Guidelines

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Checklists

Out-of-the-Box Examination Checklist

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Manufacturers: This is what you should provide to support product evaluation and deployment.

Conultants, Integrators and End Users: This is what you should demand from the manufacturer.

Comment: It is amazing to see how many manufacturers invest considerable resources to provide training, specifications and installation guides, and product information, yet they fail to provide (or include) the simple things that turn hours into minutes, and weeks into days for product evaluation and initial deployment.

White Papers

Putting Physical Security Systems Onto the Corporate Network

Manufacturers: This is what your product information should support.

Conultants and Integrators: This is convergence work that you should help your clients and customers with.

End Users: Here are strategies and actions for your Security and IT departments.

Comment: These papers contain:

  • Complementary strategies which, when implemented by Security and IT, smooth out projects and lead to better results with less effort.
  • Specific preparation steps for each department to get ready for technology convergence collaboration.

Future-Proof Your Security Video System

How to Future-Proof Your Security Video System

This white paper is about transitioning from Fixed-Life and Dead-End Video Technology to
Scalable and Upgradeable Video Technology

Manufacturers: Where do your products and services stand with regard to future-proof systems?

Conultants and Integrators: Help your clients and customers assess their current technology and develop a future roadmap.

End Users: Make sure you get the most for your investment—both short term and long term ROI.

Additional Guidance Documents

In addition to guidance documents the Bp.Ip Initiative creates, we'll also post documents produced by others that support the objectives of the Initiative.