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HD TV Round Table a Success

June 30, 2009, Minneapolis Minnesota

Pro-Tec Design hosted a round table event on the impacts of HDTV on the video surveillance industry. The round table event was held at Pro-Tec Design’s headquarters in Minneapolis Minnesota. During the event, Karl Radke from Axis Communications reviewed the progression of video technology from analog video, [...]

30Jun2009 | steve | 0 comments | Continued
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Corporate Governance Hot line Report

I read a great report today on corporate governance and compliance reporting. The report was done by The Network. Not sure if you have heard of The Network, but they service nearly 50 percent of the Fortune 500 companies. The Network collects and addresses information on ethics, risk management, compliance issues to meet legislative [...]

7Jun2009 | steve | 0 comments | Continued
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The Next Generation Approach to Security is Unveiled

Pro-Tec’s IP Security Summit draws technology and consultants from across the USA.

Pro-Tec Design’s first annual IP Security Summit drew a gathering of global security system technology leaders and consultants. Those in attendance included:

ASSA ABLOY, the leader in door hardware solutions. ASSA ABLOY manufactures a full line of electric strikes, electric locks, and intelligent wireless [...]

2Jun2009 | steve | 3 comments | Continued
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Top 7 Design Considerations for improving Security Technology

After observing a client’s disaster drill from a dispatcher’s point of view, I developed a list of the Top 7 Design Considerations for using security technology to improve response to a disaster event.

30Jan2009 | steve | 0 comments | Continued
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Security Technology Configuration Must Consider a Range of Scenarios

We built our design around Lenel OnGuard and used a Pelco CM9760 analog matrix switch with intercom from Zenitel and recorded all of the video first generation DVRs from Lenel. The system was configured so that a perimeter alarm would activate video tours on the matrix switch and automatically generate alarm views…a great idea [...]

29Jan2009 | steve | Comments Off | Continued
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Security System Design Criteria

The setting for the disaster planning exercise was a large campus in the Minneapolis/St Paul area. The campus area has 1.6 million square feet of office space and is located on a 40-acre campus. It includes four office buildings, a five-level 6,800 car parking structure and a 100,000 square-foot common area that connects all of the structures together.

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Emergency Management Planning Event

Recently I had the privilege of participating in an Emergency Management exercise with one of my clients. Even though I’ve been in the business for more than 15 years, this was the first time I’d participated in an emergency management exercise

27Jan2009 | steve | Comments Off | Continued