced the addition of i-PRO, a provider of sensing solutions in the fields of security surveillance, public safety and medical imaging, for their technology partners.
i-PRO is known for developing and delivering products that incorporate various innovations that ‘extend human senses’ through imaging, intelligence and integration technology.
The PSA Network said that in the last year and a half, i-PRO has launched over...
i-PRO brings latest security solutions to IACP
October 6, 2023SSN Staff
HOUSTON – i-PRO Americas, a global provider of professional security solutions for surveillance and public safety, will demonstrate its latest range of security solutions for law enforcement professionals at the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) 2023, booth 1127.
i-PRO’s portfolio of public safety and law enforcement solutions includes body-worn cameras, in-vehicle video systems, interview room video solutions, as well as on-premises and cloud-hosted digital evidence...