Videoconferencing on the Cheap Using consumer products like FaceTime, Skype and Google Hangouts for some videoconferencing is an easy way to lower collaboration costs. For more important meetings, professional tools are called for.
ShoreTel Has New iOS apps for Unified Communications and Telephony ShoreTel has brought its unified communications and telephony capabilities to the iOS platform with two new apps. ShoreTel’s Mobility 6 allows users to place and receive business calls. ShoreTel Conferencing allows users to share presentations among remote viewers.
Understanding the Basics — Surveillance and Surveillance Cameras Simple surveillance isn’t enough to help law enforcement. You need to have powerful enough equipment to gather surveillance data that is useful to them. However, today’s products are very capable and priced within reach.
Honeywell MAXPRO Cloud Service Puts Video Over the Web The cloud-hosted video service streams both live and recorded video.
9 Tablet and Smartphone Video Chat Apps There are video chat services for most mobile devices from smartphones to tablets, iPhone, iPads, Android to TMobile, Motorola, Droid, Galaxy, Nexus and many more. Many are even capable of group video chats. Here are some noteworthy and highly rated competitors to the two most popular videoconferencing mobile applications Skype and Apple's FaceTime.
Trend Spotting 2013 — Control4 on Security and Automation Systems Control4 is seeing the integration of security and control and automation systems, according to Paul Williams, vice president of Security and Communications. Indeed, 75 percent of their installations are seeing this meshing of technology systems.
Coping with A/V Installation Project Management Managing your A/V project, whether an upgrade or a new installation, means you have to know exactly who is performing what task and when. A clear schedule and knowledge of what people will do during the project is key to a smooth installation.
Establishing a BYOD Policy A greater number of organizations are looking into a BYOD solution, but they are discovering that access and control of users’ devices on the network requires careful thought concerning data access and preparation of infrastructure.
Best of 2012: Empire State Building Owner Tells All — How to Save a LOT of Money Best of 2012: TD Case Study. Huge money-saving secrets were unveiled at the Empire State Building. At an event that might have just as easily been a seminar for building owners hosted by one of New York’s most esteemed building owners, Anthony Malkin, President of Malkin Holdings and owner of the iconic structure. One might think that a $4.4 million per year savings and a full return on investment in just over 3 years, representing a 38.5 percent total energy savings with Johnson Controls, a lighting energy reduction of 65 percent using Lutron lighting controls, an Energy Star 90 and LEED EBOM Gold rating would make a highly competitive building owner tempted to keep his magic formula a secret. Not so. Check out the video and images from the space.
Speco Technologies Ships High-Resolution 960H DS DVR The product boasts the highest resolution available for analog CCTV, compared to D1.
Linear Releases Copper Cop — An Easy Solution to Guard HVAC from Metal Theft Copper Cop will work as a powerful restraint against metal thieves scavenging industrial HVAC units.
Determining the Right Level of Security With unsecure practices proving costly to organizations, new locking systems, such as those from Assa Abloy, are getting a hard look. Using the latest locks in with tight security procedures is key to a successful plan.
Large-scale Fast-food Franchisee Ties Together Major Controls for Increased Savings MUY Brands take control of its services by integrating security, Internet service and energy control for cost savings. Controlling 229 stores, MUY Brands uses integration to manage services right down to store thermostats to gain the most returns.
4 Apps for Network Control on the Go: What’s on Your Mobile? Josh Starr, co-founder and CTO of Infinistorm, LLC, talks about his favorite apps for managing his network on the go. From network connectivity to managing servers, Starr can depend on his mobile device to help him accomplish a variety of tasks.
A Fall Harvest of Standards and Protocols Light, sound, heat, video and other systems all speak their own language. Here’s a guide to help your own communication with your systems integrator.