10 Keys for 'Easy to Use' Video Management Software
By John Honovich
In this report, we examine well established usability principles for software, how they are routinely violated and what can be done. Contrary to...
By John Honovich - over 14 years ago
New market statistics, debates on video management systems, 4 new test results and more.[premium_content]
By John Honovich - over 14 years ago
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Hollywood's amazingly inaccurate use of video surveillance is a frequent source of both frustration and amusement for video surveillance...
By John Honovich - over 14 years ago
The January 2010 Mobotix Installer magazine posts a series of criticisms and concerns [link no longer available] on the developing PSIA and ONVIF...
By John Honovich - over 14 years ago
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In this report, we propose criteria to evaluate Video Management Software (VMS). Those selecting VMS software may find this useful. Moreover we...
By John Honovich - almost 15 years ago
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Video Insight, a US based VMS provider, has launched an interesting program to steal customers from larger rivals, including Milestone and OnSSI...
By John Honovich - almost 15 years ago
With IP video expanding the use of video surveillance in the home, classic and controversial consumer marketing practices are arising, specifically...
By John Honovich - almost 15 years ago
Request for Proposal documents (RFPs) are common and important documents for specifying and bidding video surveillance systems. Video Insight has...
By John Honovich - almost 15 years ago
Samurai [link no longer available] is a UK based project to develop behavioral / advanced video analytics to detect suspicious or high risk...
By John Honovich - almost 15 years ago
Equipment distributor Anixter's deeply flawed H.264 study reveals key issue in the use and marketing of H.264 IP cameras. In their Lab Report on...
By John Honovich - almost 15 years ago
The December 2009 uproar over 'racist' facial recognition from HP demonstrates an important risk for real world video analytic deployments. For...
By John Honovich - almost 15 years ago
The reaction to our December 2009 criticism of VMS software poor usability has been surprisingly strong and positive. With over 1500 reads in the...
By John Honovich - almost 15 years ago
We recommend all surveillance camera comparisons be performed with normalized exposure settings to ensure fairness and eliminate 'games'. Starting...
By John Honovich - almost 15 years ago
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I am shocked at how damn hard most Video Management software is to use. At first we thought it was just one or two but now that we have done...
By John Honovich - almost 15 years ago
An extremely bullish but wildly misleading projection for the video analytics market has been made. V/B Research claims that video analytics will...
By John Honovich - almost 15 years ago
The US military's embarrassing situation illuminates trade-offs and risks of video surveillance encryption. The Wall Street Journal released an...
By John Honovich - almost 15 years ago
ASIS's Security Management magazine has profiled a company, StopLift, providing a video analytic managed service that aims to reduce losses from...
By John Honovich - almost 15 years ago
A UK research firm, Key Note, estimates a significant fall in 2009 CCTV UK sales and an even steeper fall projected in 2010. In their Closed...
By John Honovich - almost 15 years ago
Canada's SP&T News examines weakening momentum for IT providers [link no longer available] in the physical security market. Referencing the...
By John Honovich - almost 15 years ago
Vicon's sales continue to fall with summer 2009 sales falling the hardest so far in 2009. In December 2009, Vicon announced their fiscal Q409...
By John Honovich - almost 15 years ago
In the last few months, Exacq has announced a number of improvements to address short-comings in enterprise management. Examining these features...
By John Honovich - almost 15 years ago
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