<December, 2008>

VIEWPOINT Unpacking the Compression Toolbox VIDEO ENCODING  It’s probably fair to say that few buyers of video security systems are experts in video encoding.  And why should they be!  It’s enough to know that data need to be compressed and that there are different ways of doing it.  By Katharina Geutebruck   COVER STORY Surveillance Simplified WIRELESS CCTV  Institutions of all kinds are being challenged to install video surveillance in areas that are too remote, too costly or physically impossible to reach with additional cabling.  Wireless technology can help solve this issue. By Joshua Chao   SECURITY FOCUS Can You Trust Your Compliance Officer? INDUSTRIAL ESPIONAGE  If you can’t trust the Compliance Officer who can you trust?  Or is the temptation these days too great for anyone to resist? By Calum Macleod   SECURITY UPDATE New Approaches to Video Threat Detection VIDEO THREAT DETECTION  Video Threat Detection (VTD), the next generation after Video Motion Detection (VMD), has moved in the last few years from being a promise to being a reality. By Joel Epstein   TECH SPOTLIGHT Stop the Attacks  ATM SECURITY  As in many countries around the world, the U.K. has experienced a significant growth in the number of ATM deployments over the past few years and this has heightened ATM attacks in the U.K By Alan Townsend   CASE STUDIES Biometric Access Control: The Key to Bank Security RCG Holdings Ltd. was chosen by a Middle East bank for deploying biometrics access control system.   COMPANY SPOTLIGHT Bosch Security Systems, Going Above and Beyond  Bosch, already an established name in automotive electronics and in-car driver-assistance systems, is releasing its extensive know-how in computer vision.   WHO’S IN POWER VideoIQ Brings Intelligence to Security  Founded as a spin-out of GE security, VideoIQ, Inc. was launched in the spring of 2007 with the mission of making intelligence part of every surveillance system.   SECURITY IN BRIEF Automatic Systems celebrates 40-year anniversary | AES-IntelliNet opens new office in Mexico | Honeywell adds Mirtech International Security as authorized dealer | Obama’s plan | Hikvision partners with Milestone Systems | Brink’s Home Security Holdings becomes independent | One-stop certification scheme for Europe | Connecting past and future | Protecting the public -- every day | Energy-generating door | Terrorism insurance | Solution to false alarm dispatch | Protect your home from burglary l   MARKET UPDATE Economic Slowdown and Government Tech Budgets | Digital Security Survives the Economy   TECH IN ACTION Secure & Upgraded Residential Area   SPECIAL PRODUCT CCTV LENS   EXPO REVIEW Hong Kong Electronics Fair (Autumn Edition) 2008 | Security Essen 2008   CHINA CLOSE-UP Zooming in on Chinese Players   RECENT RELEASES TS-509 Pro Turbo NAS | Trilogy 4100/4500 Series | Easy Series | Schedulon   SECURITY BUYERS’ GUIDE