Why Integrators Get Fired
By Brian Rhodes
While many integrators like to think of themselves as irreplaceable to their customers, new IPVM end user survey results show this is not the case....
By Brian Rhodes - about 12 years ago
An important, growing trend is police departments sharing surveillance video via YouTube, vastly increasing the reach and probability that the...
By John Honovich - about 12 years ago
VMS annual fees are generally unfair and harmful to users. This is a growing problem as more surveillance users migrate to software only systems...
By John Honovich - about 12 years ago
"Innovative" is normally not a superlative associated with budget-line manufacturer Speco Technologies. However, Speco has recently announced the...
By Brian Rhodes - about 12 years ago
Are door intercom units really necessary? An often overlooked benefit of IP cameras are their flexibility to be used for more than...
By Brian Rhodes - about 12 years ago
Transcoding has gained more attention recently with OnSSI 'winning' the prestigious Best New Wireless Surviellance Award at ISC West 2012 for its...
By Ethan Ace - about 12 years ago
RMR proponents claim it is a cure-all for cash-strapped integrators. One company, Integrator Support, is focused on helping security installers...
By Brian Rhodes - about 12 years ago
A cheap, household supply item is used to defeat advanced theft prevention systems every day. Retailers attribute millions of dollars in stolen...
By Brian Rhodes - about 12 years ago
The pitchforks are out in the UK, with hordes of integrators and manufacturers angered at the UK's most prominent distributor, Norbain. If you are...
By John Honovich - about 12 years ago
After the last half year of disappointing results, Axis revenue growth rebounded strongly in Q2 2012. However, growth across geographical regions...
By John Honovich - about 12 years ago
Network monitoring systems have seen limited adoption in security, generally priced within reach of only large-scale enterprise deployments....
By Ethan Ace - about 12 years ago
We are all witnesses to the worst security marketing campaign ever run. Over the last 4 years, the underfunded and outmanned HDcctv Alliance has...
By John Honovich - about 12 years ago
For more than a year, Sony has been promoting its hybrid IP camera line as a novel way to reuse coax cable and ease the migration from analog to...
By Ethan Ace - about 12 years ago
After years of rumors, door access control giant HID has formally announced its next generation of IP door access controller with 'EVO' [link no...
By Brian Rhodes - about 12 years ago
'Organized Retail Crime', or ORC, makes many retailers nervous. Unlike traditional shoplifting, ORC is earmarked by being organized and widespread....
By Brian Rhodes - about 12 years ago
Just days after being sued for stealing Object Video's invention of fire metadata, Pelco is again being attacked - this time for allegedly blowing...
By John Honovich - about 12 years ago
Choosing the right camera model for the job can be challenging. In high camera count systems, numerous models may be required, each with their own...
By Ethan Ace - about 12 years ago
How do you protect seasonal worksites or temporary storage areas? This is a frequent request of many end-users to their alarm providers, with no...
By Brian Rhodes - about 12 years ago
A major scandal is rocking the Australian security industry. The government alleges corrupt awards [link no longer available] for multi-million...
By John Honovich - about 12 years ago
Over 60 Members joined us live for a webinar on "What's New in Retail" where we discussed sweethering, ORC, public view monitors, new EAS tags,...
By John Honovich - over 12 years ago
Ubiquiti's lack of standard PoE compatibility has been one of few integrator complaints against them. Users have had to turn to lesser known lines...
By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago
Reading through today's hatchet job against Pelco, SecurityInfoWatch dumped two surprises. Not only is the article laughably and ignorantly a fluff...
By John Honovich - over 12 years ago
Migrating existing systems from analog to IP is important to many retailers. At the recent NRF-LP show, a well attended breakout session titled...
By Brian Rhodes - over 12 years ago
Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) tags are big business. No other security measure is more widely used in retail than those ubiquitous...
By Brian Rhodes - over 12 years ago
You have hundreds of camera manufacturers to pick from. Which one should you use? This is a tough but critical question impacting both integrators...
By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago
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