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AT&T Combats Copper Theft

(Security Products) In remote or large-scale outdoor environments where copper theft and other criminal activities pose as challenging problems, video surveillance is key to managing assets and providing companies a means of recovery following a disaster...

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  • Look Beyond ID Card Sales
    (Business Solutions) This ID system VAR expects a 35% revenue increase by upselling existing customer visitor management, access control, and time & attendance solutions.
    You casually stroll into your customer’s site to make a courtesy call only; instead of seeing the beaming smile of the receptionist, your eyes are drawn uncontrollably to the new IT equipment on the front desk. That is, the new equipment that your company didn’t provide...
  • Adesta: Commanding the Intersection
    (SDM) Adesta LLC, Omaha, Neb., has an extraordinary way of being right in the middle of an important intersection — the one where physical security and the network meet. For many in the marketplace — whether critical infrastructure/homeland security, multi-building high security, or simply a challenging environment — Adesta’s innovative, flexible and cost-efficient approach brings about a solution that few, if any, others can match...
  • Convergence Key to Enterprise Security Management: Axis, Milestone
    (Security Products) Chase Farms in Walkerville, Mich., didn’t plan to turn video surveillance into a risk management tool; it just happened.
    The agricultural producer originally set out to watch over a seasonal work force by positioning Internet protocol (IP) cameras wherever they were needed...
  • OnSSI Capitalizes on K-12 Market
    (Security Products) The Beaumont Independent School District in Texas incorporates more than 30 K-12 schools housing nearly 20 thousand students, in addition to several administration buildings. To keep track of activities during and after school hours, deter criminal activity and insure safety and security for pupils and staff, the district implemented a new IP-based video surveillance system powered by the video control and management solution from On-Net Surveillance Systems Inc. (OnSSI)...
  • ABI Research: Biometrics Growing Beyond Government Domain
    (SecurityInfoWatch.com) Biometrics isn't solely the purvey of governments and law enforcement agencies, although it long existed as a tool for matching criminals based on fingerprints. Now, researchers at ABI Research in London, find that biometric technology -- especially fingerprints -- is finding greater and greater commercial success in the areas of general security, especially for consumer devices...
  • IMS Research Forecasts ‘Intelligent’ Network Cameras on the Rise
    (Security Sales & Integration) A report by IMS Research forecasts the video content analysis (VCA) penetration into network surveillance cameras will exceed 40 percent by 2012. The market research and consulting company also predicts network cameras will be the main hardware platform for embedded analytics...
  • Despite Economy, Certain Sales Strategies Continue to be Effective
    (Security Sales & Integration) The reeling economy has dictated an environment of frugality for most U.S.-based businesses. So it should come as little surprise that installing security contractors are exercising austerity in their sales and marketing spending. The good news, according to SECURITY SALES & INTEGRATION’s 2008 Sales & Marketing Survey, is that the cost per account has receded and there are several sales strategies that continue to be effective...
  • The State of the Loss Prevention Industry: 2008 Update
    (SecurityInfoWatch.com) We recently completed our 20th Annual Retail Theft Survey, and for the second year in a row, both the apprehensions and recovery dollars from shoplifters and dishonest employees increased substantially. Shoplifting apprehensions and recovery dollars were up 9.16% and 7.69% respectively, while employee theft apprehensions increased an incredible 17.57%, and the dollars recovered during those apprehensions were up an amazing 12.39%...
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Probing YouTube for Solid Risk Info - What Did I Find? Risk Management Chalk Talks - Masters of the Tellestrator

(CSO Online) was out on YouTube today searching for anything related to risk management and information security. I found goofy looking guys with feathers on their heads speaking to global warming; insurance companies betting your lifespan; motor vehicle departments discussing auto risk; Big 4 companies talking about risk from Asia; tongue-in-cheek discussion from Seinfeld on risk; credit risk, finanical risk, paddle boat risk, base jumping risk, workplace risk, proof of life risk, Basel II, Forex, SAP, ....

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Securing network cameras in moving vehicles creates unique design and networking challenges. Learn which technology improvements are enabling effective IP-surveillance to be used aboard buses and trains. This session will explore new technologies that enable authorities to better secure transit systems, including ruggedized cameras, design improvements and the use of wide-range wireless networks.

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