Monitoring & Detection
Trends in video surveillance, alarms, tracking, fire security and building automation.

Future security trends – Gazing into the security future
Most locks are still opened with an old-fashioned key, but the race is on to replace them. To do so, the industry needs a good understanding of what the …
Communicating cameras
The global market for CCTV has grown enormously with digitalization and video over IP paving the way for improved surveillance systems. So how are camera …
Support for video unity
ONVIF, the Open Network Video Interface Forum, is establishing standards for IP-based video systems. It is one of two new organizations aimed at unifying …
Guard Duty
As security technology has evolved, so too, has the role of the security guard. And, while they were once thought of as the lone night watchman, today’s …
Video analytics enhances security picture
Video analytics can tell whether someone is moving too fast in a flow of people, identify an abandoned package or a person loitering. Soon, it will be …