How Apple Impacts Video Surveillance
By John Honovich
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
Managed video is poised to experience similar growth and impact that IP video surveillance software has achieved over the past 5 - 10 years. As...
By John Honovich - over 15 years ago
Emerging technologies can significantly improve security operations. At ASIS, I encourage you to learn more about 3 particular technologies and to...
By John Honovich - over 15 years ago
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
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
It's tough and getting tougher to figure out the best approach to integrate video surveillance with other security systems. While the industry...
By John Honovich - over 15 years ago
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
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
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 - almost 16 years ago
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 - almost 16 years ago
Using video analytics beyond security may be the most important trend in video analytics. While marketing and business intelligence applications...
By John Honovich - almost 16 years ago
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 - almost 16 years ago
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 - almost 16 years ago
In the next few years, we will see a significant transition away from storing video inside DVR/NVR servers. This 'on-board' storage will be...
By John Honovich - almost 16 years ago
While the publicity goes to mega-cities deploying video surveillance, city wide video surveillance is becoming very cost-effective, valuable and...
By John Honovich - almost 16 years ago
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 - almost 16 years ago
Surveillance vendors who sell to retail merchants have undoubtedly heard about PCI compliance, but may not understand exactly what it is and how it...
By Dave Nieweg - almost 16 years ago
In a move foreshadowing the future of video surveillance, the NYPD is launching a service for anyone to upload video of crimes captured on their...
By John Honovich - almost 16 years ago
Megapixel IP security cameras deliver one great benefit that traditional analogue CCTV cameras just cannot match, you'll all be using them...
By IPVM - almost 16 years ago
An in-depth Q&A with industry leaders on IP vs CCTV has been published by Security Technology and Design magazine. I have summarized...
By John Honovich - almost 16 years ago
Verint's objective is to be an end-to-end solutions provider delivering a complete product offering of IP video products. This is a significant...
By John Honovich - almost 16 years ago
The overwhelming majority of people buying cameras today do not choose IP cameras. While most people see the move to be inevitable, serious debate...
By John Honovich - almost 16 years ago
What importance do software operating systems have in the IP video surveillance software industry? In 2002, I left PeopleSoft to work for Heery...
By Christopher Uiterwyk - almost 16 years ago
Video surveillance faces many specific problems. All of these problems derive from a single crisis facing technology industries today.Look at some...
By John Honovich - almost 16 years ago
Envysion is optimizing a solution for small box retailers. This is good news because small box retailers (e.g., quick serve restaurants and retail...
By John Honovich - almost 16 years ago
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