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Formal security education
June 2012, News
Hi-Tech Security Solutions spoke to UNISA’s Prof Anthony Minnaar, head of the Programme Security Management in the Department of Criminology & Security Science, School of Criminal Justice, College of Law, about the security-related courses and career paths available to learners.
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Hi-Tech Security Solutions’ makeover
June 2012, News
Hi-Tech Security Solutions has had a makeover. You will still find the best in security news, views and interviews from an editorial side, but we have had our production team listening to subliminal creativity ...
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Magazine not arrived?
June 2012, News
Due to the ongoing Post Office strike, you may not have received your postal copy of Hi-Tech Security Solutions. If you have not received your copy, please contact Justin on (011) 543 5800 or [email protected]...
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Hi-Tech Security Solutions' makeover
June 2012, News
Welcome to the June issue of Hi-Tech Security Solutions. We are rather excited about this month’s issue since, as you may notice, Hi-Tech Security Solutions has had a makeover. You will still find the ...
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Local differentiators mean success
May 2012, News
Local manufacturers have it tough when faced with competition from the East and West, as well as at home. Hi-Tech Security Solutions asked Centurion and Turnstar to explain their success in these turbulent markets.
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Surveillance bonanza
May 2012, News
Welcome to the May issue. Regular readers will know that the surveillance section in Hi-Tech Security Solutions is usually the largest section in each issue, with a few exceptions. This issue follows ...
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Surveillance solutions take centre stage
CCTV Handbook 2012, CCTV, Surveillance & Remote Monitoring
Vendors promise high definition, megapixels, low light, amazing zoom capabilities, onboard storage and analytics, and other fantastic benefits to the buyer. We even have some vendors offering 14 or 20 megapixel systems, 360-degree views and more. But the camera is only one aspect of a surveillance solution, ignore the rest at the buyer’s peril.
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Low-cost IP options
CCTV Handbook 2012, IT infrastructure
IP cameras have the reputation of being much more expensive than analogue, especially when it comes to low-end projects requiring around 20 cameras or less. Recently a number of companies have launched low-cost IP cameras into the market aimed at dealing with this low-end market.
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All about ROI
CCTV Handbook 2012, CCTV, Surveillance & Remote Monitoring
Just as you thought you had a handle on the complexities of managing a surveillance installation with the assistance of the latest in management software, they go and decide to incorporate everything else into the same platform.
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Power to the camera
CCTV Handbook 2012, CCTV, Surveillance & Remote Monitoring
While many companies and individuals are aware of the need to protect their IT system with UPS and clean power, security installations don’t often take the same care to keep their systems running when Eskom fails yet again.
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Keeping control, remotely
CCTV Handbook 2012, CCTV, Surveillance & Remote Monitoring
Remote monitoring allows fewer personnel to monitor a much wider area in less time, keeping them out of reach of South Africa’s notoriously violent criminals. But remote monitoring is not a simple solution as there are many aspects of the service customers must be able to rely on 24x7.
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