Should You Use Video Encoders?
By John Honovich
Many people want to go IP but 95% of deployed cameras are analog. Encoders are the most common solution but is that the best approach? What are...
By John Honovich - over 15 years ago
SDM posted an extensive discussion with US integrators on how their businesses were fairing in the recession. It's a long article but well worth...
By John Honovich - over 15 years ago
The publication industry is struggling. The recession and growth of the web is shrinking advertising revenues and increasing fears about the future...
By John Honovich - over 15 years ago
Systems using Windows are frequently criticized for security concerns. This week, a manufacturer released their guide on how they meet IT...
By John Honovich - over 15 years ago
American Dynamics, through its Intellex product line, has been one of the largest and most prominent 'enterprise' DVR providers in the last decade....
By John Honovich - over 15 years ago
The founder of ioimage, Roni Kass posted a note on the LinkedIn Video Analytics Group [link no longer available]. His note stated, "We are...
By John Honovich - over 15 years ago
An increasing number of budget priced IP cameras are coming onto the market. The key question, though, is how good are the cameras? We all know...
By John Honovich - over 15 years ago
This guide helps professionals select and evalaute DVRs by explaining the fundamentals of DVRs, examining the key differentiators among the best...
By John Honovich - over 15 years ago
Pivot3 has added a datasheet on their storage arra [link no longer available]y and a brochure claiming energy savings from using their storage...
By John Honovich - over 15 years ago
Siemens gave me an update on the Vistascape product, now named Siemens SiteIQ. It looks to be largely the same product from the Vistascape era....
By John Honovich - over 15 years ago
In the next 18 months, DVR and IP video software companies will compete head to head. They will add in each other's key functionalities and the...
By John Honovich - over 15 years ago
Axis announced a small form factor, single channel encoder. They have added a data sheet [link no longer available] on it. Also, online pricing is...
By John Honovich - over 15 years ago
3 important announcements: (1) the video widget, (2) the small site offering (Pronto) and the (3) global offering (not on the website but will...
By John Honovich - over 15 years ago
If you follow financial news, you are likely aware that GE's stock price is collapsing due to growing recognition that GE capital suffers from the...
By John Honovich - over 15 years ago
Emza offers a remote site intrusion detection solution by applying video analytics in a very specific and optimized manner for the application....
By John Honovich - over 15 years ago
Does video surveillance suffer from similar problems to banking? We are all learning that easy money combined with little regulation ultimately...
By John Honovich - over 15 years ago
Firetide addded an all-in-one camera with mesh wireless node. With the wireless node, the encoder and the camera all in a single housing, it looks...
By John Honovich - over 15 years ago
Firetide is offering its new wifi access points at 50% off for the next 6 months. For video surveillance systems, these products are less likely to...
By John Honovich - over 15 years ago
Certain IQinVision cameras can record locally without the need for network bandwidth or a third party management system. Their Event Recording...
By John Honovich - over 15 years ago
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
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