NICE - Verint Merger Talks
By John Honovich
Israeli and US newspapers are reporting on talks of a mega merger between NICE and Verint that would result in a multi-billion dollar defense...
By John Honovich - over 11 years ago
IP cameras remain the main growth and competitive driver within the surveillance industry. Indeed, IP camera advances clearly led 2012 major events...
By John Honovich - over 11 years ago
How excited would you be spending an hour listening to a sales guy with only a few months at a company talk about technology he has no previous...
By John Honovich - over 11 years ago
Do not trust lux ratings. Do not use lux ratings to specify cameras. Period. Lux ratings are widely, and unfortunately, used to define low light...
By John Honovich - over 11 years ago
Nothing conjures up images of an old, dusty, and dank trade like the word "Locksmith". While they specialize in a important area, locksmiths have...
By Brian Rhodes - over 11 years ago
Almost every surveillance manufacturer has a mobile app for viewing cameras but nearly no one has one to help installers and service techs do their...
By John Honovich - over 11 years ago
Real time facial surveillance is hard to do - accuracy issues, false alerts, cost and deployment complexity all conspire against it. This is why,...
By John Honovich - over 11 years ago
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This report examines the key events that impact video surveillance in 2012 and are shaping 2013. Plus, Group PRO members can download a copy of the...
By John Honovich - over 11 years ago
Over the years, we have seen many clueless marketing people and their wacky ideas - replacing 95 cameras at once, averting school shootings,...
By John Honovich - over 11 years ago
Big news coming out of mega camera manufacturer, Axis. They have confirmed [link no longer available] that "hosted video is taking off, with...
By John Honovich - over 11 years ago
VSaaS's weak ROI has caused considerable debate over the future of cloud based video surveillance. Now, one upstart, who recently received over...
Designing and deploying surveillance systems has become far harder over the past decade - A great challenge for an industry with such an...
By John Honovich - over 11 years ago
Security sales people often find it hard to resist seizing on headlines to spur equipment sales. Nothing motivates budget conscious end users to...
By John Honovich - over 11 years ago
This may be one of the most controversial security propositions ever. Many experts argue that arming school staff is vital in responding and...
By John Honovich - almost 12 years ago
Measuring ROI can be difficult but Arecont Vision is proposing a new simple metric to do so. Called 'Pixels Per Dollar', it precisely and quickly...
By John Honovich - almost 12 years ago
Dozens and dozens of holday emails from manufacturers over the last week - and almost all of them are failures. Here's an example of the typical...
By John Honovich - almost 12 years ago
Access control hardware cannot defeat a gunman, but it can slow them down and buy precious minutes for responders to arrive. Locking classroom...
A new reader terminal [link no longer available] claims it is the "only true PACS terminal using Palm Vein Recognition" and accommodates up to four...
By Brian Rhodes - almost 12 years ago
How do you stop your school from being the next tragedy? What improvements are needed for school security systems to deliver this? While national...
By John Honovich - almost 12 years ago
One of the most misleading myths is that higher resolution cameras need more light than lower resolution ones to provide quality night time video....
By John Honovich - almost 12 years ago
We reported Arecont lied in a recent ad. Now, Arecont is threatening legal action against IPVM. In this note, we explain how Arecont lied, how...
By John Honovich - almost 12 years ago | 6 Comments
Keeping cameras clean can be a major pain. Outdoor camera image quality can be significantly reduced by domes or housings covered with dirt,...
By Brian Rhodes - almost 12 years ago
If you want to pretend to be a financial expert in security, just pontificate about the impending wave of acquisitions and nod knowingly about the...
By John Honovich - almost 12 years ago
This might be the first positive thing we have ever said about Honeywell. In fairness, their video offerings are, well, lame. However, their access...
By Ethan Ace - almost 12 years ago
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