Axis provide a 120-page Technical Guide to Network Video – free to download from their website.

Ideal for a bit of light reading in that quiet period between Christmas and New Year.

From the Introduction:

The move to open video systems—combined with the benefits of networking, digital
imaging, and camera intelligence—constitutes a far more effective means of security
surveillance and remote monitoring than has ever been reached before. Network video
provides everything that analog video offers, plus a wide range of innovative functions
and features that are only possible with digital technology.
Before setting up your own system, you need to consider what features are required.
It is equally important to consider factors such as performance, interoperability,
scalability, flexibility and future-proof functionality. This guide will walk you through
these factors, helping you to achieve a solution that fully takes advantage of the
potential of network video technology.

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John Honovich of IP Video Market Info has written a great book covering all the topics associated with IP video surveillance. It runs to about 130 pages, is targeted at helping end-users and Security Managers understand their options in this fast-developing sector AND it is FREE to download and keep.

John has a great deal of experience in the security market in the USA, his website monitors all the developments and News from all the major players in the IP CCTV sector.

Due to our already vast installed base of analogue CCTV systems in the UK we tend to lag behind the USA, and other countries who are newer to widespread CCTV coverage, that tend to be taking-up IP Video solutions as their first choice solution.

Visit this page to download The Book – Security Manager’s Guide to Video Surveillance