Benefits
Small, family owned stores or large “big box” retail businesses all suffer the same problem: theft of money or inventory. Last year, alone, retailers brought in more than eight hundred billion dollars, but lost more than two hundred billion to “shrinkage.” This shrinkage may result from outright, gun-toting robbers, to shoplifters, to untrustworthy employees.
In certain areas, vandalism can be a serious and costly consideration. Whatever the cause, Loss Prevention Equipment can significantly reduce or prevent such occurrences, and help local law enforcement successfully respond to those thefts that do happen.
Loss Prevention Equipment and technology have evolved rapidly in the past few years. There is a wide variety of sophisticated loss Prevention tools now readily available that allow for cost-effective configurations to suit virtually any retail business budget.
Depending on the availabilty of the the resources available for dedication to Loss Prevention Equipment, one, or a combination of the foregoing can provide a viable solution to your security needs.
CCTV or video surviallance systems, whether used with one camera, or a series of cameras, send its feed to a monitor or monitors, or a choice of recording devices. They can be hard-wired or wireless.
Cameras come in a very wide variety of shapes and sizes, from those that are conspicuously mounted to provide observation and deterrence, to small, virtually undetectable units, which can be used to monitor cash registers or other highly-sensitivity locations. Some are designed to automatically sense and adapt to varying lighting condition, while others are specialized to accommodate consistent dim lighting. Color or black and white transmission options are available. Dome cameras, similar to what may bee seen in casinos, located in ceiling areas, also allow for great coverage.
Single monitors can be configured to work in conjunction with multiple cameras, providing a “flip” sequence of images of specific areas; alternatively, several monitor can be linked with several cameras to provide constant surveillance of “hot spots.”
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While closed-circuit television (CCTV) or video surveillance systems have often sparked debate around personal privacy issues, they are often used by some individuals and business owners as a deterrent for crime. It is important to recognize where the system is set up so that it does not cross the lines of privacy in areas where there should not be monitoring.
Digital Video Recorders (DVR) record videos that are in digital format to a medium. A disk drive is a sample of this medium. DVRs come in a stand-alone set-top box that is connected to a monitor or television set for viewing. By connecting a digital video recorder to your video surveillance system, you can easily record the images captured by your security camera.
Telephone technicians play a crucial role in the proper repair or installation of your new business phone system. There are many technicians available for the task. However, there are fewer that truly meet the criteria for excellence that today’s integrated phone systems demand. The test of a good phone technician is not just expertise and experience, but also respect for the customer and good interpersonal skills.
Samsung Prostar is a discontinued model, but still a big seller in the used and reconditioned phone marketplace. These phones are often referred to as hybrids, which means that they use both conventional switch technology and digital integration with your PC, PDA, and other digital devices. These phones are a great in-between step for growing businesses for which big, network-driven phone systems aren’t practical, yet wants to keep up with the exciting new changes in technology.
A SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) trunk is a service that allows businesses with an installed PBX to use real-time communications including VoIP. By connecting a SIP trunk to an internal traditional PSTN (public switched telephone network) phone system, companies can communicate over IP outside the enterprise. In addition, companies can replace traditional fixed PSTN lines with an IP phone system connected externally through an SIP-trunking service, thereby creating a single conduit for multimedia components including voice, video and data.
It’s not a surprise that Voice-over-Internet-Protocol (VoIP) has become a great asset to many people around the world.
E911 (enhanced 911) is a technology that’s designed to give ordinary landline telephones the ability to transmit critical location data quickly and transparently, as well as to provide accurate emergency-calling capabilities to nontraditional-telephony devices such as mobile and VoIP phones.
Richardson, TX and St. Louis, MO – Samsung Business Communication Systems (BCS) and Voxitas announced a joint marketing agreement that combines the Samsung OfficeServ 7000 Series of converged telecommunications platforms with Voxitas SIP trunking services to provide small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) with cost-effective, Internet-based, telephony solutions.