The Benefits of Integrating Video with Your Access Control System As you may have heard, Amazon now offers a service called Amazon Key which provides a way for you to allow an Amazon delivery person to access your home to deliver a package. The electronic lock provided by Amazon is paired with a cloud-based camera […]
Video Surveillance
Manage Your Security from the Cloud
The Benefits of Maxpro Cloud In a recent blog post, I outlined the reasons why using cloud services would provide benefits to our end users. In this post, I will talk about some of the specific benefits provided by a cloud security service we provide, Maxpro Cloud. Maxpro Cloud is a hosted cloud-based platform that […]
Why We Like the Cloud for Security
Cloud-Based Services Offer Proven Results Everywhere we look, we hear about companies offering cloud-based technology services. Quite simply, a cloud-based service (public cloud-based service) is one that doesn’t require a company to have software running on a server on the company’s premise. The cloud has come to the security industry too. In fact, we have […]
Thieves Make Off with Five Tons of Nutella
Another Round of Robbery in Bad Hersfeld, Germany It seems that someone has nabbed five and a half tons of Nutella, the wonderful chocolate hazelnut spread that everyone should try in one’s lifetime. The heist occurred in the German town of Bad Hersfeld after a trailer of the spread was left parked in the center […]
Access Control with Video Integration
How Video Integration Augments An Access Control System One of the features of some access control systems that many users are not aware of is the ability to integrate a video surveillance system with the access control system. Access control systems are used to verify that a card or fob presented at a card reader […]
Smartphone Apps for Your Security System
New Apps Give More Control Lately, it seems that there has been an incredible proliferation of smartphones and tablet computers. Everywhere I go, I see more and more people using them. With my new Android phone in hand and my iPad by my side, I have found that the power contained in these mobile devices is pretty […]
Video in the Cloud
The Future of Cloud Security Cloud has become quite the buzzword when it comes to applications. Let’s do this in the cloud; let’s do that in the cloud. There have been some real success stories when it comes to hosted applications which are those applications that reside in the cloud. Salesforce.com is one that immediately […]
Pictures of Suspect in Rash of Car Burglaries
High-Quality Video Surveillance Systems Become More Affordable and Effective The bad guys are at it again. This time, there has been a rash of car burglaries in Gwinnett County. The police are saying that they have linked 21 burglaries to one person and they are now trying to find him. This is the link to […]
Take Care of Your Security Systems
How to Ensure Your Security Systems Remain in Working Order Welcome to 2013! Since we have entered a new year, it is a good time to evaluate your plans for maintaining your security systems. As with any electronic systems, security systems need care and attention to stay in good working order. Here are some questions […]
9 Billion Dollars Lost to Return Fraud Every Year
How Video Security Systems Capture Return Fraud Crimes Wow, the National Retail Federation reported that 9 billion dollars are lost to return fraud every year by retailers. What is return fraud? According to a recent article in the online version of USA Today, return fraud is defined as “a crime where people exchange stolen goods […]