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Network & IPSponsors of this pageDVTel - #1 in open platform,IP-based physical security solutionsfor video, audio, access control andanalytics.www.dvtel.comEight-channel recorderAccess bootcampVideo serverHAPPY‘Reduced business crimeis key to inwardinvestment, whichsupports jobs andprosperity.’Bob Jones, WestMidlands Police andCrime Commissioner.Pictured above is VIVOTEK’s mostrecent launch, the ND8301, is aneight-channel network recorder, withan Intel Dual-core Atom Processorwith maximum recording throughputof 96 Mbps. RAID 0/1 is supportedby two removable HDDs as backup,with an external eSATA port for moreexpansion. Designed with an integralHD monitor output with full HDresolution (1920X1080), the recordercan remove the need for another PCto view video from the unit. It alsostreams high resolution per channel,without any compromise to imagequality, the makers say. The company’smanagement software is embedded intothe NVR. Newly launched is an Expertinstallers. Its global roll-out started inMarch. distributor, reports that Paxton, theelectronic access control manufacturer,is launching a free IP ‘accesscontrol bootcamp’. The distributoris encouraging its infrastructureinstallers to look at access, whichcould complement their core workand add a revenue stream. WithIP access, electronic tokens andsmartcards replace locks and keys,providing building security thatsits on the network. Tracey Calcutt,campaign, to the infrastructure channel.She said more solutions are nowbeing converged onto one IP network,‘thereby saving time, money, space andenergy, and those partners that embracethese technologies, are more likely tothe additional sales opportunities’. BCDVideo have released theirBCD4540V IP video server. Theproduct offers up to 180TB of IP videostorage housed in a 5U rack-mountchassis. Part of the Nova Series, theserver, named ‘Big Bertha’, has theUS company’s standard features: 6GSAS IP video storage, Solid StateDrives (SSD) for the operating systemand customer’s choice of videomanagement, and fault-redundantarchitecture. Dan Molnar, BCDVideo’sSolution Architect, says: “Having60 drive bays allows us to set a newbarometer for combined server/storagedensity. By using RAID 50 or 60, weare able to surpass the 16 disk drivelimitations of RAID 5 and 6. RAID50 and 60 are great alternatives forsupporting larger volume sizes.” TheBig Bertha has been beta-tested in anumber of places that require longretention times of the storage video. The Institute of Lifelong LearningThere’s been a terrible accident.Learn from it.PgD/MSc in Emergency Planning ManagementWhether it’s natural disasters, human error, or terrorist acts, emergency situations are becoming an increasingly frequent featureof everyday life for all of us. If you have a professional or academic interest in this area of study this joint degree programme willadvance your understanding of risk management theory, decision making and organisational behaviour.The first course of its kind to combine cutting-edge theory with practical scenarios and issues, the programme offers recognisedvalidation of Continuing Professional Development in this field. You will cover the application of real-world planning with arange of practical scenarios, case studies and models aimed at developing key skills of critical analysis and evaluation of keyorganisational and conceptual concerns.Offered through the Institute of Lifelong Learning the course provides two years of supported distance learning together with threeshort courses at the Emergency Planning College. To enhance your professional standing with a major research university contact:The Institute of Lifelong Learning, Civil Safety and Security Unit, University of Leicester, 14 Salisbury Road, Leicester LE1 7QR UKTel: +44 (0)116 229 7575 Email: riskmanagement@le.ac.ukwww.le.ac.uk/cssuwww.le.ac.uk58APRIL 2013 PROFESSIONAL SECURITYwww.professionalsecurity.co.uk