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One of the key services
provided by our Electronic Security consulting firm is the design and
documents on systems for our clients. The articles here are focused on
Electronic Security planning, design, and real world experience. Profiles
are included in this section as well.
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Casino System Leaves Nothing to Chance by Robert Grossman, Security Sales & Integration,
September
2007 --
The video surveillance installation
at Odawa Casino, located near the waters of Lake Michigan in Petoskey,
Mich., was such a project. The design included two control rooms and
auxiliary monitoring locations, encompassing a new casino, parking
structure, special events area and a remote waste water treatment plant. All
of it secured with full integration between video, access control and other
gaming systems. While I’d like to say I was pleasantly surprised, all of us
involved with this project genuinely knew it would succeed from the start. |
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Hybrid Systems are a Safe Bet for Casinos by Robert Grossman, Security Sales & Integration,
September
2007 --
While the odds at table games and
chances of winning at a slot machine are frequent topics for debate in the
gaming industry, one thing is certain: Casinos around the world, both
corporate and Native American, are in the midst of performing the biggest
upgrade since one-way glass was replaced with CCTV cameras. That upgrade is
the move to digital recording. |
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Sailing the Security Waters of Mystic Lake by Robert
Grossman, Security Sales & Integration,
March 2006 --
COVER STORY - An insider's look at the installation of
the Digital CCTV System installed at Mystic Lake Casino. |
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Digital Done on a Grand Scale
by Robert Grossman,
Security Sales & Integration,
September 2004
-- The world’s largest casino
resort — Connecticut’s Foxwoods — undergoes the largest analog-to-digital
recording conversion ever undertaken. Without the luxury of downtime,
everyone associated with the project works as a single mind to pull off the
massive upgrade, which includes a new state-of-the-art control room. The
approach offers integrators a way to ease the transition to digital for
their customers. |
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Creating an Illusion of Security
by Robert Grossman,
Security Sales & Integration,
September 2004
-- When evaluating the ever-increasing arsenal of electronic and physical
security products at our disposal, it’s easy to lose sight of the primary
purpose of these products; to deter crime. |
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Deploy a 'Belt-and-Suspenders' Approach by Robert Grossman, Security Sales & Integration,
March
2007 -- However, at the enterprise
level there is an equal reemphasis on controlling entry and egress at
facilities, and we want to be sure we are addressing all areas of concern
for our readers. Because I often use events that are happening in my
consulting practice as topics for this column, the timing couldn’t be
better. We are currently involved in several major access control projects
and no doubt facing the same sort of issues that commonly affect you. In
fact, an issue that we’ve seen with three different clients in as many weeks
brings us to this month’s column. |
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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
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A 'Murphy's Law' Guide to Planning for
Disaster by Robert Grossman, Security Sales & Integration,
April
2006 --
To properly plan for the unexpected, it is essential
to go beyond the usual careful design and preparation and ensure that a
“Plan B” is always available when working with a CCTV System. |
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How to Set Up an On-Site Security Command Center
by Robert Grossman, Campus Safety, September/October 2005
-- When it comes to creating a security systems command center, campus
security professionals need to consider not only equipment and
functionality, but also design and aesthetics. (Also published in
Security Sales & Integration, September 2005) |
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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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