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Can PSIM deliver value?

Ever since the term ‘PSIM’ was first coined in the security and site management sector, the biggest debate amongst those offering the technology has centred around what it actually means. It could be...

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Deploying fingerprint biometrics

Biometrics as an access control technology has received something of a mixed response from the general market. The technology is often specified for one of two reasons. The goal is either to achieve...

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Implementing temporary security systems

Changing trends in crime in recent years have resulted in a need to protect an ever increasing range of sites. Temporary applications are increasingly in demand, whether that be for events, short term...

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Implementing Audio Analytics

When it comes to situational awareness, video surveillance is an impressive tool with a wide range of benefits. However, because of concerns with privacy, the audio element is often under-used....

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Business Intelligence

For years thought-leaders in the security industry have talked about ‘return on investment’ (RoI) as a critical part of the decision-making process when specifying a video surveillance solution. One...

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SME and Distributed Applications

Recent developments in video surveillance technology have been heralded as offering ever increasing functionality to higher end and complex applications. However, there have also been a number of...

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Implementing PoE

Power over Ethernet is unquestionably one of the more significant cost-saving benefits when networked security solutions are deployed. It offers a simpler and faster installation and is flexible enough...

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Minimal Light Applications

One of the major ‘battlegrounds’ of video surveillance is low light performance. The vast majority of surveillance applications are in action around-the-clock, and given that many crimes take place in...

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Smarter Lighting Control

There was a time – a few decades ago admittedly – when site lighting was an important part of overall security system design. The importance of lighting diminished as PIR-operated security lights aimed...

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Audio detection and analytics

When it comes to situational awareness, video surveillance is an impressive tool with a wide range of benefits. Add video analytics and its power substantially increases. However, when considering...

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The right balance for retail budgets?

The cost of retail crime is significant, with the latest figures from the British Retail Consortium estimating the annual cost to be £660 million. Despite this, many retailers are under financial...

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Balancing the price/performance ratio

There is often an attitude in the security market that installers and integrators will take one of two approaches: either systems will be based entirely on the lowest cost products, or only high-end...

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