ACTi's 4MP Price/Performance Analysis
Over the past year, Taiwanese megapixel manufacturer ACTi released a line of four-megapixel cameras, while discontinuing most of the standard definition cameras in their line. This was an interesting move, but one that had the potential to affect their status as one of the leading low-cost camera manufacturers. It is an especially important one as ACTi has struggled to increas...
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Other Updates on ACTi
ACTi New Low Cost HD Cameras (TCM) on Feb 07, 2012
In the past two years, ACTi has struggled. As we saw last year, their growth has not ke...
New ACTi Cameras with Image Enhancements Reviewed on Jan 09, 2012
Surveillance provider ACTi has released a knowledgebase article outlining new and improved featur...
ACTi Financial Results 2011 Examined on Jul 18, 2011
A few years ago, ACTi was widely acknowledged (including by us) as one of the leading growth comp...
ACTi to Discontinue Most SD IP Cameras on Jan 01, 2011
In an bold move, beginning January 1, 2011, ACTi is discontinuing production of most of its ...
Examining ACTi 4MP Cameras on Oct 08, 2010
ACTi announced a new selection of 4MP cameras. This is ACTI's first line of cameras that support ...
ACTi Jumps to 6th Globally for IP Camera Sales on Oct 19, 2009
The latest IMS report provides further evidence of ACTi's rapid growth in IP camera sales. ACTi i...
To Stop On-Line Sales From Undercutting Dealers on Sep 02, 2009
Selling IP cameras on-line has become one of the hottest and most controversial industry practice...
ACTI CMS Software Released on Jul 15, 2009
ACTi is expanding into larger scale video management with their release of a CMS solution&nb...
Releases New Version of NVR Software on Jul 08, 2009
ACTi has released a new version of their NVR software (v. 2.2). There are 2 big changes...
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