Tag: security cameras
VIVOTEK to meet rising AI surveillance demand with VAST Security Station
February 22, 2023SSN Staff
TAIWAN – IP video surveillance provider VIVOTEK has announced it will officially launch its AI security system, VAST Security Station (VSS), in March.
The system will be available to users in three different tiers: VSS Lite, VSS Standard, and VSS Professional. The VSS platform combines advanced artificial intelligence (AI) with edge computing technologies to achieve accurate facial recognition and vehicle detection in real-time with integrated security cameras Vivotek stated. It’s...
ZeroEyes to be employed in protecting public transit
February 22, 2023SSN Staff
PHILADELPHIA – ZeroEyes has entered into a new partnership this week announcing their cooperation with the United Safety & Survivability Corporation to increase safety and decrease gun violence on public transit.
The strategic partnership will resell ZeroEyes proactive artificial intelligence (AI) gun detection solution to United Safety’s customer base of public transit systems in what the company says will reduce the probability and impact of active shooter threats on busses, subways,...
Repent, Harlequin! They said to the TikTok man
February 1, 2023Ken Showers, Managing Editor
Let me start off this week’s blog by saying that the cat is finally out of the bag for Eufy this week as the company admitted to its security cameras producing unencrypted streams for their web portal. Big kudos to Sean Hollister and the journalists at The Verge for leaning in on Anker and getting to the heart of the story like that.
I wrote a small piece about it at the time and had much the same response from their PR teams initially, a canned statement, followed by deflection, denial,...
SSN Interview with HCA Executive Director Russell Marino
January 19, 2023Ken Showers, Managing Editor
BATON ROUGE, La. – Last year Security Systems News reported on the installation of Athena Security’s weapon detection system at Hosanna Christian Academy. We sat down with school Executive Director Russell Marino to discuss how it’s been going.
This interview has been edited for length.
SSN: Could you tell me a little bit more about yourself and the Academy?
Marino: Coming out of LSU as a college graduate, I went into the Air Force and served as a pilot. I rose to the rank...
NYC MTA to install security cameras on subway car fleet
September 21, 2022Ken Showers, Managing Editor
NEW YORK – This week New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the Metropolitan Transit Authority New York City Transit would be installing security cameras in new subway cars and its existing subway car fleet.
The NYC MTA received a $2 million award from the Urban Area Security Initiative federal program that will fund the installation of 5,400 cameras on 2,700 subway cars (two per car). These cameras supplement the existing 10,00 cameras across 472 subway stations and a pilot program...
Market report indicates $5.52 billion growth for security camera market by 2026
August 23, 2022SSN Staff
NEW YORK – Advisory firm SpendEdge has released a report predicting market growth of $5.52 billion for the security camera market by 2026.
The report states the market will grow at a CAGR of 11.07 percent with most of the growth being attributed to certain areas. “The Security Camera Sourcing and Procurement market will register an incremental spend of about $5.52 billion during the forecast period. However, only a few regions will drive the majority of this growth. Moreover,...
VIVOTEK secures National Center for International Schools' Campus
December 16, 2019SSN Staff
SAN JOSE, Calif.—The National Center for International Schools (NCIS) houses both the Chinese American International School, founded in 1981, and the French American International School, founded in 1962 in San Francisco. Each school joined in an educational and bond-generating venture — NCIS — in 1994 and purchased the former Caltrans building located in the middle of San Francisco on Oak Street.
Both schools are pre-kindergarten through 12th grade and pride themselves on rigorous...
3XLOGIC and Sonitrol Tri-County provide security to Flint City Hall
May 20, 2016SSN Staff
WESTMINSTER, Colo and Flint, Mich.—3xLOGIC, a provider of integrated intelligent security solutions and integration partner Sonitrol Tri-County, in May announced that together they will be working to boost security at Flint's City Hall with a donation of high-tech, high-resolution video surveillance cameras, related recording equipment, accessories, and on-site installation at Flint City Hall.
The entire project is valued at approximately $70,000 in donated equipment and labor.
Flint City Police...
School district opts for Balco, Guardian
December 12, 2014SSN Staff
SEMINOLE, Texas—Plagued with false alarms, surly technnicians and other problems, Seminole Independent School District Board members unanimously decided to dump their current integrator and go with Balco for fire alarm system installation and repairs at its junior high, according to a report in the Seminole Sentinel.
The full price of the Balco contract is $88,870, according to the report.
The board also agreed to install security cameras at the elementary school, using about $30,000 in federal...
Registries and fines in St. Petersburg, Fla.
November 24, 2014Spencer Ives
Lately it seems that the St. Petersburg Police Department has been looking closely at the matter of security. Two separate items have cropped up in this city just outside of Tampa, Fla. The first is that they are compiling a registry for security cameras in the city.
This initiative, called 'Eagle Eye,' allows for cameras to be registered online through the St. Petersburg Police Department's website. By having a comprehensive list of cameras in the city, the department hopes to gain quick access...