Many users want to avoid dedicating a PC just to watch surveillance video in their store or business. Recently, we looked at general-purpose options from Android Mini PC and Razberi devices. Now, an Italian company, Fen...
City surveillance systems can be challenging, even for a small city of one hundred thousand people with just a handful of cameras. In this note, we dig into the problems that Wilmington NC faces and the solutions that it is plann...
AxxonSoft, a Russian VMS power, made a splash globally with their 2011 release of a free 16 channel VMS version, which remains one of the most aggressive offers on the market. Now, AxxonSoft has released its follow-up 'Next' vers...
We are launching our first IP Camera Course. The IP Camera Fundamentals course enables attendees to master the key concepts, drivers and factors in selecting and deploying modern surveillance cameras, through live webinars, ...
Rockoff Security's eponymous CEO has alleged that the most well known Asia security magazine, ASMAG, is biased .... against his products. His specific criticism is that "A&S Magazine[s] continue to pretend that IP cameras wil...
Axis has two types of WDR, and if you do not know the difference between the two, join the club. One is called WDR with Dynamic Contrast and the other is called WDR with Dynamic Capture. They even sound almost identical. Recently...
This summer, every Friday at 4pm EDT, we will be holding a LIVE surveillance study hall session where we answer your questions and teach you how surveillance technologies work. I'll be leading this myself. Originally, this was ju...
Sex offenders were being monitored inside bathrooms by surveillance cameras. The facility was concerned that patients had been attacking each other and wanted to stop this. However, some patients complained and took the facility ...
After disrupting the wireless industry, Ubiquiti launched its attack into video surveillance. However, last year they were derailed by Chinese Counterfeiting craziness. Now, they have launched airVision 2.0. In this note, we...
Many like to make decisions based on market statistics. It gives (misleading) comfort about what the right move is. For instance, if the market is X billion or growing at Y percent, then our plan for Z is right. Unfortunately, st...
QNAP, a manufacturer of Linux embedded NVRs and Network Attached Storage (NAS) solutions have ignored a colossal security bug. This article will delve into the sheer negligence and the high level of risk that has been transferred...
Philadelphia's surveillance system is a huge mess. The last we checked, they were paying $136,000 per operational camera, with most cameras broken. Now, a new audit has been released, with more grim details, followed by more deba...
Both megapixel and video analytic manufacturers routinely mis-market their products, vastly overstating their capabilities. One market, analytics, has suffered greatly while the other one, megapixel, has thrived and, perhaps even...
Days before 9/11, MIT's Technology Review released a tour de force review of surveillance technologies that would soon change the world. Now, nearly a dozen years later, nearly none of them are reality. In this note, we examine t...
An easy-to-miss cabling specification plays a vital role in access control, yet it is commonly ignored. The drain wire offers shielding protection for readers and controllers, ensuring proper cable performance. In this note, we l...
Genetec is known for its overly technical, often 'boring' marketing. By contrast, its rival Milestone has the reputation for being more aggressive and 'creative' with their claims. It seems the roles have reversed, at leas...
Most city surveillance systems are owned by local governments and paid for by taxpayer dollars, but shrinking budgets can cause cities to skimp on a system or neglect maintenance. However, one Pennsylvania city has created a...
One of the most interesting and potentially significant impacts of Avigilon's acquisition of RedCloud is how this helps Avigilon match up against Lenel. Lenel's Historical Advantage Avigilon has repeatedly stated its goal of ex...
