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3 Ways to Increase Profitability Using Video Surveillance with Analytics Why the Need for Analytics? For the past three decades, video surveillance has proven itself beneficial in helping businesses reduce costs, stop losses and increase productivity. However, these systems either require additional manpower to monitor video feeds live, or are only used to review recorded video, after the fact. Even then, the effectiveness of the video is only as good as the human's ability to comprehend what is seen on the live or recorded video. This problem is compounded with multitudes of cameras and hours upon hours of video. Today's advanced video analytics (intelligent analytics) has changed everything. It has taken the basic premise of video surveillance and recording to a whole new level, turning these passive monitoring and recording devices into active intelligent technology capable of analyzing the video streams in real time, and taking or initiating action based on a pre-es...

MonitorClosely.com offers multiple video monitoring solutions. We cover everything from basic video alarm monitoring to virtual guard and video valet services. Contact us for a solution customized to meet your exact needs. In addition, video monitoring may help reduce your insurance cost. Click here to read the full article.

Luckily this childcare facility had a video surveillance system in place which helped to dispute an abuse charge. Read the full story here . Is your childcare facility protected? If not, you owe it to yourself and to your clients - invest in a high quality digital surveillance system. Contact MonitorClosely.com for a free site survey. In addition, MonitorClosely.com maintains a secure portal which allows your clients to login and view select cameras. As a bonus, we handle any technical issues directly with your clients saving you valuable time. Offering this service to your clients also helps to generate additional revenue for YOUR business. Most customers are able to quickly recoup their initial investment and actually turn their video surveillance system into a means of generating additional profit! Contact us for more details. 828-273-1657 or sfox@monitorclosely.com

CBS News reports on the growing "slip and fall" scam. Is your business protected? Well, if you do not have a high quality digital surveillance system, the answer is no. More than ever, people who slip and fall in public establishments are turning out to be fraudulent. Sharyl Attkisson reports on one of the fastest-growing scams in the U.S. View the video by clicking here.

A MonitorClosely.com surveillance system combined with our Virtual Guard / Police Priority service will help protect your business from the destruction caused by copper thieves. Call us for a FREE site survey and let us help protect you from becoming the subject of an article like the one below. By George Diepenbrock August 15, 2010 One of Brenda Wilch’s instructors at the Lawrence Jazzercise Center called her earlier this month. It was 87 degrees inside the fitness center and getting warmer as the summer heat promised to increase outside at the strip mall, 3115 W. Sixth St. Wilch, who’s owned the business since July 1, asked her maintenance man to work on the two units in the alley. “They arrived. We looked outside and realized that one unit had been completely dismantled,” Wilch said. “The other unit was in pieces.” Thieves had been after the copper wire in the units. Since July 30, Lawrence police have taken reports of five other similar crimes. Sgt. Matt Sarna, a Lawr...

A Quick Background Color and black and white cameras both have their unique strengths for surveillance needs. Color cameras have the obvious benefit of providing the detail of…color. Being able to record the color of a suspect’s skin tone, clothing, or vehicle is beyond import – it can truly make the difference between solving the crime and the bad guy going free. In order for color cameras to accurately produce colors, during manufacturing an IR cut filter is placed over the imager. The cut filter allows the camera to only see light in the visible spectrum (400nm to 750nm). Consequently, color cameras fall short when it comes to producing usable images in low light scenarios. Conversely, black and white cameras don’t use an IR cut filter because they do not need to see color. With the absence of this filter, B&W cameras can make use of other light frequencies – such as infrared – which come from a variety of sources, including the sun, fluorescent lights, incandescent lights a...

Everyone likes the thought of saving money. What could be better than saving money while also providing peace of mind for your family? Insurance companies really like seeing that a home is protected from risk, so burglar alarms and home security / surveillance systems will generate a discount in most cases. Usually your insurance company will require proof that an alarm / surveillance system was professionally installed and that a monitoring and/or service contract is in place. The amount of savings can vary between insurance companies, however, in the Asheville area discounts have been around 15%. Check with your insurance company to see what discount they provide and then give us a call, send us an email, or visit our site to schedule a FREE security site survey and estimate.

A recently released article describes some of the top reasons for investing in a video surveillance system. "In addition to catching criminals, a well-designed system offers countless benefits that will protect your assets, result in a safer environment, and help you more effectively manage your business or home. Here are 11 ways your video security system will pay for itself: 1. Deter Criminals One of the primary benefits of a video security system is to deter a criminal act from ever happening. Well placed cameras will give would-be criminals reason for pause, or send them looking for locations less prepared. 2. Prevent Theft According to recent retail industry studies, the average small business loses $50k per year… And given the current economic conditions and ease at which criminals can move stolen products, risk of both internal and external theft has skyrocketed. It’s proven that a simple video security system can easily cut that figure in half. 3. Improve Productivity Work...

Don't become a victim. Make sure your business has a video surveillance system to help prevent insurance fraud. Are you unsure if a video surveillance system would help your business? Just take a look at the story/video below. http://www.abc15.com/content/news/investigators/story/How-insurance-fraud-is-costing-businesses-AND/idR_eRDXqk6tVoPRUrG3sQ.cspx