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Eliminate Sales and Marketing

10-20% of all spending on video surveillance goes to sales and marketing costs yet customers find great difficulty determining the best solution...

By John Honovich - over 15 years ago

Should You Use Auto-Tracking PTZs?

Though available for many years, Auto-Tracking PTZs are generating renewed interest with Axis' recent release of their 233D camera.  The claim is...

By John Honovich - over 15 years ago

The Problem of Buying from Big Companies

Big companies like GE, Tyco, Bosch, Cisco and Honeywell make a broad range of mostly mediocre, overpriced video surveillance products that take...

By John Honovich - over 15 years ago

Analytics - To Lead or Not to Lead

I'm not much for Shakespeare, but this is a good question. Over the past few years, many security companies have been leading into an Enterprise IP...

By IPVM - over 15 years ago

ASIS 2008 Announcements Review

Megapixel cameras, storage solutions and managed video are the 3 areas with the greatest momentum of new product annoncements. A brief review of...

By John Honovich - over 15 years ago

ASIS Exhibitor Floor Traffic Weak 2008

Traffic on the exhibit floor looks weak.  I had a couple of colleagues guess. Their estimates range from 10% - 30% less than the last few years. ...

By John Honovich - over 15 years ago

How Apple Impacts Video Surveillance

Apple's interest in video surveillance is generating significant interest. This report examines the key areas where Apple will (and will not)...

By John Honovich - over 15 years ago

Do Video Analytics Work?

Manufacturers say video analytics work.  Customers and integrators often say they do not.  Are manufacturers simply lying? Are customers simply...

By John Honovich - over 15 years ago

Recession Starts to Impact Video Surveillance

Companies are starting to downsize and reorganize.  Reports from a variety of companies indicate this growing trend.  The impact seems hardest...

By John Honovich - over 15 years ago

How to Migrate from Analog to IP Cameras

Migrating from analog to IP can be tricky, mainly because most everyone has existing infrastructure in place. You rarely can simply throw out that...

By John Honovich - over 15 years ago

Top 3 Problems with Choosing Open Systems

While being 'open' is the trend, 'openness' is vague, claimed by all and underestimated in its difficulty to achieve. If you are buying or...

By John Honovich - over 15 years ago

Demonstrating the Value of Megapixel Cameras

One of the most exciting impacts of megapixel cameras is how they enable improvements in system designs that deliver better surveillance. This...

By John Honovich - over 15 years ago

Understanding Video Surveillance APIs

While APIs are key to 'open' platforms, they are a frequently misunderstood and over-hyped aspect of physical security. While APIs can provide...

By John Honovich - over 15 years ago

Using Video Analytics for Building Automation

Using video analytics beyond security may be the most important trend in video analytics.  While marketing and business intelligence applications...

By John Honovich - over 15 years ago

Will BRS Labs Revolutionize Video Analytics?

Recently, BRS Labs announced its company to great fanfare.  Indeed, BRS Labs has a very interesting offering but great questions remain about its...

By John Honovich - over 15 years ago

Danger of Buying Packages

A dangerous and mass movement is underway for video surveillance companies to sell you packages. Packaging together cameras, encoders and IP video...

By John Honovich - over 15 years ago

Introduction to City Wide Video Surveillance

While the publicity goes to mega-cities deploying video surveillance, city wide video surveillance is becoming very cost-effective, valuable and...

By John Honovich - over 15 years ago

SightLogix Video Analytics Examined

SightLogix is optimizing a video analytics solution for outdoor use in harsh weather conditions and over large areas. The product aims to be more...

By John Honovich - over 15 years ago


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