Customer-facing staff need safeguarding from verbal and physical abuse – last year in the UK a survey of shop workers by the union USDAW found that shopfloor staff were abused, threatened or assaulted on average once a fortnight.
The UK high street has never been under such extreme pressure and now, more than ever, video surveillance technology can deliver much-needed help. In this article we look at what help we can give.
COVID-19 has unleashed an exorbitant amount of challenges we barely could even have imagined as we rang in 2020. Preventing the spread of the virus is priority 1 – and doing so means implementing new and often unfamiliar procedures to contain the spread and get ahead of the curve.
Home and business automation solutions – ‘smart homes’ – are an important growth sector, a fact underlined by Google’s recent investment in ADT.
Much like investors, systems integrators across Europe are looking to diversify their customer portfolios. The rapidly growing world of ‘the data economy’, and data centres, can sometimes feel mystifying – yet for security providers, moving into this sector offers some great opportunities.
How are systems integrators dealing with the many challenges of lockdown – and what lies ahead for them? We asked Nicky Stokes, Managing Director of ISD Tech, to share his thoughts…
How can retailers adapt their store operations – and how can they use innovative and low-cost technical fixes help them move forward?
Video analytics (VA) have evolved in sophistication significantly in recent years. They provide end users with a greater understanding of the activities on their premises and are fast becoming standard in video surveillance devices and solutions.
Homesteads have abruptly morphed into workplaces, as widespread shelter in place orders have forced millions – and millions - of workers out of their offices and into their living rooms.
Organisations must avoid anything that damages their core equipment and infrastructure if they are to hit the ground running once social distancing measures are relaxed.
Ever since IP technology entered the surveillance business, security cameras have become an attractive target for hackers. Many customers are still not aware of the risks involved or are not willing to take extra care to protect themselves.
Ever since IP technology entered the surveillance business, security cameras have become an attractive target for hackers. Many customers are still not aware of the risks involved or are not willing to take extra care to protect themselves.
As Europe’s economies struggle through the most challenging phase of the pandemic so far it feels as if the old saying is right, that the darkest hour is just before dawn.
