November 19, 2008:
New cyber-security incubator aims to solve big problems
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InfoSec
The newly launched cyber security incubator launched by the Institute for Cyber Security at the University of Texas at San Antonio is the latest demonstration of the University’s efforts to establish itself and the city of San Antonio as one...
November 14, 2008:
New York Department of Transportation clears the way for better collaboration between government and motorists
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Event Management ,
Global Security ,
Intelligent Video ,
Peak Performance
Commissioners from both the New York State and New York City Departments of Transportation were on hand to bring the Joint Traffic Management Center (JTMC) online today. New York City DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan was eloquent in her vision of...
November 14, 2008:
IT security experts have something to contribute to the physical security information management (PSIM) discussion
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Event Management
When evaluating a PSIM (physical security information management) software solution, focus on output not input. Garbage in, garbage out. That’s one of the suggestions from Greg Shipley and his Neohapsis colleagues in their November 10 Information Week article. Well, Greg...
November 14, 2008:
New York DOT Commissioner speaks about technology
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I interviewed New York City Department of Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan at the ribbon-cutting ceremony launching the new Joint Transportation Management Center in Long Island City. The Commissioner is an articulate advocate for collaboration between government agencies and between public...
October 19, 2008:
MDI borrows a page from IT's book
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Manufacturers
IT/Software companies have sold through a hybrid reseller-direct model for years. Done well, it can move product and increase revenue. Done poorly, it can destroy a brand. We’ll see if MDI's efforts to sell direct will reinvigorate their channel, or...
September 29, 2008:
Physical Security award granted by Wall Street Journal
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Intelligent Video
Congrats to Atlanta-based VUMII which won the Innovation of the Year award from the Wall Street Journal. The Journal named Vumii the most innovative physical security technology. I agree. I've seen the Vumii solution in action and have spent time...
September 24, 2008:
This Video Analytics Podcast is a good primer on the technology and the challenges it addresses
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Intelligent Video
For this podcast, I interviewed one manufacturer, several integrators and some end users. We discuss what video analytics are and what they aren't, how to extract value from analytics, and how to screw it up. In the end, we get...
September 18, 2008:
Kevin Mitnick shares a laugh with FBI
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Security Management / Operations
Kevin Mitnick moderated a panel at this year's ASIS conference (today). Here is one light moment when an FBI special agent and Kevin tease each other. Sorry for the crappy quality - you may need to crank up the speakers...
September 18, 2008:
At the Digimerge booth (ASIS) a DVR (believe it or not) and a do-it-yourself remote surveillance camera catch my eye
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Security Management / Operations
I'm no great fan of DVRs - that's no secret. But when your are short on space, want to mount a terabyte on the wall, and want basic disk mirroring you get a lot of value in this small footprint...
September 17, 2008:
Wonder how many attendees are really at ASIS?
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Manufacturers
Standing at the top of the stairs when the day ended on Tuesday, I mada and informal (read: wild guess) count of attendees. The Red Badges (exhbits only, and exhibitors) outnumbered black badges (regular paying attendees) by three to one....
