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To really understand the
products our clients use, we often evaluate, analyze, and review various
technologies and equipment. The articles found here contain information on
not only performing a Electronic Security product evaluations for your
upcoming projects, but also our thoughts on some products.
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Getting Picky with Products
by Robert Grossman, Security Sales & Integration,
May
2006 --
Explaining the process to use when evaluating a
product: Analyzing Performance, Ranking Reliability, Understanding
Usability, Looking for Features, and Documentation. This process will help
in the CCTV business and in everyday life. |
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Birth of a Security Product
by Robert Grossman,
Security Sales & Integration,
May
2005 -- Every motion sensor, DVR, card reader,
control panel or any one of thousands of other electronic security and
fire/life-safety devices in existence today was once just an idea put forth
by one of our industry’s manufacturers. |
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Deliberating "Build Vs. Buy' by Robert Grossman, Security Sales & Integration,
October
2006 --
During my career, I have had the opportunity to work
for several different manufacturers in the electronic security field and
built consulting relationships with others as well.
One aspect common to all of these organizations is a
healthy internal debate over “build vs. buy” when it comes to new product
development. This month, I’d like to review the reasons for that
decision-making process and illustrate how you might benefit from a similar
line of thinking in your own organization. |
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Do Not Underestimate the Power of the UPS
by Robert Grossman, Security Sales & Integration,
November
2006 --
Now more affordable than ever, UPS units have become
an essential piece of equipment in myriad settings, from large data centers
to home entertainment systems. But nowhere is a UPS application more
essential than for security. In a day and age when most products incorporate
microprocessors and, therefore, require boot-up time, UPS units have become
even more critical. Consider a half-second loss of power to a system could
easily result in a reset time of several minutes or longer - an unacceptable
episode for equipment that requires 100-percent uptime, such as surveillance
cameras and access control systems. |
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Consultant's Notebook: The Nuances of Network
Video Recorders by Robert Grossman, Security Sales & Integration,
August
2006 --
An NVR is a system component that takes digital video
streams and stores them on an array of hard drives. It also presents these
images for later playback, archiving and manipulation. While this may seem
like the function of all digital recording systems, there is a distinction
between a NVR and a DVR. |
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Getting Video From Point A to Point B
by Robert Grossman, Security Sales & Integration,
August
2006 --
As the various technologies and associated equipment
change the landscape of the video surveillance industry, a byproduct of this
change seems to get little attention: signal transmission. Regardless of the
technologies used, it is still necessary to get a video signal from one
point to another, whether that signal be analog or digital, composite or IP
based. |
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DVR Architecture - How Dumb is Your User? by
Robert Grossman,
Security Sales & Integration,
February 2006 --
The choice between PC-based and embedded digital video
recorders (DVRs) is often more difficult than it looks. See the differences
and how one better fits your overall CCTV system. |
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The
Softer Side of Upgrading to Digital by
Robert Grossman,
Security Sales & Integration,
August 2005
--We all know that digital video
brings new levels of features and performance to what were utility products
in the past. But the ability to upgrade these products and add features by
simply updating software has major implications. |
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Trade
Shows Offer End Users a One-Stop ROI by
Robert Grossman,
Security Sales & Integration,
July 2005
-- If you’re at all involved in making
technology decisions for your company or need to understand the options that
are available to you, there is no substitute for going to the right trade
show. |
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Big
Systems Need Help From Small Manufacturers
by Robert Grossman,
Security Sales & Integration,
June 2005 --
When planning a system or adding on to an existing project,
many end users and integrators are reluctant to involve smaller
manufacturers. |
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The Matrix Revealed by Robert Grossman, Security Sales & Integration,
May 2004
-Once the mainstay of video
surveillance and still one of the most sophisticated products widely in use,
the cross-point matrix switching system, or matrix switch, has come a long
way. On one hand, it is still the predominant method for routing video
signals around a facility. On the other, there are many products that have
taken large portions of its functionality.. |
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Consultants: Time to End the
Confusion
by Robert Grossman, Security Sales & Integration,
March 2004 -- Webster’s Dictionary defines a “consultant” as “a
person who gives professional or expert advice.” But, with that definition,
isn’t just about everyone a consultant? |
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