Milestone Moves Into Silicon Valley
By John Honovich
Hey Mark Zuckerberg, you've got a new friend - Milestone Systems is coming to town! The über ambitious VMS developer is expanding yet again - with...
By John Honovich - about 12 years ago
The movement to megapixel wide dynamic range cameras continues with new 1080p WDR box [link no longer available] and dome offerings from Bosch. In...
By John Honovich - about 12 years ago
"You go where the work is" - an old adage that certainly describes the competitive security integration business. But just how far are most...
By Brian Rhodes - about 12 years ago
High temperature locations are some of the most unforgiving for surveillance cameras. Dealing with excessive heat, as in deserts or industrial...
By Ethan Ace - about 12 years ago
Interviews with manufacturers are typically boring, filled with platitudes and thinly veiled promotions. But are they actually bought and paid for?...
By John Honovich - about 12 years ago
Every 2 years, Cernium changes strategies in an increasingly desperate attempt to find a viable business model and product offering. This year,...
By John Honovich - about 12 years ago
We had an interesting discussion with more than 70 IPVM PRO Members on how to justify surveillance spending and the one hour video below captures...
By John Honovich - about 12 years ago
Gigapixel surveillance continues to gain interest, due in no small part to its "wow" factor and extreme resolution. Webcam provider EarthCam is the...
By Ethan Ace - about 12 years ago
Nothing is more frustrating to an integrator than spending dozens of hours preparing a design / sales proposal and then having the end user take it...
By John Honovich - about 12 years ago
Lightning strikes can cause significant damage and major expenses for surveillance systems. An unprotected camera hit by lightning cannot only kill...
By Ethan Ace - about 12 years ago
Over the last year, Bosch has aggressively promoted its 'Advantage Line' on the Internet and in trade shows, including a massive tower at ISC West...
By Ethan Ace - about 12 years ago
Recently, many investors has asked us about Milestone vs Genetec: Who is better? Who will be bigger? Who will win? In this note, we analyze these...
By John Honovich - about 12 years ago
Few topics fan the flames of privacy activists like video surveillance. Depending on who you are, video cameras either dramatically improve...
By Brian Rhodes - about 12 years ago
Try having one manufacturer's VMS integrate another manufacturer's VMS, DVR or NVR. The results are likely to be disappointing. While integrating...
By John Honovich - about 12 years ago
When we last checked in with Interlogix, they were unveiling their big announcement for ISC West 2012: a cake. While some were excited to see the...
By Ethan Ace - about 12 years ago
One of the few new entrants to the video analytics market in the past few years, VitaminD attracted a fair amount of interest for their low cost,...
By John Honovich - about 12 years ago
Even though it is the most common credential in access control today, proximity cards face notable security problems. The effort to move end users...
By Brian Rhodes - about 12 years ago
Watermarking is one of the most confusing aspects of surveillance. This can become a serious problem when watermarking is demanded by users (or...
By John Honovich - about 12 years ago
How important is it to choose a 'server' version of an operating system? While every major VMS developer supports Windows 7, many new enterprise...
By Brian Rhodes - about 12 years ago
Low-light and WDR capability are perhaps the two most sought-after features in surveillance, but usually cameras are made to handle only one or the...
By Ethan Ace - about 12 years ago
5 years from now, the next big thing will be.... video analytics. Wait. What? Is this 2002 or 2012? Well, according to your fellow IPVM readers,...
By John Honovich - about 12 years ago
If end users had their druthers, security systems would never stop working. However, like any complex system, pieces break and things need periodic...
By Brian Rhodes - about 12 years ago
Single day, touring 'roadshows' promise an easy way to learn about new security technology without having to travel far. In the US, one of the most...
By Ethan Ace - about 12 years ago
10 years ago, video management software was a novelty. 5 years ago, it was a hot up and comer. Today, it is mainstream. In just a decade, VMS has...
By John Honovich - about 12 years ago
Edge storage is hot. While attention centers on SD cards, that is not the only way to eliminate VMS servers. Another powerful tool in recording...
By John Honovich - about 12 years ago
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