Keeping Plates in Check

From gate control and parking lot management to toll collection, automatic license/number plate recognition has come a long way. This article examines the latest market status, technological developments and common installation problems associated with this technology.

The True Costs of IP Video Surveillance

Dr. Bob Banerjee, Product Marketing Manager at Bosch Security Systems, examines the value of network video.

Tattoo-ID: Matching Tattoos to Identify Individuals

A Michigan State University researcher has developed an automatic image retrieval system, enabling law enforcement agencies to match scars, marks and tattoos to identify suspects and victims.

Wireless Biometric Credentials: Pathway to Universal Access

Biometric readers are now being placed on wireless access control cards, which clearly enhance the convenience of validating one's identity; but the real opportunity is in universal biometric access.

Beyond DVRs and NVRs: Video Management System

Decoupling the hardware from the software reveals the heart of the matter: open platform IP video management software is the key to an optimal, flexible, cost-efficient and long-term system.

Video Verification Cuts Cost and Time

As integration brings video and alarms together, video verification overcomes the weaknesses of each system alone. When properly done, it relieves human operators from physically verifying whether every alarm was a real intrusion.

Endless Possibilities for IP Video Surveillance

The video surveillance market is booming, driven by increased public and private security concerns, as well as a technology shift. The transition to network video is a reality as customers take advantage of flexible, industry standard systems for security and video surveillance. As security management over the IP network expands and intelligence capabilities move out to network cameras, systems ca

Beyond the Touch-Screen

A new 30-page patent, filled by Wayne Westerman and John Elias, cofounders of FingerWorks (acquired by Apple), sheds some light on what could be Apple's future plans for multitouch devices.

Preventing Theft of Photovoltaic Solar Panels

The boom in thefts of photovoltaic panels, more than 200 units in 2007, with the total number purloined gone up to tens of thousands, is a worrying phenomenon. Perimeter security can provide a solution.

H.264 Compression Becomes Standard for Surveillance

As video techniques beckon more cutting-edge and cost-effective solutions among the security field, H.264 compression has served as the best choice to deal with bunches of collected images waiting for wiser and better processes. Axis Communication shares its insight on how the technology could claim its top position within video surveillance.