Feb. 11, 2013

Camera test: UTC-TrueVision TVC-M5220-1-P

In cooperation with Seetec, GIT SECURITY tests current and new video cameras under standardised conditions in the test laboratory of the SeeTec Hardware Competence Centre. The Hardware Competence Centre was set up because the data and performance specifications of network cameras as stated by manufacturers are often measured under different conditions and are not always reliable in practice. The results provided a sound basis for planning IP video projects and help to avoid unpleasant surprises. moreFeb. 11, 2013

Camera test: Convision CC-8171

In cooperation with Seetec, GIT SECURITY tests current and new video cameras under standardised conditions in the test laboratory of the SeeTec Hardware Competence Centre. The Hardware Competence Centre was set up because the data and performance specifications of network cameras as stated by manufacturers are often measured under different conditions and are not always reliable in practice. The results provided a sound basis for planning IP video projects and help to avoid unpleasant surprises. moreDec. 14, 2011

Winner GIT SECURITY AWARD 2013

In GIT SECURITY 1/2013 we will report about the winner's of GIT SECURITY AWARD 2013... moreApr. 19, 2011

Study: Access Control Best Practices

A white paper from RWE is currently causing more than a few waves in the access control market (you can download it here). Together with the Security Research Lab in Berlin, the company published it recently under the very appropriate title of ʺEstablishing Security Best Practices in Access Controlʺ. It describes the way in which RWE is moving in the direction of a secure access control system in a process being applied company-wide. moreFeb. 11, 2011

Airport Security: Hands Up! A close look at Bodyscanners (Part 2)

Part two of our article on body scanners looks at them through the eyes of those who are being scanned. These devices have been given various nicknames in different languages, not all of them complimentary. But despite loud objections from religious as well as human rights groups and even constitutional lawyers to the presentation of the human body on a screen, almost all passengers when asked are, in fact, in favor of the machines. moreDec. 20, 2010

Total cost comparison study IP vs. analog video surveillance

Axis Communications announces the results of an independent study comparing costs of an analog versus an IP video surveillance system. The study demonstrates that an IP-based system represents on average 13 percent lower cost than a corresponding analog system.  moreNov. 12, 2010

Camera test: Samsung SND 5080

In cooperation with Seetec, GIT SECURITY tests current and new video cameras under standardised conditions in the test laboratory of the SeeTec Hardware Competence Center. The Hardware Competence Center was set up because the data and performance specifications of network cameras as stated by manufacturers are often measured under different conditions and are not always reliable in practice. The results provided a sound basis for planning IP video projects and help to avoid unpleasant surprises. moreOct. 30, 2010

Finding the right security camera for every application

Finding the right security camera for every application is a challenge for system integrators, installers, end users, and even manufacturers. A revolutionary new camera chip, the Seawolf chip by Pixim, a leading provider of imaging technology for enterprise security cameras, now offers the industry’s highest effective resolution, greatest wide dynamic range, and best low light performance at an affordable price. more