<MARCH 2008>

VIEWPOINT Benazir Bhutto Assassinated  EXECUTIVE PROTECTION  Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated on December 27th, 2007.  The World Protection Group looks at what went wrong. By The World Protection Group   COVER STORY Choosing the Right Path IP-BASED VIDEO  A guide to understanding the difference between `single` and `multi-vendor` IP video systems. By Oliver Vellacott    SECURITY UPDATE Pearls in the Mud VIDEO ANALYTICS  The early promise of video analytics has generated a lot of unrealistic expectations over the last few years, but what is it actually?  By Sunny Kim    TECH SPOTLIGHT Never Stop Evolving ALARM SECURITY  Alarm professionals must always offer their customers the very best equipment  --  best panels, best high security switches instead of reed switches, best PIR. By Mike Davenport       PEOPLE & BUSINESS BONG-HOON YU Bong-Hoon Yu, CEO & President of CNB Technology, talks about what`s behind the company`s remarkable growth and its journey toward becoming the world`s No.1 security camera player.  By Jeanny Lim   WOOCHUL SHIN Woochul Shin, Marketing Director of Samsung Electronics` Digital Media Business, discusses the consumer electronics giant`s formula for success in the security market.  By Jeanny Lim   GLENN BOTTOMLY Glenn Bottomly discusses Fargo`s strengths in the global ID market and effective measures to fight ID counterfeiting. By Sunny Kim   MARKET VIEW Electronic Door Security: The Coming Era of IP Visitor Management: Tightly Integrated with Access Control   CASE STUDIES IP CCTV for Railway Station St. Pancras International Controlware Communications has recently provided a leading-edge IP CCTV solution for St. Pancras Internal.   WHOS IN POWER Geutebruck, A Mecca for Surveillance Technologies Geutebruck is a family owned, high-tech company based near Bonn in Germany.  It has more than 30 years of experience in developing and producing CCTV systems and a reputation for always being way ahead of its time.     SECURITY IN BRIEF Fluidmesh Networks and Viewpoint parter | Honeywell`s solutions draw attention in Japan | Milestone celebrates its 10th anniversary | Dean Meyer promoted to Pelco CEO | Bae Systems opens a new center | Fastlane plus secures 12 Arthur st. in U.K.   NEWS SPECIAL Is the U.S. Financial System Any Safer? | In-flight Text Messaging   MARKET UPDATE Logical/Physical Security Convergence: Sensible Business Strategy   TECH IN ACTION Airport Security Upgrade | Integrating Systems Together | Zoom Lenses Across Dublin    EXPO PREVIEW  ISC WEST 2008   SPECIAL PRODUCT IP Cameras   PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT  Dipel, Digital Leader in CCTV | The Breakthrough in Alarm Technology   RECENT RELEASES Xprotect Central version 3.5 | CAM21P | Compliance IQ 2.0 | TRANSIT Entry | iGDVR | NEXESS USB | High Speed Positioning System | Precise 250 MC    PRODUCT SHOWCASE Portable DVR with cellular communication | RFID read/write mouse | Fingerprint access control with unique algorithm | Simple-to-use card printer | Multi-biometric reader for outdoor access control | Financial card printer | Baby monitoring system | Mobile 4/8 Ch. DVR | Advanced biometric access system   SECURITY BUYER`S GUIDE