Examining Pelco Sarix Megapixel Cameras
By John Honovich
While Pelco is the largest analog camera supplier, its existing IP offering have been limited and sales modest. In an effort to close that...
By John Honovich - over 15 years ago
As the largest manufacturers of IP cameras and open VMS software, Axis and Milestone are key forces in the video surveillance market. Recently,...
By John Honovich - over 15 years ago
Cisco is not exhibiting at ISC West due to "limited marketing dollars". It is another symptom that, despite their self-promotion, Cisco is not yet...
By John Honovich - over 15 years ago
TechSec featured a debate on IP camera standards - ONVIF, PSIA, etc. Sam has a long writeup and the discussion on standards is at the very end of...
By John Honovich - over 15 years ago
Axis is advocating using analytics on IP cameras. This is not news but I was surprised to hear their questionable rationale (see the 3 minute video...
By John Honovich - over 15 years ago
Despite the great hype for Cisco's entrance into video surveillance, Cisco has not demonstrated significant success in the market. They have won...
By John Honovich - over 15 years ago
With massive deficits building, Obama needs to cut long term spending. Obama's budget blueprint shows that cutting security/defense spending will...
By John Honovich - over 15 years ago
Online demo videos are a powerful but underutilized tool in video surveillance. This report helps to: Showcase some of the best online demo...
By John Honovich - over 15 years ago
Intransa and Pivot3 continue to market aggressively their storage solutions. One major positioning difference is that Intransa is focusing more...
By John Honovich - over 15 years ago
While admitting a slowdown, video surveillance professionals generally claim that (1) the market will rebound in the second half of this year and...
By John Honovich - over 15 years ago
Megapixel cameras are the key to fast growth and high profits in the face of the recession. If you are in the video surveillance business, it is...
By John Honovich - over 15 years ago
Selecting the right megapixel lens is as confusing as it is important. The wrong choice of lens can make an expensive megapixel camera no better...
By John Honovich - over 15 years ago
Immervision makes a 360 degree lens for using with existing SD and 1.3 MP lens cameras (demo on their home page). Immervision does not claim they...
By John Honovich - over 15 years ago
Once a new technology gets media coverage, it's common to presume that it's immediately ready for prime time. This week, a new article declares...
By John Honovich - over 15 years ago
With a deepening recession, many hope that the newly passed US stimulus will bolster the weakening video surveillance market. Given the sheer size...
By John Honovich - over 15 years ago
This product, from Vue [link no longer available], is a kit for consumers to easily and inexpensively set up video monitoring. What's different is...
By John Honovich - over 15 years ago
Those who think the recession is speeding up IP convergence are likely ignorant or hopeful. Indeed, the recession is dramatically slowing...
By John Honovich - over 15 years ago
This report summarizes a presentation made by Axis GM Fredrik Nilsson on the progress and future of IP cameras (presented at the Milestone Partners...
By John Honovich - over 15 years ago
The most pervasive criticism of video surveillance is the risk of destroying privacy -- that video surveillance will become Big Brother, enabling...
By John Honovich - over 15 years ago
If you are selling a disruptive technology that greatly reduces cost, then this market is just right for you. However, if you are selling a heavily...
By Severin Sorensen - over 15 years ago
3VR hired a new CEO who was previously the VP of Enterprise Sales at Apple. Given Apple's phenomenal reputation, it is certainly a good story. Will...
By John Honovich - over 15 years ago
Video analytics vendor Vidient announced that it received a Red Herring award. Vidient has been struggling for a long time (and to be fair so have...
By John Honovich - over 15 years ago
This is no ordinary recession. Dramatic and permanent changes have already begun. In conversations with over 30 end users, integrators and...
By John Honovich - over 15 years ago
Much of the fear in IT convergence comes from new technology and operational issues of using IT for physical security systems. The goal of this...
By John Honovich - over 15 years ago
Hated for the last few years, DVR appliances will make a strong comeback in the next 12 - 18 months. It is clear that many providers are learning...
By John Honovich - over 15 years ago
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