End users are increasingly demanding smart solutions and if the security market isn’t going to offer them, then people will go elsewhere. To underline just how important this sector is, in 2017 spending in Western Europe on smart devices and systems was close to £10 …
System Design
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The delivery of smart solutions has been made easier for many integrators and installers via the implementation of ‘cause and effect’ logical programming. This allows a system to automatically trigger actions in response to user-defined events, system or site status changes, or even transactional or …
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When it comes to video management and recording, the options for installers and integrators are predominantly three-fold: VMS with recording servers, VMS-based hardware appliances or NVRs. Typically, these are perceived as decreasing in flexibility as the device becomes more hardware-specific, but is that still the …
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Benchmark has looked at the potential for implementing network-based audio as an element of value-added smart solutions, and has also considered the business case for such an approach. In this article on network-connected audio, created with the help of Axis Communications, the benefits for customers …
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In recent articles, Benchmark has considered the business case for the deployment of smart search solutions, and has assessed the performance of Avigilon Appearance Search to see what it offers system integrators and security installers. In the final article addressing smart search solutions, we consider …