FOA Publishes New Textbook On Fiber Optics

The FOA has published a new textbook on fiber optics, the FOA Reference Guide to Fiber Optics. This textbook is designed to be used for training fiber optic technicians, studying for FOA certification and as a reference guide for anyone interested in fiber optics. This textbook was developed from new material on the FOA Online Reference Guide website (www.foaguide.org) and is complemented by hundreds of web pages on additional topics. The book is available from Amazon.com for only $24.95 and will soon be available on the Amazon Kindle electronic book reader.  The FOA Reference Guide to Fiber Optics will be used as the new reference guide for training students for the FOA Certified Fiber Optic Technician (CFOT) certification in 2010.

More on the book: http://www.thefoa.org/FOArgfo.html
 

Honeywell’s My Keypad iPhone™ App…Helps You to Close More Business, Increase RMR and Reduce Attrition.

My Keypad helps your sales force close more business, by providing one more compelling reason for prospects to invest in a security system right now. Available free on Apple’s iTunes® App StoreSM, My Keypad turns every iPhone and iPod touch® into a wireless keypad for Honeywell security systems. Seamlessly integrated with the industry’s broadest range of panels, sensors and communications options, My Keypad enables your customers to arm and disarm their system, receive alerts and view event-driven video clips and pictures*—wherever and whenever they want. My Keypad is an exclusive new service of Honeywell's Total Connect, one of the most widely used web and mobile security services in North America.

For more information visit www.honeywell.com/security/hsc

ioimage Launches its Latest Surveillance Camera with Built-In Self-Sustained Video Analytics

ioimage, the pioneer of intelligent video appliances designed for simplicity, announced the upcoming release of the ioicam sc1dn, a day/night IP camera with built-in, high performance video analytics. The newest addition to ioimage’s series of ioicam intelligent video cameras, the sc1dn will be available for shipping as of February 2010.  The ioicam sc1dn’s affordable price and ease of use make it particularly practical for mid-sized entities such as remote monitoring, educational and logistics centers, and other commercial sites. Embedded with ioimage video analytics, which is time-tested and utilized by government and commercial organizations under harsh environmental conditions, the ioicam sc1dn also provides a suitable solution for high-end installations such as government institutions and homeland security.

For more information visit www.ioimage.com.

Bosch IP Camera Offers Complete Surveillance System Ready Right Out of the Box

Bosch Security Systems, Inc., a full-line manufacturer of high-quality security solutions, has introduced the NBC-255-P IP Camera, a compact camera that functions as a complete network surveillance system. The camera comes ready to use and requires no additional equipment for recording video – making it easy for small businesses to afford and install a professional
surveillance system for monitoring their property. As a stand-alone system, the Bosch NBC-255-P can record several days of video using a Secure Digital (SD) flash memory card plugged into the camera. Helping to save costs, efficient H.264 image compression reduces video storage requirements by up to 30 percent compared with traditional surveillance technology.

For more information visit http://www.boschsecurity.us.

Innova-Sonic ® Model 205 Thermal Energy /BTU Ultrasonic Thermal Energy/BTU Flow Meter

Sierra's Innova-Sonic® Model 205 Thermal Energy/BTU Meter is a transit-time ultrasonic flow meter designed to measure the thermal energy flow rate and totalized energy consumption in liquid heating and cooling applications including HVAC, office buildings, large condominium or apartment developments, solar thermal heating and geothermal. Non-intrusive clamp-on ultrasonic sensor technology makes for easy and economical installation.  The Model 205 Thermal Energy/BTU Meter offers high accuracy (+/-0.5% of reading) enabling custody transfer of thermal energy. Built-in totalizers and data loggers are used to record daily, monthly and yearly totalized energy usage and report total energy used. These functions make it easy to account for energy usage and accurately allocate costs to end users. A built-in SD card and a supplied data-analysis and graphing program allows for easy storage and analysis of collected data.

For more information visit http://www.sierrainstruments.com/products/205e.html

New All-Weather Seekur Jr

Seekur's smaller brother, Seekur Jr, is a sturdy, all-weather platform that can handle everything from open fields to parking garages. This skid-steer platform handles moderate terrain with good stability. SeekurJr offers space, power and networking for onboard PCs. This opens the way for onboard vision processing, radio-based communications, laser range finding, DGPS, and other autonomous functions.  Seekur Jr runs up to two hours on its NiMH batteries. Seekur Jr's four monster wheels are designed for speeds up to 1.2 meters per second [2.7mph] and slopes up to 75% with good response, even with a 50kg payload. Seekur options include laser, DGPS, MobileRanger stereovision, an inertial measurement unit, user I/O expansion and a rapidly growing suite of other accessories.

For more information visit http://www.activrobots.com/ROBOTS/SeekurJr.html

Bosch Delivers the Industry’s First Cameras Featuring 20-Bit Image Processing Detail reproduction and low-light performance exceed the competition

 Bosch Security Systems, Inc., a full-line manufacturer of high-quality security solutions, today introduced the FlexiDome 2X Day/Night dome camera and the Dinion 2X Day/Night fixed camera to provide customers with an advanced level of imaging for their surveillance applications. The new cameras’ innovative 2X digital signal processor (DSP) supplies twice the processing power of conventional cameras. In addition, their 2X-Dynamic technology and wide dynamic range sensors analyze images pixel-by-pixel to produce the most detailed view of scenes with difficult lighting. This unique combination enables the cameras to reveal more than is visible with the human eye alone. Joining 2X DSP with the wide dynamic range sensor results in cameras with 20-bit image processing, a first in the CCTV industry. Producing a 50 percent improvement in detail reproduction and 30 percent better image quality, this advanced technology gives customers crisp, clear surveillance video even in harshly lit or dark environments.

For more information visit visit www.boschsecurity.us.

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