Yearly Archives: 2008

IPCS Word(s) of the Day: Network Video Recorder (NVR)

June 18, 2008

Network Video Recorder (NVR) = Functionally similar to a DVR, a NVR also accepts IP camera inputs. NVRs can be software-based, making them suitable only for ... READ MORE

(Y) BootyDialer.com: Best Asterisk App EVER!

June 17, 2008

So we had a contest last week....the gist of which was for our readers to submit their ideas concerning novel uses for Asterisk. I was doing ... READ MORE

Police Departments Strengthening By Using IP Cameras

Increasingly police departments, such as this one in Buffalo, N.Y., are installing IP Cameras at intersections to catch those who speed through red lights.  While ... READ MORE

New Senate Legislation Seeks to Level the 911 Playing Field

Critics of VoIP often point to safety concerns surrounding the availability of reliable 911 services for consumers of VoIP services. The FUD surrounding the ... READ MORE

Women in VoIP: Running the Speakeasy

Our next VoIP maven is Ginny Hutchinson of Speakeasy (A Best Buy Company). Hutchinson is Chief Marketing Officer and has been working in the VoIP ... READ MORE

IPCS Word(s) of the Day: NAS

NAS = Network attached storage device. When using an NVR, it is often not necessary to archive recorded video directly on the local hard drive(s) ... READ MORE

IPCS Word of the Day: Multiplexor

June 16, 2008

Multiplexor= A communications device that multiplexes (combines) several signals or camera feeds for transmission over a single medium. An example of a multiplexor is the ... READ MORE

Hotels and Asterisk

Matthew Nickasch of NetworkWorld.com has written an interesting article about VoIP in the hotel industry. Matthew notes (rightly) that albeit a little late, hotels are transitioning ... READ MORE

Women in VoIP: Vibrant VanDerHorst-Larson

June 13, 2008

The next Woman in VoIP, Jennifer VanDerHorst-Larson, has over 10 years experience in the VoIP world and heads the controls as the CEO of Vibrant ... READ MORE

IPCS Word(s) of the Day: Motion Detection

Motion Detection= Refers to the feature in some NVRs and DVRs to only record video if something in the image moves or changes. Therefore you ... READ MORE