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Expanding into QSRs

A job posting by Cernium indicates that they will be selling their new Archerfish video analytics appliance to Quick Serve Restaurants. They are...

By John Honovich - about 15 years ago

Challenges in Choosing Surveillance Cameras

With hundreds of manufacturers to choose from and little comparative information available, choosing the 'right' surveillance camera can be...

By John Honovich - about 15 years ago

Acuity Company Overview

Acuity is a new video surveillance company (1-2 years old) founded by Pelco and AD veterans gaining recent press attention. I received a company...

By John Honovich - about 15 years ago

No Charge for IP Video Software Support

While IT departments are accustomed to paying for ongoing support of their software (15%-20% annually of the purchased price is common), security...

By John Honovich - about 15 years ago

Cut Guards?

A security management blog ran a series of posts on the use of video analytics to eliminate guards. The application is secure facilities where US...

By John Honovich - about 15 years ago

Power of Marketing for Video Analytics

What's interesting is that when I talk to industry people, BRS Labs now is consistently listed among the top video analytics companies. This has to...

By John Honovich - about 15 years ago

Company Overview

3xLogic tells me they are growing quickly and given their product lineup and pricing, I believe them. They used to be an OEM (CSI Technologies) and...

By John Honovich - about 15 years ago

New Panoramic Camera

Mobotix has a new version of their panoramic dome series - Q24. Mobotix states that the 3MP camera offers 8fps at 3MP, double the frame rate of the...

By John Honovich - about 15 years ago

Company Overview

Vicon is/was a powerful analog company years ago but is fairly marginalized  today. Vicon is selling software only in addition to appliances. They...

By John Honovich - about 15 years ago

Do PSIM Deployment Exist?

Ironically, PSIM Vendor Vidsys is running a webinar asking if PSIM Deployments Exist? Clearly, Vidsys will discuss how they do exist and the...

By John Honovich - about 15 years ago

Is Managed Video Ready for Central Stations?

The happy press for managed video continues to roll with new articles in SSN [link no longer available] and Central Station [link no longer...

By John Honovich - about 15 years ago

Intelligent Video - State of the Market 2009

With so much hype and now so much disappointment, the state and future of intelligent video can be difficult to judge. I consistently hear business...

By John Honovich - about 15 years ago

The Value of Open Video Surveillance Systems

Everyone in video surveillance praises being open but what does that really mean? And despite the words, how many companies are really open?...

By John Honovich - about 15 years ago

Axis Speaks on the Future of IP Video

The IP video surveillance industry frequently looks to Axis for guidance and recommendations on the future of the market. In this presentation,...

By John Honovich - about 15 years ago

Access Control Software

IQinVision has announced a small scale access control software offering to be used with their Megapixel cameras. It works with their PRO series of...

By John Honovich - about 15 years ago

How Costly are Hard Drive Failures?

Storage tends to be one of the more costly and problematic parts of video surveillance systems. Most video surveillance systems, even today, do not...

By John Honovich - about 15 years ago

Analytics Signs of Failure

When trade magazines run negative articles, you know a technology is in trouble. This month, SDM released a report on security integrator's...

By John Honovich - about 15 years ago

Complexity of IP Video Software?

One of the interesting dynamics I see in the industry is between those who are used to deploying DVRs and those who deploy IP video software. As...

By John Honovich - about 15 years ago

Current Level of Megapixel Availability

It's become clear that 1.3 MP, H.264, 10 - 12 fps cameras are now everywhere. At SecuTech, basically every camera manufacturer, even the laggards...

By John Honovich - about 15 years ago

OnSSI as PSIM Provider

OnSSI continues to expand its market position to be a PSIM provider. This week, they shared a new video that overviews their PSIM solution with an...

By John Honovich - about 15 years ago

Axis Falling Market Share?

Axis 1st quarter results were weaker than Q4 2008 (see Axis' Q1 presentation). For the first time, Axis reported shrinking revenue (-2% in real,...

By John Honovich - about 15 years ago


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