Monthly Archives: September 2010

Chicago Walking Tour, Video Mesh Edition, Part 2

This post is part 2 of our Chicago Walking Tour, Video Mesh Edition. Click here for part 1 of the tour, as we made our way from the Gold Coast area to the Theatre District. After visiting the Theater District, … Continue reading

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Muni Video Mesh Webinar: Presentation and Q&A

The webinar with Sandy PD provided insights into how to design, deploy and run a successful municipal video surveillance system. We had both operational perspective from Sandy PD’s Captain Kevin Thacker, and technical details from Seth Ferrier with AlphaCorp Security, … Continue reading

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Why Mesh Video and Data Networks for Water Utilities

Municipal and private utilities, water and waste water among them, have communications and physical security requirements that are often challenging to address. Interconnecting multiple sites at wire-like speeds is a daunting proposition for many, when fiber or leased lines are … Continue reading

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Webinar: Wireless Video Mesh at Work in Sandy UT

When: On-demand recording Duration: 1 hour 5 min Join us for an informative webinar with guest speaker Captain Kevin Thacker of Sandy PD. Cpt Thacker discusses how the wireless video surveillance system came together and what impact it had on … Continue reading

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Integrated Video Mesh Solution Presentation

In our Walking Tour of Chicago, Video Mesh Edition, we came up and close to Firetide’s Integrated Video Solution (Firetide IVS-100). Here’s a presentation on this product with more details and info on “what’s inside?” [slideshare id=5193107&doc=firetide-ivs-100-2010-100913151844-phpapp01] More information: Firetide … Continue reading

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Firetide Lands at #1 Spot in Video Mesh in the Americas

As we announced today, in its report “The Americas Market for Wireless Infrastructure Used in Video Surveillance – 2010 Edition”, IMS Research ranked Firetide as the #1 supplier of wireless mesh equipment used in video surveillance applications in the Americas. … Continue reading

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"Firetide Inside" NETGEAR WLAN Offerings Reviewed In PC Mag

In time for Labor Day, PC Magazine published extensive reviews for the two products that NETGEAR launched as a result of an OEM deal with Firetide. (For background, see “Firetide Announces Strategic Alliance and OEM Agreement with NETGEAR.”) I included … Continue reading

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Chicago Walking Tour, Wireless Video Surveillance Edition

This summer I had a chance to visit Chicago for an event we were hosting. The afternoon prior to the event, our systems engineer and I had a few spare hours so we embarked on a walking tour of downtown … Continue reading

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