Integrated AI-powered intelligent solutions provide valuable insights that improve efficiency and automate manual operations. Many law enforcement agencies have installed internet-connected video cameras to monitor traffic, detect license plates and observe high-crime areas in their jurisdictions. Now this same technology...
Over the last several years, ESA collaborated with a connected technology working group composed of limited energy companies and trade associations. One of the issues we monitored over the last year was a proposed ordinance in the City of Houston,...
2020 MORRIS F WEINSTOCK WINNER: Chris Mosley If Chris Mosley seemed a little distracted as he gave his acceptance speech for the 2021 Weinstock Award, it wasn’t because he wasn’t thrilled and humbled to receive the award. It was because he had...
We are about to hire a brand-new position here at ESA and I am working with the team to plan the training/on-boarding process for the new hire. What I am being reminded of is: writing about training is a lot easier than doing it! When it’s...
Here are highlights of legislative activity that could impact the electronic security and life safety industry. Federal Legislative Summary – October 2021 Congress finally passed bi-partisan infrastructure bill, the “Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act” (H.R. 3684) last week and...
ESA submitted a letter to Chairman Jack Reed (D-RI) and Ranking Member Jim Inhofe (R-OK) of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) last week after we learned some amendments in the House-passed version (H.R. 4350) of the National Defense Authorization...
The integration of artificial intelligence and machine learning into license plate/vehicle recognition systems delivers faster and more accurate results. Traditional optical character recognition software that supports many license plate recognition systems is designed to compare video captures of license...
“That’s the way we’ve always done it” is a commonly heard phrase at many security businesses. Some would say that if a process isn’t broken, you shouldn’t fix it. However, what happens if the process is broken but you just...
The TG-7FE and TG-7E allow customers to cut traditional landlines and use internet connectivity and cellular for a flexible dual path solution. Telguard, a leader in security and life safety communications, is pleased to announce its first line of...
Maher shares post-pandemic trends and ways to help meet customers' evolving needs Security dealers – and their customers – were faced with several anomalies over the last 20 months: the 3G sunset, a pandemic and social unrest. All of which caused un-planned demand and...