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Commercial and information security, homeland security, counter terrorism and policing, disaster prevention, management and recovery, and safety and health issues have become
inseparably intertwined as globalisation poses profound challenges to international security.

It is no longer only nation-states that are facing and influencing the challenges and opportunities of complex global systems: Fifty-one per cent of the top 100 global economies are companies, 300 multinational corporations account for 25 per cent of total global assets and more than 40 per cent of total world trade occurs within corporations. Also as a result of globalization and technology, individual actors can intentionally cause disruptions and inflict damage on a massive scale.

Intersec trade show and conferences recognise these challenges and will for the 11th time bring together everyone involved in the process of improving security and safety. Show and Conference will again give the unique opportunity to meet and discuss and to gather first-hand information about state-of-the-art technologies, techniques, and services in all areas related to securing people’s lives, property, information, critical infrastructure and borders.

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The High-level European Union – China – United States Consumer Product Safety Trilateral Summit took important further step.

Ensuring a high level of product safety is a matter of shared concern for the European Union, China and the United States. Combined efforts and intensified cooperation are in the mutual interest of our citizens and economies.

Following the successful “Joint U.S.-EU-China Initiative on Consumer Product Safety Compliance” held in China in September 2008, the product safety authorities of the European Union (European Commission, EC), the U.S. (Consumer Product Safety Commission, CPSC) and China (General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, AQSIQ) today took an important further step in strengthening their trilateral cooperation in this area.

Mrs. Kuneva, the European Commissioner responsible for Consumer Affairs, welcomed to Brussels U.S. CPSC Chairman Nord and AQSIQ Vice Minister Wei to discuss at the highest level key developments and further joint activities that could be undertaken to improve cooperation and the exchange of information relating to consumer product safety. This top-level Tripartite summit took place in a spirit of resolve, openness and mutual respect. Consensus was reached on the following points:

1. The Tripartite participants confirm that the ability of global supply chains to deliver safe products to consumers is paramount. Consumers worldwide must be able to trust the safety of products they buy on a day-to-day basis.

2. The Tripartite participants agree that, given the ever-increasing EU-China-U.S. share of global consumer product trade, product safety is an area of shared concern and that enhanced cooperation and resolution of existing and future issues is essential to ensure the safety of consumer products.

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CCTV - From Analog to Digital Video:
Applications and Advances in Surveillance
October 20-23, 2008
New Orleans, Louisiana

A lot has changed since 1942

Hard to believe it’s been that long since this technology was used the first time. The fact that these systems have become not only an integral part of today’s physical security program, but a tool used by law enforcement and private security forces as well, makes keeping current nonnegotiable. Explore what’s on the horizon at this intermediate-level program—an exciting, intense combination of technology- and applications-focused presentations.

This education-packed program focuses on video systems, video analytics, video system management, and systems installation best practices—just to mention a few. Everyone stands to benefit from staying up-to-the-minute: corporate security directors, casino security operators, security installation specifiers, maintenance superintendents.

This program is a must-attend for anyone using
or designing a video surveillance system!
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Same time how to select proper Video Surveillance System for your business is a major concern. Indian market is flooded with Taiwan, Chinese, Korean and Some Indian products and there are multiple options available to choose from. Usually, when you go to a vendor selling security products you do not know what to ask for and one might end up with a wrong product.

Product technology has transitioned from old days CCTV camera to latest sophisticated
IP Based intelligent Video Surveillance systems (Networked Video Surveillance Systems). As market is enjoying the Benefits of internet and IT as whole, now a lot could be expected our of the security systems fitted in your facility.

IP camera systems are good entry level option. If you’re your need one or two camera and would like to monitor remotely IP cameras are nice choice. There are multiple varieties are IP cameras in the market.

But for multiple camera systems , IP cameras do not stream video over the Internet properly. So your need is for more than one camera then you should know that these are the factors that you should consider and ask the vendor the right questions and then make a wise decision according to your budget and requirement.

You should go for a networked surveillance system even if you do not have an internet connection because you can view it locally anyways and you have the option of connecting it to the internet for remote viewing anytime in future. Since the price difference between the traditional CCTV and networked Video Surveillance Unit will be only about 20% more. You will spend on the cameras and wiring any ways.

What you should look in a security product - that is advanced CCTV or Video Surveillance System

1. Storage capacity of DVRs– Make sure your systems provides you adequate days and months of storage for all of your cameras.

2. Secure Access - The IP Video Surveillance System should provide Secure Access – when you are accessing you location over the internet it should have secure access over the VPN (Virtual Private Network). So that there is less or no possibility that anybody can hack your location and get visibility into your facility, shop or business.

3. Extensible Storage - The IP Video Surveillance System should provide Extensible Storage. One should be able to add the storage so that one can save the important data for multiple days or months as required. Also one should be able to save such data over the LAN at different location for security reasons. One should be able to have the option of having extendible Storage through NAS and RAID.

4. Scalable -The networked Surveillance System should be Scaleable and should be able to add local and remote cameras. So the system should be scalable to add cameras and also the storage via NAS and RAID.

5. Different Types of Cameras Support - You might need to use night vision and PTZ cameras. The networked surveillance system should support PTZ cameras and also one should be able to operate the cameras over the Internet and should be able to Pan and Zoom the camera.

6. MPEG4 and H.264 Industry Standard Compliant - The Networked Video Surveillance should be built using the industry standards of MPEG 4 and H.264. One should pay attention to this because many companies might claim to have these but in reality one should see that they are following the standards because this will save you in operating costs and you will need less storage and disk space.

7. Adaptation to Local Internet Band with - The Networked Video Surveillance should adapt to available Internet band with and should not be rigid. If this feature is not there then you will not be able to watch the video at all on fluctuating Internet band with. This will help you to get access from anywhere and anytime.

8. Viewing Multiple Videos over the net in Real Time- If all the above mentioned technologies are used in the product then one should be able to see multiple videos streaming real time on 256 Broad band connections or even on 126 Kbps wireless connections to the laptop.

9. Dynamic DNS Support - The Networked Video Surveillance should provide Dynamic DNS support. This will save you running cost of purchasing Static IP and also many Internet providers especially in developing countries do not proved static IP.

10. Inter-operability over different platforms - Inter-operability with various clients Apple, PDAs, Windows and Linux. So you should be able to access your premises on various types of mobile and stationary equipment and also over multiple technology platforms.

11. Video Management Software - The networked Surveillance System should give have Intelligent video management software that gives administrative rights at various levels so that the owner can assign the appropriate access rights to the appropriate person.

12. Intelligent UPS support – The system should turn off safely when the power supply goes off and it comes on UPS.

13. Preserve latest video in case of sudden power loss- the networked Surveillance System should be able to save the latest data when sudden power loss happens.

14. Local Supply and Support – The system should have local supply and support.

15. Warranty- Make sure that the CCTV, DVR or NVSS has one year warranty and that they will give you the new unit if there is a problem with in one year and you should be able to purchase extended warranty for less than 25% of the product value. This is important because the system can fail and you can loose all your investment in less than a year.

16. User Manual- User Manual should be available with the product. If somebody is purchasing a card and building a system on a cheap computer this may not be there.

17. The system should have the capability and option to record only on motion to save on hard disk and avoid unwanted recording.

18. The system should raise an alert when the camera is not working or is being disconnected for any reason.

19. The system should generate alerts via emails and / or SMS when there is motion and on intrusion or user defined events.

20. Also make sure that the system will work with your existing wiring and cameras so you do not have to incur that cost again if you are replacing your old CCTV unit. You may end up replacing some old cameras with the better cameras and might want to use some night vision or PTZ cameras according to your need.

As you can see that it is not easy to select the proper CCTV (networked) or Networked Video Surveillance System. There is a lot of choice and price range in the market.
We wish you all the best. If you are in mid-market (6 to 64cameras) or higher market (100 +and looking for a Solution can send you a list of products that we recommend. Send us an email at videosurveillance1@gmail.com.

Officials are concerned about the possibility of these people planning terrorist attacks. To this end, they have initiated the process of setting up surveillance systems at the main train stations of Attari and Munnabao to keep visual records of people.

This kind of a move is already in place in major airports and this move by the transit officials is being seen as supportive of others’ efforts.

But these days, the industry has undergone tremendous changes to the point where security systems are now used as a tool for BUSINESS information. What do I mean by that? Well, here are a few examples.

1. Imagine you are a manager of a bank. Yes, you need a security system to monitor high traffic areas in the bank, you want to guard against thieves at the ATM machines and you want to view your vault to ensure nothing is being taken. However, did you think of the fact that a security system while doing all of these things can also:
-monitor customer service levels (eg. what is average wait time for a customer)
-observe employees for how well they abide by bank procedures
-figure out the busiest times of the day/week/month and staff your branch accordingly

2. You own a retail shop with 3 other locations. You are primarily concerned with the safety of your inventory however you can also:
-monitor the increase in customer traffic after a new marketing/ad campaign
-figure out the highest traffic areas in your store so you can display your promotional material to the largest number of people
-help resolve customer disputes
-remotely monitor all 4 locations from the comfort of your own home/office or while traveling anywhere in the world!

These are only a few of the ways that Cradle’s NVSS can help you go beyond security to increase your bottom line!
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To address this, I would like to highlight an example in the news just after the labor day weekend. 3 Terrorists from Germany who were arrested last year for planned terrorist plots, have been charged with participation in foreign and domestic terrorist organizations as well as planning major bombing attacks in large German cities.

Their hope was to emulate the nightclub bombings in Bali, Indonesia to force German forces out of Afghanistan.

Surveillance tapes had recorded the suspects discussing plans to bomb a nightclub, with the hope of killing as many American tourists and German people as possible. Upon arresting the suspects, materials for making large bombs were found at the homes of these suspects.

Critics complain of the high cost of surveillance system and how they are not as useful as promised in fighting crime. But what is the value of hundreds of lives that were saved from multiple bombs, targeted at major cities?

One can access your business or facility remotely anytime anywhere to monitor security and also other important aspect of your business.

Such a system not only is helpful for business but it goes beyond security and helps you increase the bottom line.

Here is the photo of one of the office locations over the internet.

When one thinks about total security, and monitoring about any facility then Advanced and Networked CCTV has to be part of the package other wise the full security can not be complete.

Netwroked CCTV or Networked Video Surveillance System (NVSS) has following components � cameras, recorder with storage, additional storage (if needed), monitors, peripherals.

NVSS or CCTV Recorder is the main brain of your security system. This is the one that you need to select properly. If you do not have the main NVSS the correct kind then the other peripherals are easy to choose.
Please make sure you select this correctly. To find out more about this here-

One should understand the latest technology in this area. What is the difference between CCTV and NVSS. What is your business need

according to that you have to select the correct recorder for you.

CCTV cameras are the image capture elements essential in security sytem. Selection of right cameras is based on the purpose of the security system, installation requirements and installation location (indoor or outdoor) also plays a vital role in determining the right combination. There are many types of cameras used for CCTV systems - Fixed mini domes, night vision cameras, , compact cameras, IP cameras and speed dome cameras, PTZ Cameras ( Pan Tilt and Zoom Cameras)

In a security system, monitor is used to display images captured by the camera and processed by the NVSS recorder. There are many Types of monitors used for such system is TFT monitors and CRT monitors. Now a days the range of monitors rages from the TV monitors, computer monitors to flat screen monitors.

Storage is another important component in CCTV system. The storage now a days can come inside the recorder also with NVSS system using NAS one can extend the storage since the need for the storage has increased up to 90 days in some of the industries like banking industry. You must make sure that the system you purchase has the option and have NAS connection so that you can add the storage later as your need for storage increases.

Installation is another important aspect of any surveillance system. If you are a owner you should get involved in the installation process since each installation is different according to your business need and location. The cameras and location of cameras is important in this regard.

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CCTV surveillance system

1.Security focused, meant for monitoring by guards

2.Physically walking around site for inspection

3.Monitoring CCTV systems, only one location

4. If an incident occurs, the guards are your first level decision makers with limited information and authority

6. Comes as windows based system and virus problems

7. No integrated solution available and no warranty for product

Disadvantages of such old generation of CCTV

1. Decision makers are informed after a time delay with little to no details

2. Failure to meet the needs of growing multi-location

3.Does not give access to businesses or executives on the move

4. Dumb recording of all data- whether motion is there or not.

5. Limited Storage Capacity.

6. Does not take advantage of what internet can offer

Now Basic Market Demands are following

Basic Market Demands

Networked Video Surveillance Systems

1. Takes advantage of internet and counts available bandwith and gives you access for your desired location 24×7×365 with Maximum reliability, Systems Should work 24×7×365, Storage Protection.

2. Use existing network infrastructure and reuse existing wiring and cameras for low start-up and operating cost

3. Sensors can be integrated and alerts can be sent.

4. Can do motion base recording and Motion based alerts.

5. Turns Analog Video data into Digital Data can be married to business applications
example- At a ATM- the video can be sent with each ATM transaction.

6. Integrated full solution box is available with warranty.

Such a networked Video Surveillance Systems are now available in India and US markets for mid market.