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Enterprising Solutions – Security Sales & Integration
December 2009 by Robert Grossman - The market is being whipped into a frenzy by buzz about IP, yet studies show that only 10-15 perent of systems sold include IP cameras. What’s the deal?
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Mall Shops for Surveillance System – Security Sales & Integration
September 2008 By Robert Grossman - Since Chicago’s archetype Market Square opened in 1916, shopping malls have been synonymous with safety. Their predictability has been a source of security and, for many, a way of life. People exercise at gyms in the morning, attend movies at night; parents use the mall to baby-sit their teenagers; and children visit with Santa and the Easter Bunny, and cavort in play areas. That feeling of well being doesn’t come without a cost, however, particularly in a post-9/11 world
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Upgrade or Replace? It Depends – Campus Safety Magazine
May/June 2008 by Robert Grossman - Campus officials face a common dilemma: Should they improve their current electronic security technology or adopt a completely new system? Those who do the proper footwork and planning will have the tools they need to choose the best course of action for their organizations.
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Hybrid Systems Are a Safe Bet for Casinos – Security Sale & Integration
September 2007 By Robert Grossman - 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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Casino System Leaves Nothing to Chance – Security Sales & Integration
September 2007, By Robert Grossman - 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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When Not Just Any Integrator Will Do – Campus Safety Magazine
July/August 2007, By Robert Grossman - As a CCTV and other security consulting company that often works with hospitals, schools and universities, our goal is to get as many qualified integrators so the process of bidding on a safety and security project is competitive and the quality level will be roughly comparable, regardless of the vendor selected.
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Do Not Underestimate the Power of the UPS – Security Sales & Integration
November 2006, By Robert Grossman - 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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Sailing the Security Waters of Mystic Lake – Security Sales & Integration
March 2006, By Robert Grossman - An insider's look at the installation of the Digital CCTV System installed at Mystic Lake Casino.
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Keep Your Cameras Honest – Campus Safty Magazine
January/February 2006 By Robert Grossman - Many campuses now consider their CCTV system to be a critical part of their operation - why not perform a regular audit of that system as well? Types of audits are system functionality, system performance, preventative maintenance. These audits would analyze your PTZ and fixed cameras, and the overall performance of your CCTV system. (Also published in Security Sales & Integration, December 2005)
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Manufacturer Viability: Is It An Issue? – Security Sales & Integration