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Unarmed guards are no longer an option
Issue 6 2021, Logistics (Industry), Security Services & Risk Management
Criminals today are more violent than ever in carrying out their nefarious activities, and, in general, more organised and informed.
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More than tracking
Issue 6 2021, iCAM Video Telematics, Transport (Industry)
Fleet management has never been an easy job, especially in South Africa where many innovations have been developed and exported to deal with the challenges we face.
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From the Editor's desk: Under siege
Issue 6 2021, News & Events
It’s not often that an issue of Hi-Tech Security Solutions has such a large section devoted to the sector focus as you will find in this issue. We have combined the transport and logistics verticals into ...
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Estate security (problems?) start at the gate
Residential Security Handbook 2021: Secure Living, Editor's Choice, Access Control & Identity Management, Integrated Solutions, Residential Estate (Industry)
Hi-Tech Security Solutions hosted a round table discussion in partnership with Milestone Systems on the topic of Residential Estate Security at the Indaba Hotel in Fourways, Johannesburg.
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The invisible control room
Residential Security Handbook 2021: Secure Living, Editor's Choice, Surveillance, Integrated Solutions, Residential Estate (Industry)
While many would think that control rooms are too large and complex to be completely outsourced to a cloud provider, the latest technology makes the Control Room-as-a-Service (CRaaS) a reality.
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Advanced alarms in estates
Residential Security Handbook 2021: Secure Living, Olarm, Elvey Security Technologies , Residential Estate (Industry), Perimeter Security, Alarms & Intruder Detection, Products & Solutions
Hi-Tech Security Solutions looks at some of the alarm options available for smart homes looking for more than something that makes a noise.
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You still need a physical barrier
Residential Security Handbook 2021: Secure Living, Turnstar Systems, Flow Systems, Centurion Systems, Residential Estate (Industry), Access Control & Identity Management, Products & Solutions
No matter what technical solutions are available, an estate, complex or even a single house still needs a physical barrier to control access, in other words, a gate or boom of some sort.
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Contactless access control
Residential Security Handbook 2021: Secure Living, IDEMIA , Suprema, ZKTeco, Editor's Choice, Access Control & Identity Management, Integrated Solutions, Residential Estate (Industry)
Contactless access technologies quickly evolved from ‘nice-to-have if you have the money’ technology into must-have solutions when the pandemic struck and (some may say for the first time) people actually had a good reason to be wary of touching biometric readers.
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From the Editor's desk: Security on the side
Residential Security Handbook 2021: Secure Living, News & Events
Welcome to the second Residential Security Handbook of 2021. In this issue, named Secure Living, we turn our attention a little more inwards and, as you will see in the pages to follow, place more focus ...
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Video killed the audio intercom
Residential Security Handbook 2021: Secure Living, Axis Communications SA, TOA Electronics, Black Point Tech cc t/a BPT, Residential Estate (Industry), Access Control & Identity Management, Smart Home Automation
Today’s intercoms are very different from what we were used to in the good old days, including wireless technology, video and integration to other security equipment as standard in many products.
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PowerBox for secure homes during blackouts
Residential Security Handbook 2021: Secure Living, Editor's Choice, Security Services & Risk Management, Residential Estate (Industry)
PowerBox keeps the essential electronics, security systems, Internet (Wi-Fi) connections, PCs and laptops, enabling life and security to continue during electricity blackouts.
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From the Editor's desk: Bitcoin or Ether?
Issue 5 2021, News & Events
Well, the July riots are a thing of the past, except, of course, for the million or so rounds of ammo that are still missing and the R120 million in cash that was stolen (cash, not repairs or new equipment ...
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